Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre Ltd (LVGMC)

Main activities of the Centre:

• development of environmental monitoring system in line with national and European policy needs, international recommendations and guidelines;
• assessment of environmental quality and natural resources;
• report on environment quality, meteorological, hydrological phenomena, warnings of dangerous and natural disasters, weather and hydrological forecasting;
• environment laboratory testing;
• management of environmental data, maintenance of databases on water resources and inland water quality, air emissions, air quality, chemicals, waste management and polluted areas;
• maintenance of GHG emissions trading national scheme;
• supervision of subsoil resources and insurance of rational subsoil use;
• The Centre represents the Republic of Latvia within the World Meteorological Organization (WMO),  performs executive functions in Latvia implementing international conventions related to meteorology, hydrology and environment. LEGMC is a member of EUMETNET and EurogeoSuvey as well as represents Latvia at  EUMETSAT,  ECMWF , ECHA and acts as the National Focal Point of the European Environment Agency (EEA) within the European environment information and observation network (Eionet).