OPERATION AND ORGANIGRAM OF SHS

State Hydrometeorological Service is a public institution subordinated to the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, which activity is regulated by the Governmental Decision Nr. 401 on “Some aspects of hydrometeorological activity in the Republic of Moldova” from 3 April 2003. The Service is administrated by the director appointed by the Government. According to the Parliament Decision Nr. 210-XIII from 29 July 2004, the Republic of Moldova accessed to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Director was appointed as Permanent Representative of the Republic of Moldova with WMO.

Our specialists participate in the programmes and projects of the Intergovernmental Council for Hydrometeorology for CIS according to the Memorandum on collaboration for hydrometeorology signed by the Republic of Moldova on 8 February 1992.

Principal tasks of the Service:

1. Monitoring of the state and variability of the hydromteorological conditions and environmental quality for protection of population and national economy from dangerous hydrometeorological phenomena and high level of environmental pollution. Meteorological, aeronautical, agrometeorological and hydrological forecasting as well as determination of the level of environmental pollution.
2. Warning about dangerous hydrometeorological disasters and high level of environmental pollution.
3. Dissemination of hydrometeorological data on environmental quality to the national public and local authorities and economic agents.
4. Creation and operation of the National Hydrometeorological DataBase necessary for implementation of diverse socio-economic objectives and elaboration of the strategies for long-term development of the national economy.
5. Data exchange in the framework of the global system of hydrometeorological observations and fulfillment of commitments under the conventions and international agreements signed by the Republic of Moldova.