Planning Workshop on Impact-Based Forecasting (IBF) and Climate Services
- January 21-24, 2025
- Bangkok, Thailand
Day 2 Highlights
- Wednesday | Jan 22, 2025
Day 2 covered review and summary from Day 1, understanding key hazards, challenges and capabilities, NWP WG priorities and plans. capacity enhancement of WG priorities and plans and many more.
| DAY 2: Wednesday 22nd January | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Agenda Item | Timing | Moderator/Speaker/Presenter(s) | Content |
| Session Chair: Mr. David Corbelli, UKMO | |||
| Review and summary from day 1. | 09:00-09:30 | Ms. Helen Caughey, UKMO | - Summary of Day 1 discussions |
| Understanding Key Hazards, Challenges and Capabilities | 09:30-10:45 | Ms. Helen Caughey, UKMO | - Interactive session on key hazards, and capabilities (sector or country led) |
| Coffee Break | 10:45-11:00 | ||
| NWP WG Priorities and Plans | 11:00-11:45 | Mr. Quamrul Hassan, Meteorologist, BMD / Co-Chair NWP WG | - Presentation on NWP priorities and plans - Group discussion |
| Capacity Enhancement WG Priorities and Plans | 11:45-12:30 | Ms. Monju Subba, Senior Hydromet Officer, NCHM / Co-Chair CE WG | - Presentation on capacity enhancement WG priorities and plans - Group discussion |
| Lunch | 12:30-13:30 | ||
| Session Chair: Dr. Sanjay Srivastava, UNESCAP | |||
| SAHF and Other Regional Platforms | 13:30-14.00 | Mr. Jochen Luther, Technical Coordinator (Services), WMO | - Role of SAHF in supporting WMO strategy - Summary of role and future direction of WMO platforms (SWFP South Asia and SASCOF) |
| Introduction to IBF Toolkit Approach through Interactive Exercises | 14:00-14:45 | Ms. Helen Caughey, UKMO | - Understanding Forecast uncertainty exercise - “Downscaling” for warnings exercise (highlighting value of co-production using Nepal example) |
| Coffee | 14:45 -15:00 | ||
| Role of human in decision making / value-added services | 15:00-15:30 | Ms. Helen Roberts, Social Meteorologist, UKMO | Understanding ‘human value-added’ aspects to forecasting and early warning |
| Introduction to IBF Toolkit Approach through Interactive Exercises (Part 2) | 15:30-16:45 | Ms. Tony Wisson, UKMO | “Downscaling” for warnings exercise (highlighting value of co-production using Nepal example) |
| Summary and Wrap-Up | 16:45-17:00 | Met Office | Day 2 summary and wrap up |
