A National Hydrometeorological Data Fund will be instituted in Moldova for the public to freely access weather and hydrological data and information and to be able to receive weather reports. This is provided in a bill that was given a final reading by Parliament, IPN reports.
The document creates the legal framework for hydrometeorological activity needed for the country’s sustainable socioeconomic development and to prevent and minimize the impact of weather and hydrological phenomena that endanger human lives, state property and security.
The new law describes the procedure for monitoring weather and hydrological data and information producers. A monitoring system will be created and this will include the national network and the additional network of weather and hydrological observations.