Igor Shumakov, the Chairman of the Joint Board of Soyuzkomgidromet (the Head of the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Roshydromet), the Head of the delegation of the Russian Federation, opened the 75th meeting with a welcoming speech.
"Since 1998, since the beginning of the existence of the Union State, the committee has successfully implemented three programs with regard to weather forecasting, including the identification of adverse and dangerous phenomena, a program to develop recommendations for adaptation to climate change, and introduced an environmental monitoring system using satellite and ground measurements. Work on the fourth program is being held," Igor Shumakov noted.
The delegation of the Republic of Belarus at the meeting was headed by Tamara Gomonova, head of the state institution "Republican Center for Hydrometeorology, Control of Radioactive Contamination and Environmental Monitoring" (Belhydromet) and Deputy Chairman of the joint board of Soyuzkomgidromet.
In her welcoming speech, Tamara Gomonova stressed that "The activities of any national hydrometeorological service are under the close attention of not only the public, but also the state. For more than a quarter of a century, Soyuzkomgidromet has been a guarantor providing hydrometeorological safety within the borders of the Union State. Over the years, it has proved its relevance, and today it is a key platform for cooperation between Belarus and Russia on global trends and agendas in the field of hydrometeorology and related fields."
The Belarusian delegation included:
Svetlana Kuzmich – First Deputy Head of Belhydromet, member of the joint board;
Tatiana Chetyrko – Head of the Meteorological Forecast Service of Belhydromet, member of the joint board;
Ekaterina Istomina - Head of the Hydrology and Agrometeorology Service of Belhydromet, member of the Joint board;
Andrey Korobchuk - Head of the International Cooperation and Public Relations Service of Belhydromet, Secretary of the Joint Board;
Andrey Kulichik - Head of the Branch "Brestoblhydromet" of Belhydromet;
Sergey Luzhkov - Head of the Branch "Gomeloblhydromet" of Belhydromet;
Nikolay Kostusev - Head of the Branch "Mogilevoblhydromet" of Belhydromet.
Traditionally, representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia, the Standing Committee of the Union State, as well as government bodies and scientific circles of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation are invited to participate in the meeting of the joint board of the Soyuzkomgidromet.
Yaroslav Vladimirovich Semenov, the Chairman of the Government of the Udmurt Republic noted: "Weather is a global phenomenon that does not linger within the borders of a particular country, but spreads to many territories. Therefore, today it is especially important for specialists to exchange information and maintain contacts for forecasting. Because the weather forecast is not only a forecast on TV, but is also important information for almost all sectors of the economy. It is especially important to develop a unified system for analyzing and assessing possible adverse events and risks that agriculture in particular may incur."
The meeting will address the most pressing issues on the interaction of the state hydrometeorological services of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation: from reviewing the preparation of the Union State program in the field of hydrometeorology and related areas for the next five-year period to determine approaches to information interaction between Belarus and Russia in the field of radiation monitoring, as well as performance discipline in the implementation of decisions adopted during the meetings of the joint board of the Soyuzkomgidromet.
