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The Day of Unity of the Peoples of Belarus and Russia is annually celebrated on April 2 in Belarus and Russia. On this day, both our peoples celebrate the idea of their unification. On this day in 1996, the presidents of both countries met in Moscow to create a Community of Belarus and Russia. Officially, this agreement entered into force two months after it had been signed. It should be noted that our peoples are very close and similar. We are united by a similar history and culture, as well as a large number of common interests and problems. All this contributes to the rapprochement of the two countries. On April 2, 1997, the Community was transformed into the Union of Belarus and Russia. This document gave a new impetus to the process of unification of the two states. It should be noted that the idea of creating such a Union was first expressed by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. The Charter of the Union was adopted on May 23, 1997. And on December 8, 1999, the signing of the Treaty on the Creation of the Union State took place. In these documents, the Heads of State declared their firm determination to continue steps towards the unification of the two countries. At the same time, a very important point can be called the fact that states, when united, retain their national sovereignty. On January 26, 2000, the Union officially became known as the Union State. The creation of this union provides for the gradual organization of a single economic, political, military, monetary, legal, customs, humanitarian and cultural space. It is assumed that the citizens of Belarus and Russia will no longer feel like foreigners in relation to each other. A coordinated social policy is being implemented, which ensures equal rights for citizens of both countries. Migration policy continues to improve, active cooperation is underway to form a common labor market. There is an increase in cooperation in the field of education, health, culture, sports and youth policy. Within the framework of the Union State, a large number of various joint programs and projects are being implemented in such areas as construction, industry, energy, space exploration, hydrometeorology, development of computer and innovative technologies, etc. Every year on April 2, on the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Belarus and Russia, various festive events and meetings of the leaders of the countries are held in the capitals of both states, Moscow and Minsk. One of the first Agreements concluded after the collapse of the Soviet Union between the newly independent states was the Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Hydrometeorology, signed in Moscow in 1992. The Agreement on the Formation of the Community of Belarus and Russia, signed in 1996, set the task of creating a unified meteorological service. In order to implement the provisions of the Agreement on the Formation of the Community of Belarus and Russia for the Organization and Provision of joint activities of the two countries in the field of hydrometeorology and environmental monitoring, on December 18, 1996, the Executive Committee of the Community of Belarus and Russia approved the Regulations on the Committee of the Community of Belarus and Russia on Hydrometeorology and Environmental Pollution Monitoring, which was subsequently renamed the Committee of the Union State on hydrometeorology and environmental pollution monitoring (hereinafter referred to as Soyuzkomgidromet). Soyuzkomgidromet is an organ of the Union State that organizes and coordinates activities at the interstate level in the field of hydrometeorology and related fields (meteorology, climatology, hydrology, agrometeorology, heliogeophysics), monitoring environmental pollution, as well as providing government agencies, the population, the economy and the armed forces with data and information on actual and forecasted weather-climatic conditions, the state and pollution of the natural environment. In order to optimize the functioning of the Soyuzkomgidromet, a joint board consisting of ten people was created. The joint board of the Soyuzkomgidromet consists of: the chairman, the deputy chairman (heads of authorized state administration bodies of Belarus and Russia in the field of hydrometeorology or persons appointed in these bodies as managers of activities in the field of hydrometeorology), as well as four members appointed on a parity basis from Belarus and Russia. Meetings of the joint board of the Soyuzkomgidromet have been held at least twice a year since 1996. Over the 26 years of its existence, Soyuzkomgidromet has held 74 meetings. 73rd meeting of the Joint Board of the Union State Committee on Hydrometeorology and Environmental Pollution Monitoring Irkutsk, August 10-11, 2022 74th meeting of the Joint Board of the Union State Committee on Hydrometeorology and Environmental Pollution Monitoring Mogilev 7-8 December 2022. Traditionally, representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia, the Standing Committee of the Union State, executive authorities and scientific circles of Russia and Belarus are invited to participate in the work of the joint board of the Soyuzkomhydromet. The result of the meetings are decisions that determine the vector of further interaction and development of the state hydrometeorological services of Russia and Belarus for the near and medium-term prospects. Thanks to the activities of Soyuzkomgidromet, the state hydrometeorological services of Russia and Belarus regularly exchange advanced scientific developments in the field of hydrometeorology and related fields, carry out technical modernization, as well as increase human resources and production capacities. Historically, Soyuzkomgidromet acts as a guarantor of the development and implementation of programs of the Union State in the field of hydrometeorology and related fields. Thanks to the effective work of the state hydrometeorological services of Russia and Belarus, five programs of the Union State in the field of hydrometeorology and related fields have been successfully developed and implemented under the auspices of Soyuzkomgidromet. A program of joint activities of Russia and Belarus within the framework of the Union State is being developed to ensure hydrometeorological safety in conditions of climate variability and change from 2023 to 2027. The implementation of five programs of the Union State in the field of hydrometeorology and related areas contributed to: 1. Improvement of methods and technologies of hydrometeorological forecasts and warnings to ensure the safety of life and reduce damage from dangerous and adverse weather events, as a result of which global and regional hydrodynamic models of a new generation have been developed. To ensure the agricultural sector, work was carried out to adapt a number of methods to the changed climatic conditions, an automated operational system for assessing droughts was developed. 2. The development of climate research at the regional and international levels, as a result of which technologies have been developed to assess the effects of climate change on various sectors of the economy, as well as complexes of appropriate adaptation measures. 3. Improvement of environmental pollution monitoring technologies to increase the efficiency of environmental protection activities of the Union State, as a result of which the methods of forecasting atmospheric air and surface water pollution in radiation accidents have been updated. Under the auspices of Soyuzkomgidromet,  specialists from Russia and Belarus took part in the design of the Belarusian NPP. New methods have been developed for determining pollutants in natural waters and bottom sediments, as well as comprehensive assessments of the state of water bodies, the background state of the natural environment and transboundary flows of pollutants. 4. Development of monitoring systems for the state of the natural environment, their technical, technological and metrological support, as a result of which new technologies and equipment have been developed for obtaining, collecting, processing and distributing information about the state of the natural environment. Serial production of meteorological, actinometric sensors and instruments, automated measuring complexes and automatic stations have been started. In addition, the unified system of information support for the needs of the Union State in hydrometeorological data has been optimized, new methods of storm warning exchange between the regional centers of Russia and Belarus have been worked out, ways to improve data exchange technology have been identified. 5. Improvement of technologies for processing regime hydrometeorological information and the formation of databases on the state of the natural environment, as a result of which software tools for primary processing, accumulation and dissemination of regime meteorological information of stations and posts, hydrological information on rivers and canals, lakes and reservoirs, software complexes have been developed and implemented. The results achieved during the implementation of previous programs have a positive effect on the preservation of a favorable environment, the adaptation of economic sectors, vital interests of individuals and society to climate change, as well as increasing their level of protection from the effects of natural hazards and are also taken into account when developing a program for the next five-year period. It is planned that the program for 2023-2027 will increase the resilience of social, economic and environmental systems to climate variability and change by developing effective and sustainable regional and national climatic, hydrometeorological, geophysical and environmental services. Over the 26 years of its existence, Soyuzkomgidromet has established itself as a unique integration platform that has a positive effect on the activities of the state hydrometeorological services of Russia and Belarus, and its activities play a significant role in the functioning of the Union State, especially taking into account the current global climate agenda. When using the information, a link to Belhydromet is required

On January 26, the head of Belhydromet Tamara Gomonova took part in a meeting held by Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus Ivan Prikhodko with Deputy Secretary of State of the Union State of Belarus and Russia Alexey Kubrin. The negotiators discussed the preparation of the Union State program "Ensuring Hydrometeorological safety in conditions of climate variability and Change", aimed at ensuring joint activities of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation carried out within the framework of the Union State Committee on Hydrometeorology and Environmental Pollution Monitoring. The sides agreed to continue bilateral cooperation in order to accelerate the passage of the procedures necessary for the approval of the program within the framework of the Union State and its launch.  

On January 20-29, the National Exhibition Center "BelExpo" (Minsk, Pobediteley Ave., 14) hosted the exhibition of scientific and technical achievements "Belarus Intellectual" . The exhibition was organized in accordance with the instructions of the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, given during a working meeting with the Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Vladimir Gusakov on October 18, 2022. The purpose of the exhibition was to demonstrate the latest scientific developments of Belarusian scientists and students, as well as to promote scientific achievements aimed at a wide audience of representatives of all strata of Belarusian society. According to the organizers of the exhibition, the exposition set a general focus on the continuous development of Belarusian science, intensive interaction of science, education and production, increasing the introduction of scientific achievements into the real sector and the socio-cultural sphere, as well as an increasing positive impact on the quality of life and well-being of the Belarusian people. Scientists of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, representatives of educational institutions, research public and private organizations of the country, technoparks engaged in scientific research demonstrated their achievements and developments. The exhibition featured more than 400 exhibits. Among them were full-scale samples (including large-sized equipment), layouts, multimedia presentations on large screens. The exposition of the exhibition was organized according to the cluster principle, which assumed the unification and logical connection of large thematic blocks that are being developed in Belarus and are the most relevant at the present time. Belhydromet took part in the cluster "Energy. Ecology. Nature management". As part of the exposition of the organizations of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus, Belhydromet presented videos reflecting information on the Republican System of Automated Environmental Monitoring (RISAMOS), the mobile application "Weather in your Pocket", the system for displaying radar meteorological information of the Meteorad WEB GIS, demonstrated a 3-D model of the Minsk meteorological station and the Doppler meteorological locator, which allowed visitors to familiarize visually themselves with the technical capabilities of Belhydromet in the production of hydrometeorological information. Information materials on environmental issues were presented for a wide range of visitors. Visitors could ask any question they were interested in when viewing the exposition, which were answered by specialists of Belhydromet, as well as representatives of organizations - joint developers with Belhydromet, presented exhibits: LLC "Epol Soft" (RISAMOS) and UP "Geoinformation Systems of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus" (Mobile application "Weather in your pocket"). Visitors had free entrance to the exhibition on January 21-29 from 10.00 to 19.00.  

2023 has been declared the Year of Peace and Creation. In order to consolidate the Belarusian people, strengthen the ideas of peace and creative work in society as the main conditions for the development of the Belarusian state, the President of the Republic of Belarus signed the decree No. 1, according to which 2023 was declared the Year of Peace and Creation. The key areas of focus in 2023 will be the improvement of the system of military and patriotic education, the promotion of peaceful initiatives of citizens and the public, the fostering of interfaith dialogue that ensures peace and harmony in the Belarusian society, the demonstration of the advantages of the Belarusian economic model in the context of global turbulence, the promotion of creative labor as the main condition for the development of the Belarusian state. Such themes will strengthen the perception of Belarus as an ‘island of peace’, the indisputable value of which is a weighty argument in favor of reaching agreement on other important issues of public life. The Belarusian response to militarization in the European region will be peaceful creative work of compatriots. Information from the Official Internet Portal of the President of the Republic of Belarus .

Dear colleagues and friends! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Let 2023 be a year of success and achievements! Head of Belhydromet, Tamara Gomonova   

On December 7-8, 2022, Mogilev hosted the 74th meeting of the joint board of the Union State Committee on Hydrometeorology and Environmental Pollution Monitoring. Within the framework of the meeting of the joint board of the Committee, a wide range of issues of interaction between the state hydrometeorological services of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation was being considered. For 26 years, the Joint Board has been a platform for constructive dialogue, solving hydrometeorological issues of Belarus and Russia, exchanging experience, discussing current activities and promising scientific developments, as well as building friendly relations between the two countries. Belhydromet and Roshydromet have been working closely for decades, and productive relations have been established during this period. The achievements of specialists serve different sectors of the economies of the two countries. Taking into account the fact that the climate has changed in our countries recently and this process continues, the tasks are becoming more and more urgent.                                                                                                                        Фота з сайта souzveche.ru The meeting was attended by representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia, the Standing Committee of the Union State, the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Irkutsk Region, the public Joint Stock company "Scientific and Production Association "Almaz" named after Academician A.A. Raspletina", Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus, state institution "Republican Center for Hydrometeorology, Control of Radioactive Contamination and Environmental Monitoring", Mogilev City Executive Committee. Opening the meeting, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Ivan Prikhodko noted that over the years of cooperation between the two services, professional, stable relations have been built, a lot of positive experience has been gained. The joint work of Belgidromet and Roshydromet at the site of the Union State Committee is a good example of effective integration work. The participants of the meeting focused on the exchange of meteorological information, including primary radar, improvement of the regulatory and methodological framework. But the key point in the discussions is the preparation of the Union State program "Ensuring hydrometeorological safety in conditions of climate variability and change" for 2023-2027," the Deputy minister shared. - Five union programs have already been implemented in the field of hydrometeorology and related fields. All the results have been put into practice in the work of the hydrometeorological services of the two countries. Therefore, there is no doubt about the effectiveness of such joint activities - we will continue in the same spirit.                                                                                                              During the meeting, in an interview with the media, the head of the Belhydromet Tamara Gomonova noted: "In February of this year, we were disconnected from the information of the European Center for Medium-term Forecasts. Without any explanation, interaction with the border hydrometeorological services of Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine ceased to exist as such. Also, an international organization providing meteorological forecasts to civil aviation has stopped working with us. But there is a silver lining. We began to look for and find opportunities to work without them. To date, the justifiability of the average daily forecasts of Belhydromet is 98 percent, in regional cities for three days — 95 percent. Moreover, 92 percent is considered a good indicator in the world. We can confidently say that we have become stronger and more independent. We work very closely with our Russian colleagues, they help us in many ways. We have the same methods of synoptic calculation and equipment, so we have developed a joint software. But we also have something to discuss at today's meeting. We will look for new solutions and approaches that will help us integrate and unite even more".   

The 23rd session of the North Eurasian Climate Forum (SEOCAFE-23) was held in a remote format on November 29-30, 2022. For reference: the main task of the SEDAKOV forum is to unite the efforts of scientists and specialists in the field of long-term forecasting to improve the quality of forecasting the behavior of the climate system for the upcoming season. The purpose of SEACOF-23 is to assess the current climatic anomalies in Northern Eurasia, compile a consensus forecast of air temperature and precipitation for the upcoming winter 2022/2023 and discuss the possible consequences of the expected anomalies on the economy and social sphere. Representatives of Belhydromet made a report on the validity of the consensus forecast of the North Eurasian Climate Center (SEACC) for the summer of 2022, as well as information on the impact of seasonal anomalies of air temperature and precipitation on the territory of the Republic of Belarus on economic sectors and the population.

As noted by Andrey Khudyk, the percentage of justifiability of forecasts has increased significantly. "Now the justifiability of daily weather forecasts is 96-98%, three–day – 96-97%, weekly – 95%. This is a fairly high percentage. One of the best in the post–Soviet space," he said. According to him, there are some minor issues related to sanctions pressure, as well as unilateral breaks in agreements with the European Union. "Today we cannot get information from the European Organization of Satellite Meteorology, from the European Center for Medium-term Weather Forecasts. Our Baltic neighbors unilaterally stopped exchanging meteorological information. However, this did not affect the quality of our forecasts, they remain quite high," the Minister said. "As for the joint satellite grouping of Belarus and Russia, we are very much looking forward to this project. I am sure it will allow us to raise the level of justifiability of weather forecasts," Andrey Khudyk emphasized.   </p> </div><o:p></o:p> <p></p>

On October 25, 2022, a meeting of the Commission of the Parliamentary Assembly on Natural Resources, Ecology and Environmental Protection was held in Minsk, attended by the head of the Belhydromet Tamara Gomonova and the first deputy head of the Belhydromet Svetlana Kuzmich. The event was also attended by Chairman of the Commission Nikolay Vasilkov, Deputy Chairman – Nikolay Valuev, members of the commission Valentina Kursevich, Oleg Portnik and Alexander Yaroshuk, representatives of the Standing Committee of the Union State, ministries and departments of Belarus and Russia. The meeting participants considered the results of the implementation in the first half of 2022 of the Union State event “Providing comprehensive medical care to certain categories of citizens of Belarus and Russia exposed to radiation as a result of the Chernobyl disaster” and the Program of joint activities of Belarus and Russia within the framework of the Union State for the protection of the population and rehabilitation of territories affected by the Chernobyl disaster Nuclear power plant. Svetlana Kuzmich, first deputy head of the Belhydromet, provided information about the union programs in the field of hydrometeorological safety. The meeting participants reviewed the results of the implementation of the Union State program “Development of the hydrometeorological safety system of the Union State” for 2017-2021. Based on the information provided, the parliamentarians stated that the activities planned by the program have been fully implemented, goals and objectives have been implemented, the values of the targets exceed the planned ones. They also discussed the development and approval of the draft concept of the Union State program “Ensuring hydrometeorological safety in conditions of climate variability and change” for 2023-2027, the approval of which continues in the prescribed manner. Wnen using the information reference to Belhydromet is obligatory

The XXVI Belarusian Energy and Environmental Forum was being held in Minsk from October 11 to 14, 2022 . The purpose of the forum was to promote the innovative development of the fuel and energy sector of Belarus. Every year the forum becomes a unique meeting place for power engineers and environmentalists, thereby contributing to the expansion of cooperation, the exchange of advanced developments and projects. The business program of the forum included scientific and practical conferences, round tables and seminars where experts presented modern technological solutions in the field of energy, energy conservation and ecology. As part of the business program of the forum, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus , together with the State Enterprise "Belenergo", CJSC "Technology and Communications", organized the scientific and practical conference "ESG-transformation and sustainable development" , which took place on October 11. First Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Korbut, addressing to the conference participants, noted that the environmental management system created in Belarus in recent years has provided a reduction in some types of pressures on it in the conditions of economic growth. In particular, there was a decrease in specific indicators (per unit of GDP) of emissions of pollutants and wastewater discharge by 2.5 times, the energy intensity of GDP by 2 times, the area of natural ecosystems increased, the use of industrial waste increased. The ecological situation in the country has improved in a number of areas related to the state of atmospheric air, water resources and ecosystems, and individual biological species. Climate change issues are one of the most important priority areas. Despite the fact that the Republic of Belarus is responsible for only 0.19% of global emissions, we perceive responsibility for climate change as a primary task. The new contribution of the Republic of Belarus to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, determined at the national level, approved by the Government in 2021, assumes a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 35% by 2030 to the 1990 level, taking into account the sector "Land use, land use change and forestry". According to the data of the state inventory of greenhouse gas emissions and absorption, in 2020 the Republic of Belarus reduced emissions by 38.9 percent, and taking into account the sector "Land use, land use change and forestry" – by 56.3 percent. Systematic work is being carried out to reduce emissions of pollutants into the atmospheric air, to efficiently use renewable energy sources. Considerable attention is paid to minimizing the harmful effects of production on the environment by reducing the amount of waste generation, emissions and discharges, reducing the consumption of single-use plastic, and developing resource-efficient and clean production. The Action Plan approved by the Government of the Republic of Belarus is being implemented, aimed at gradually reducing the use of polymer packaging with its replacement with safe packaging. A priority area for the protection and use of waters is being implemented, issues of conservation of biological and landscape diversity are always relevant. Over the past 5 years, the area of protected areas in the republic has increased by 53.5 thousand hectares and reached 1.8 million hectares or 9.1% of the country's territory. Over 10 years, more than 80 thousand hectares of disturbed peatlands have been restored. Natalia Klevets, Chief of the Climate Change Research Department of Belhydromet,  at the conference  made a report on the topic "On the development of recommendations for the adaptation of the energy industry of the Republic of Belarus to climate change" . On October 11 , the opening of the international specialized exhibition "Energy. Ecology. Energy saving. Electro" (EnergyExpo' 2022)  was held. As part of the exposition of the organizations of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus, Belhydromet presented a video reflecting information on the Atlas of Wind Potential, demonstrated a 3D model of the Minsk meteorological station, which allows visitors to visually familiarize themselves with the technical capabilities of Belhydromet in the production of hydrometeorological information, as well as a video and a handout on the mobile application "Weather in your Pocket". Informational materials on environmental issues were presented for a wide range of visitors. Visitors could ask any question they are interested in when viewing the exhibition, which were answered by specialists of Belhydromet.