Course on the Use of Satellite Products for drought monitoring and Agro-Meteorological Applications

• Expand the use of Land-SAF and Hydrology SAF products and other agencies related products among the European agrometeorologists and water managers to enhance the benefits derived and to collect and exchange experience from that use;
• Development of capacity building at the NMHS and Ministries of Agriculture in Central and Eastern Europe in relation with vegetation status monitoring, soil moisture, rainfall estimations, sand and dust warnings, radiative balance and land use;
• Institutional cooperation reinforcement between EUMETSAT, WMO, FAO and the National Institutions of the region in terms of satellite product utilization and reception stations optimization for drought management and agriculture production;
• Development of the cooperation between the Drought Management Centre for South Eastern Europe and other WMO and FAO partners at the Region. To benefit from their experience and methods in drought monitoring and institutional agreements.
• Development of effective partnership and work among Hungarian national institutions.