Planning Workshop on Impact-Based Forecasting (IBF) and Climate Services
- January 21-24, 2025
- Bangkok, Thailand
Day 4 Highlights
- Friday | Jan 24, 2025
Day 4 covered introduction to Climate Services, South Asia Climate Services in 2030, Aims for SAHF WG on Climate Services, deep dive in WG Climate Services and many more.
| DAY 4: Friday 24th January (Climate Services) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Agenda Item | Timing | Moderator/Speaker/Presenter(s) | Content |
| Session Chair: Dr. Rupa Kumar Kolli, Former WMO | |||
| Interactive exercise: roles in climate services | 09:00-09:30 | Met Office | - What is the expertise in the room? - Who is developing CS in their role? - Reflections on successes or challenges in CS |
| Introduction and scene setting | 09:30-10:30 | Met Office | - IBF → Climate Services - Introduction to SAHF CS - Presentation from Dr Satyaban: NFCS India – Sharing of experiences and status - Recap of exploration session at 2024 SAHF and online consultation - Intro to Climate Services |
| South Asia Climate Services in 2030 introduction | 10:30-10:45 | Met Office | Introduction to 2030 exercise |
| Coffee Break | 10:45-11:00 | ||
| South Asia Climate Services in 2030 – what could it look like? | 11:00-11:40 | Met Office/ RIMES | - If we were here in 5 years, what would we like to look back on? - What does success look like? |
| Discussion: Aims for a SAHF WG on Climate Services | 11:40-12:30 | Met Office/ RIMES | - Plenary reflecting back on 2030 vision - Exploration of what a Climate Services WG could do, with examples from other WGs - Including presentations with perspectives from RIMES - What are the other aligned initiatives that are happening? - What would be the impact if we didn’t do this? |
| Lunch | 12:30-13:30 | ||
| Session Chair: Mr. Anshul Agarwal, RIMES | |||
| Deep dive on WG priorities (Carousel Activity) | 13:30-14:45 | Met Office/ RIMES | - Tables with chosen priorities, explore (how, who, gaps, challenges) - Include focus on GESI, ethics |
| Coffee Break | 14:45-15:00 | ||
| Practical Decisions and Workplan Development | 15:00-16:00 | Met Office/ RIMES | - Voting on who, what, how, when? - How often should a WG meet? - Role of RIMES |
| Closing Messages | 16:00-16:30 | Met Office | - Summary of key findings, actions - Maintaining engagement and traction - Next steps and timelines |
