Transdisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and interinstitutional work as the building blocks for effective service delivery

Service delivery is at the heart of our mission as National Meteorological Services (NMS) and one of my main concerns since I became the Director of Argentina's NMS. Meeting societal needs under an everchanging context and limited resources demands partnerships and collaborations. My former career as a researcher at the University of Buenos Aires allowed me to build bridges between the operational and the academic sectors, which historically have had barriers to setting up constructive teamwork. Developing a common language, understanding different expectations, and respecting diversity has been critical to establishing effective collaborations towards achieving goals that could not be undertaken by the operational or the academic communities in isolation. In particular, I will focus on the impact of our relatively new Meteorology and Society department. This unit co-led the development of a new early warning system, our first fully co-designed product, with the participation of decision-makers, social and natural scientists, and an international private company.