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Details of person completing the questionnaire

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* 1. Country/Territory:

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* 2. Name:

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* 3. Institution/Organization:

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* 4. Designation/position (name of post/duty, e.g. Director):

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* 5. E-mail:


Institutional mandate

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* 6. Does your institution/organization have the mandate to carry out the following activities in operational hydrology at the national level? (If yes, please tick all that apply)

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* 7. If the answer to any of the options in the previous question is "No", please fill in the name(s) of the institution(s)/organization(s) that has/have the mandate to carry out these activities in operational hydrology at the national level:

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* 8. Please provide the title of the ministry/agency with authority over your institution/organization:

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* 9. Please indicate the legal status of your institution/organization:

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* 10. Are the following activities of operational hydrology within your country carried out by institutions/agencies at the regional/basin/local levels as well? (Please tick all that apply)

  regional basin local
Hydrological data collection and management:
Riverine flood forecasting:
Flash flood forecasting:
Streamflow forecasting:
Hydrological early warnings (not including forecasting):

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* 11. Is there a mechanism to coordinate (e.g. committee) the various activities indicated in the question 6?

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* 12. Is there a mechanism to coordinate activities between the meteorological service of your country and your institution?

For the following questions (13-16), please provide the names of the model(s) and modelling platform(s) [1] that are being used for riverine flood forecasting and/or flash flood forecasting and/or urban flooding respectively. Please also provide the name of the institution responsible for performing modelling at the national level (if different from your organization/institution).

[1] Platform is a software able to provide interoperability of modelling systems that do not possess this capability. It may also allow input of data with different formats and may provide output in multiple ways (graphs, tables) – As per definition from the Task Team E2 under the Commission for Hydrology (TTE2 CHy), found at page 24 of this report.

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* 13. Hydrological model(s) that is/are being used for:

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* 14. Reservoir model(s) that is/are being used for:

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* 15. Hydrodynamic model(s) that is/are being used for:

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* 16. Modelling platform(s) that is/are being used for:

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* 17. How often is the forecast produced?

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* 18. Is there guidance and training material developed for the model(s) and modelling platform(s) mentioned in the questions 13-16?

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* 19. If the answer to the previous question is "Yes", please provide details regarding the accessibility of the training material (e.g. free access to all or restricted access):

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* 20. Is your institution a member of a national committee or platform coordinating disaster risk reduction activities?

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