Law no. 31 of 2009 on meteorology, climatology and geophysics.

This Law, consisting of 105 articles, provides for meteorological, climatological, and geophysical implementation in order to: support the safety of people’s life, protect the national interest and improve national security, enhance the national independence in mastering and application of science and technology, support the policy on the national development for the purpose of realising people prosperity, sustain environmental conservation, enhance international relations through international cooperation. The following relevant terms are defined: meteorology; climatology; geophysics; implementation; observation; data management; infrastructure; research; development; climate change; mitigation; adaptation; agency.
Matters covered by this Law concern: government fostering, including: regulating, controlling and supervising; government implementation, including drafting of a Master Plan containing vision, policies and strategies on the topic; meteorological observation, consisting of: air quality and pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, groundwater content, wind, solar radiation, sea tides, waves and sea surface temperatures; data management; information services, including early warning system, forecast on the potency of forest fires or bush fires, dangerous waves and tsunami, climate information for agro-industry and for energy diversification; facility and infrastructure; climate change, including: formulation of national policy, strategy, program, and control activities on climate change, monitoring of climate change indicators and greenhouse gas indicators: international cooperation; research, engineering and industrial development; human resources; public participation; criminal provisions; final provisions.