SOFF finances capital investments, capacity building, and contributes to the operation and maintenance costs of the national GBON. This includes financing infrastructure – weather stations and related equipment based on the GBON requirements -, human and institutional capacity and long-term results-based finance triggered by verified data sharing results globally monitored in real-time by the World Meteorological Organization.
As part of the SOFF support package, SOFF will provide continuous technical assistance and advisory support to countries and SOFF implementing entities on achieving and maintaining GBON compliance. It provides hands-on peer-to-peer support through national meteorological services, including the Country Hydromet Diagnostics peer review as a first mandatory step of the SOFF Readiness Phase.
