National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting

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This article is about a Vietnamese agency. For its similarly-named Bhutanese counterpart, see National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology.
National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting
Trung tâm Dự báo khí tượng thuỷ văn quốc gia
Agency overview
Formed9 January 2003; 22 years ago (2003-01-09)
JurisdictionGovernment of Vietnam
HeadquartersNo. 8, Phao Dai Lang Street, Lang Thuong Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Parent departmentMinistry of Agriculture and Environment
Parent agencyVietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration
Websitekttv.gov.vn/kttvsite/
nchmf.gov.vn/kttvsite/

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting[a] (NCHMF, Vietnamese: Trung tâm Dự báo khí tượng thủy văn quốc gia, lit. 'Center for National Forecasting of Meteorology and Hydrology') is the central and national-level meteorological and weather forecasting service of Vietnam. It belongs to Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration [vi] (VNMHA) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment [vi] with authority to issue forecasting and warning information for weather, climate, hydrology, water resource, marine weather (i.e. hydro-meteorology) and provide hydro-meteorology services.[2]

History

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The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting was founded on 9 January 2003. At the time of establishment, its Vietnamese name was Trung tâm Dự báo Khí tượng Thủy văn Trung ương (lit. 'Center for Central-level Forecasting of Meteorology and Hydrology').[3] However, the NCHMF previously stated that it was founded on 16 May 1995 from the Cục dự báo KTTV (lit. 'Meteo-Hydrorological Forecasting Bureau'), as Trung tâm Quốc gia Dự báo khí tượng thuỷ văn (lit. 'Center for National Meteorology and Hydrology Forecasting').[4]

In November 2016, it was determined that the NCHMF's Vietnamese name would be changed to Trung tâm Dự báo khí tượng thủy văn quốc gia.[5]

It was re-established again on 8 April 2025 as a part of the new Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration (Cục Khí tượng Thủy văn), after the foundation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Also spelt National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Vietnam National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF)". UN-SPIDER. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Giới thiệu Trung tâm dự báo khí tượng thủy văn quốc gia" [Introducing the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting]. National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (in Vietnamese). 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Đặc điểm Khí tượng Thủy văn 2005" [Hydro-meteorological characteristics in 2005] (PDF). National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Giới thiệu Trung tâm Dự báo Khí tượng Thủy văn Trung ương" [Introducing the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting]. National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. Archived from the original on 11 July 2002. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Sẽ đổi tên Trung tâm Dự báo khí tượng thủy văn Trung ương" [The [Vietnamese] name of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting will be changed]. Voice of Vietnam (in Vietnamese). 25 November 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2025.