Planning Workshop on Impact-Based Forecasting (IBF) and Climate Services
- January 21-24, 2025
- Bangkok, Thailand
Day 1 Highlights
- Tuesday | Jan 21, 2025
Poster presentations were shared by member countries of South Asia Hydromet Forum (SAHF) on “Current Status of Early Warning Systems” in the respective countries.
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| DAY 1: Tuesday 21st January | |||
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| Agenda Item | Timing | Moderator/Speaker/Presenter(s) | Content |
| Session Chair: Ms. Helen Caughey, UKMO | |||
| Welcome Remarks | 9:00-9:15 | Dr. K.J. Ramesh, RIMES Mr. David Corbelli, UKMO | |
| Introductions | 9:15-9:45 | Mr. Raihanul Haque Khan, RIMES | - Participant and facilitator's introductions |
| Workshop Overview and Objectives | 9:45-10:15 | RIMES/Met Office | - Ensure broad framing and awareness of SAHF - EC declaration/s, SAHF IV outcomes and commitments |
| Coffee Break | 10:15-10:30 | ||
| Progress of Regional and National plans and priorities for IBF development | 10:30-12:30 | IBF WG leads RIMES / World Bank / University of Salford RIMES / Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Nepal Maldives Myanmar Pakistan Sri Lanka | - Review of current IBF WG priorities - Review of available DSS to support IBF - Decision Support Systems and the Link to IBF - Poster presentations - Interactive Session: Potential solutions to crowdsourcing challenges identified |
| Lunch | 12:30-13:30 | ||
| Session Chair: Dr. Anshul Agarwal, RIMES | |||
| Progress of Regional and National plans and priorities for IBF Development (continuation) | 13:30-15:30 | All | - Conclusion of ‘posters’ if any still outstanding. - Breakout interactive session on crowd sourcing potential solutions to challenges identified in the posters. - Facilitation of poster discussion session. |
| Coffee | 15:30-16:00 | ||
| Regional and national coordination with institutions supporting SAHF and other fora/platforms in the SAHF geography | 16:00-17:00 | Dr. Giriraj Amarnath, Principal Researcher Disaster Risk Management and Climate Resilience, IWMI Dr. Sanjay Srivastava, Chief, Disaster Risk Reduction ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Dr. Jothiganesh Shanmugasundaram, Regional Technical Lead, WFP Mr. Birendra Bajracharya, Project Coordinator; Chief of Party-SERVIR-HKH, ICIMOD Dr. Senaka Basnayake, Director for the Climate Resilience Department, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center | - Brief presentations - The AWARE Platform: Bridging Gaps in Early Warning and Anticipatory Action by Dr. Giriraj Amarnath - ESCAP’s Technical Assistance to SAHF by Dr. Sanjay Srivastava - WFP supported IBF and Climate Services activities in South Asia by Dr. Jothiganesh Shanmugasundaram - ICIMOD9s experience in Early Warning and Impact Based Forecasting by Mr. Birendra Bajracharya - ADPC engagement in strengthening IBF & CS in the region by Dr. Senaka Basnayake |
