Opening ceremony of meteorological and aerological complex “Minsk” in the district of military town took place on December 27, 2018.  Building of a new meteorological and aerological observation station started on April 2, 2018. The complex put into operation on April 5, 2018. Uniqueness of the new complex consists of integrated approach of different observing networks functioning: surface meteorological, actinometric, hydrological and aerological. The most modern equipment and instruments purchased and set for producing of all types of observations. First deputy prime minister of the Republic of Belarus M.I. Rusyi, Minister of natural resources and environmental protection A.P.Khudyk , First deputy minister of Minister of natural resources and environmental protection I.V.Malkina and Pershamaisky District Chief Officer I.A.Kudrevich took place in the opening ceremony.  Honored guests have learned the object, visited meteorological platform and methodical-training block, and also learned preparation and launch technology of weather balloon.  Фото: Сергей Балай, Белапан                 

 Belhydromet realizes a number of major projects, which were supported by the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko currently. First, it is a building of the meteorological and aerological observation complex “Minsk” in the district of military town. Building of a new meteorological and aerological observation station started on April 2, 2018. The complex put into operation on April 5, 2018. Uniqueness of the new complex consists of integrated approach of different observing networks functioning: surface meteorological, actinometric, hydrological and aerological. The most modern equipment and instruments purchased and set for producing of all types of observations.  Surface meteorological observations are conducted on a 24-hour basis with the help of automated information measurement system produced by belarusian company OAO “Peleng”. System consists of 25 sensors and includes observations of state, change and atmosphere processes development, including dangerous and adverse hydrometeorological phenomena, measurement of parameters and identification of meteorological characteristics (74 characteristics and parameters).  Actinometric observations carries out automatically with the help of 5 sensors that are installed in actinometric station produced by belarusian company OAO “Peleng” and includes in a streaming operation mode a radiative regime data receiving: direct, ambient, total solar radiation, surface reflected radiation, radiation balance. Atmosphere radiosonde measurement have stopped in 1998 because of the renovation in the building of observatory and equipment removal and was resumed with putting into operation of the Complex. Third sounding point opening in the center of the Republic of Belarus together with operating points of aerological observations in Brest and Gomel enables to capture temperature-wind sounding in the whole territory of the country. The data will be used not only for prognostic purposes of Belarusian forecasters, but will expand presence of Belarus in international information exchange. The one wind-temperature SODAR in mobile version put into operation on the territory of complex. Usage of such equipment enables to produce real-time continuous monitoring of temperature and wind parameters in low atmosphere layers in the purpose of providing dangerous meteorological phenomenon, to conduct radiation and ecological monitoring in Minsk and on the territory of BelNPP for calculation of pollution spread in case of hazardous situation. Project for the development of radiolocation observation network also received a support. A modern radars usage lets receive actual weather information in real time mode, including storm danger warnings and adverse weather phenomena and quickly changing weather and forecast its development in the near future.  Belhydromet has three radars at its disposal: in Minsk, Gomel and Brest. There is a plan to install one in Vitebsk and Grodno and also to change radar in Brest. Installation work of Vitebsk radar was finished on December 2018. Work on choosing land for DMR is conducting in Grodno now.  Network of Belhydromet stationary observation points covers not a whole territory of Belarus, especially in part of precipitations. Currently meteorological network in Belarus consists of 51 observation stations, 38 of them have automated meteorological systems.  Increase of meteorological observation stations up to 60 is expected by 2020.  In frames of extension of meteorological observation networks started actions on automated meteorological stations installing. It’s also a new Belhydromets project. Automated meteorological station already functioning in Polotsk and Shchuchin. 2 stations in Grodno and Soligorsk were installed by the end of 2018.  Extension of observation network trough implement of automated stations do not requires stuff increasing and lets receive meteorological information in real time mode on territories which are not covered by stationary observation points. 

 

Seminar “Renewable energy – the way to sustainable development" was held on November 28, 2018 in a round negotiation hall of President hotel in Minsk. Organizers of seminar were Ministry of natural resources and environmental protection of the Republic of Belarus and international technical assistance project «Elimination barriers in wind power development in the Republic of Belarus». Welcome speech was made by Alexander Korbut, Deputy Minister of Natural resources and environmental protection of the Republic of Belarus and Olga Prudnikova, Deputy Minister of energy. Issues of wind power in Belarus according to AEC launching, development of fuel and energy resources in Electric Power Industry, state and perspectives of renewable energy development In Belarus as well as achieved results of project «Elimination barriers in wind power development in the Republic of Belarus» were discussed within frameworks of the seminar.  Representatives of Belhydromet, RUE «ITP», National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, SPC Ltd. «Small power», RUE «SRC Ecology» and many others.

The seminar-meeting with the trade union activists and social partners was held at the Unitary Enterprise “Narochanka “Sanatorium” on November 16 - 18, 2018. The seminar-meeting was organized by the United Sectoral Trade Union Organization of environmental and geotechnology workers. More than 80 union members from 10 primary trade union organizations took part in the seminar-meeting. As a part of the program, the following events were held: a meeting of the presidium of the United Branch Trade Union Organization of environmental management and geotechnology workers, a study of trade union and social partners, as well as a competition in sports and intellectual games. The Names of Belhydromet’s representatives that took part in the events above are as follows: Natalia Olekhnovich, the primary trade union organization chairman, leading engineer of the International Cooperation and Public Relations Service of Belhydromet; Natalia Suslova, the primary trade union organization treasurer, of the 2nd category hydrologist of hydrology and agrometeorology service of Belgidromet; Tatyana Lazareva, Belhydromet’s trade union committee member, leader of the cultural-mass commission, leading chemical engineer of environmental information provision department of Belhydromet; Vladimir Kachanov, head of analysis and science service of Belhydromet; Yuri Gubankov, Head of the Planning and Economic Department of Belhydromet; Elena Ampilova, hydrologist of the hydrological forecasts department of Belhydromet; Sergey Trus, the head of the Volozhin meteorological station. Belhydromet team showed a high level of training, which allowed the team to win six medal places in various disciplines: table tennis, swimming, darts and intellectual games. Sergey Trus won the first place in the men's table tennis competitions was won by; Tatyana Lazareva won the 2nd place in the swimming competition among women; It’s necessary to mention separately Natalia Suslova and Elena Ampilova who won the third place in the intellectual games competition for among women. Congratulations to all the organizers and participants of the event, and separately the winners. The trade union committee of Belhydromet will continue to attract employees to a healthy lifestyle and to revitalize mass cultural and sports activities.

Meeting «National dialogue GEF for Belarus» took place from 19 to 20 November in Minsk at the hotel «Renaissance». Reference. Global Environment Facility, GEF – independent international financial entity which acts through UN Program development, Environment Program UN and World Bank. GEF provides funds for financing additional expenditure to make the project environmentally appealing. Organization was created in 1991.     First Deputy Minister of natural resources and environmental protection of the Republic of Belarus Iya Malkina and Senior Specialist on climate change Ming Yang gave welcome speech at the meeting opening.  Main meeting’s topics were climate change, economic approach changes and careful attitude to the Earth.  The main goal for humanity now is to stop greenhouse effect. All human beings have to integrate power and knowledge for environment protection and prevent negative effects of climate change.  Presentations about GEF projects vital results were presented during the meeting as well as presentation on learned lessons in framework GEF-6 Integrative approach Program with further interactive discussion. Anna Matsevilo, Chief of Service for International Cooperation and Public Affairs and Victoria Guriy, engineer of international cooperation department, took part in that meeting from Belhydromet. 

From 8 to 9 November 68th Joint board meeting of Union State of the Committee for hydrometeorology and environmental pollution monitoring took place in Rostov-on-Don, where wide range of cooperation issues were discussed by Roshydromet and Belhydromet.   Representatives of Roshydromet and Belhydromet discussed:     Bilateral data exchange of observations and processed information with existing DMRL. Implementation state of Union state Program «Development of the hydrometeorological safety system of Union State » in 2017-2021 for I-III quarter 2018 year. Execution of research work on topics:   •   Improvement of the quality of hydrometeorological forecasts and detection of danger hydrometeorological phenomena,  •   Forecasting particularities on base of COSMO-Ru-By and WRF, •   Methodological aspects of hydrometeorological network automatization in the Republic of Belarus and Russian Federation, •   State of monitoring system readiness, forecasting radiation situation, warning to the population and public authorities about possible emergency situations at radiation-hazardous facilities •   Draft Plan of cooperation work of Union State of the Committee for hydrometeorology and environmental pollution monitoring in 2019 year and other important issues.   

Turkish state meteorological services’ representatives came to Belhydromet on November, 5. The purpose of the visit was make final adjustment of program product MetCapPlus with a possibility of EUMETSAT satellites data processing EUMETSAT and in Belhydromet workers training for use of functional capability of that program product.   MetCapPlus is the last version of meteorological communication developed by Turkish meteorological service. The main purpose is to facilitate actual, numerical, remote sounding analysis and numerous meteorological maps. The program works on Windows platform, consists of several modules.  EUMETSAT is intergovernmental organization of European , which follows the purpose of creation exploitation of European meteorological satellite system through satellite launches and  providing digital data about the weather to final consumer and conducting operative monitoring of climate changes on the planet. 

In connection with high audience demand for absence of data from locator placed at the national airport Minsk State institution "Republican center for hydrometeorology, control of radioactive contamination and environmental monitoring" (Belhydromet) reports that for the moment second airstrip at the National airport Minsk is being built. Locator is transferred to a new position. Commissioning time will be reported later. 

Visit of expert group of international project technical support “Support of effective monitoring of emissions into the atmospheric air and radiative monitoring, improvement of environment management in Belarus” took place on  November 31.  Aim of the meeting was discussion of normative basis state, institution structure of central and local level system of monitoring and management of air quality, visiting of Main information and analytical centre of National system of environment monitoring of Belarus and acquaintance with executable goals and functions.  The result of the meeting was supposed to form the agreed position about technical documentation. Experience exchange about organization of air state observation, composition of precipitations and snow cover happened.