AARHUS CONVENTION
TASK FORCE ON ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ELECTRONIC INFORMATION TOOLS: CASE STUDY BY ARMENIA
Mobile Application for Weather and Environmental Monitoring
Armhydromet
I. Description
1. Title: Mobile Application for Weather Forecasts and Environmental Monitoring Information
2. Brief description:
A unified electronic information management system, a new official website and mobile application was designed for the “Hydrometeorology and Monitoring Center” SNCO,within the framework of UNDP "Support to national investments aimed at climate risk resilience in Armenia" programme, financed by the Government of Japan. Due to those activities operational analysis of existing data on weather forecasts, climate risks and environmental monitoring will be directly available to the public and other stakeholders.
3. Link(s) to electronic information tool(s) (if available online) or the description: English language Video:
Main web address:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.locator_meteo&hl=en
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/arm-hydromet/id6478759831
4. Type (governmental, non-governmental, municipal, other): governmental
5. Scope (international, sub-regional, national, local): national
6. Working language(s): Armenian
7. Target users: Public/NGOs/Academia/Business
8. Starting year: 2022
As of October 20, 2024, the app is still under development. It doesn’t include the interactive data on environmental pollution yet.
9. Policy, legal and institutional context: Legislation regarding access to environmental information and environmental protection, such as RA Law on Hydrometeorological Activity, Water Code, Law on Atmospheric Air Protection, etc.
10. Contact: (name, functional title, institution, email, phone number):
Ministry of Environment “Hydrometeorology and Monitoring Center”
Charents 46, Yerevan, Armenia
Telephone: + (374) 10555502
Email: hmc[at]env.am
II. Implementation
11. Stakeholders involved, their expected benefits:
Due to the whole project the effectiveness of hydro-meteorological forecasts and monitoring in approximately 80 percent of the territory of Armenia has increased up to 95 percent accuracy.
The Mobile App is a part of modernization of forecasting system throughout the country. The benefit is effective environmental management and modernized forecasting system.
6,000 people will directly benefit from the results of the project, including farmers and their groups, local private organizations, local governments and regional authorities. The indirect beneficiaries of the project imply wider public.
12. Partner organizations involved: UNDP
15. Technology choice: Programming languages for iOS and Android.
