Wednesday, 26th September 2018: Venue: Conference Hall, DoM, Sri Lanka
Attendance – NMHSs, RCCs, GPCs, collaborating agencies and invited experts
Venue: Conference Hall, DoM, Sri Lanka
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Remarks |
09:30 – 10:00 |
Registration |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Opening session
Self-introduction by participants |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Status of global and regional drivers influencing rainfall and temperature conditions during the post-monsoon season 2018 over South Asia |
Dr. D. S. Pai, India Meteorological Department (IMD), RCC, IMD, Pune |
11:00 – 11:30 |
Review of available forecasts from RCC and GPCs UK Met Office seasonal climate outlooks – Andrew Colman, UK Met Office Seasonal assessment based on ECMWF products - Prof. Christel Prudhomme, ECMWF |
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11:30 – 12:00 |
Group photo and Coffee/Tea Break |
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12:00 – 13:30 |
Country presentations – |
Guidance for country presentations
Forecast for the 2018 Oct – Dec season |
13:30 – 14:30 |
Lunch |
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14:30 – 15:00 |
Country presentations (cont.) |
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15:00 – 15:30 |
Presentation of pre-consensus climate outlook for South Asia during the 2018 Oct-Dec season |
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15:30 – 16:00 |
Open discussion to draft consensus climate outlook for the region |
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16:00 – 16:30 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
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16:30 – 17:00 |
What new tools/diagnostics and products could be considered? |
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17:00 – 17:30 |
Additional climate prediction products for consideration including sub-seasonal products for operational introduction |
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17:30 – 18:00 |
Closure of Day 1 Technical Session |
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Thursday, 27th September, 2018
Venue: Hilton Colombo Residences, Sri Lanka
Time | Item |
09:00 – 10:30 |
Opening Session |
09:00 – 10:30 |
Opening session
Vote of Thanks: Mr. Athula Karunanayake, Director of Meteorology, Sri Lanka |
10:30 - 11:30 | Group photo and Coffee/Tea Break |
Session I: Seasonal Climate Outlook Chair: Mr. K. H. M. S. Premalal & Rapporteurs: Dr. Shiromani Jayawardena & Mr. Malinda Millangoda |
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11:30 – 12:00 |
Seasonal prediction in the context of post-monsoon & winter season of South Asia Dr. D. S. Pai, Regional Climate Center, IMD, Pune |
Session II: Special Initiatives linked to SASCOF Chair: Dr. D. S. Pai, RCC, IMD, Pune & Rapporteur: Dr. Indira Kadel, DHM, Nepal & Ms. Nadeeka Ranaweera, DoM, Sri Lanka. |
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12:00 – 12:30 |
Introduction to the Asia Region Resilience of Climate Change (ARRCC) Programme Mr. David Corbelli, International Development Manager, UK Met Office |
12:30 – 13:00 |
Prof. Suraje Dessai, University of Leeds |
13:00 – 13:30 |
RIMES Initiatives with the water sector in the region Dr. Anshul Agarwal, Senior Hydrologist, Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early-Warning System for Africa, Asia & Pacific (RIMES), Bangkok, Thailand |
13:30 – 14:30 |
Lunch |
14:30 – 16:00 |
ECMWF – GloFAS Session & Work Group discussion Prof. Christel Prudhomme, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), Reading, UK |
16:00 – 16:30 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
16:30 – 17:30 |
Special Session on ARRCC (…) project Work packages Further plans Open discussion focused on SASCOF – the process; quality of seasonal forecast information, and usability of seasonal forecast information |
17:30 – 18:00 |
Discussion and closure of Day 2 of SASCOF-13 & CSUF-water |
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Friday, 28th September 2018
Venue: Hilton Colombo Residences, Sri Lanka
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Item |
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Session III: Enhancing the use of seasonal products in the water sector Chair: Eng. N.A. Sisira Kumara, Hon. Secretary, Minister of Irrigation, Water Resources & Disaster Management Rapporteur: Dr. Ananda Subasinghe, DoA, Sri Lanka. |
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09:30 – 09:45 |
Sharing of consensus climate outlook for the post monsoon season Dr. Shiromani Jayawardena, DoM, Sri Lanka |
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09:45 – 10:00 |
Monsoon forums for sharing seasonal climate information Ms. Pone Nyet Khaing, RIMES |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Building climate resilience in water sector in Sri Lanka Eng. Janaki Meegastenna, Director, DoI, Sri Lanka |
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Chair: Dr. B. V. R. Punyawardena, Principal Scientist, Dept of Agril., Sri Lanka Rapporteur: Eng. Mala |
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10:30 – 11:30 |
Country presentations from the water sector representatives Afghanistan Mr. S. Mohd Omar Eshaq, MEW Bangladesh Mr. Sarder Udoy Raihan, BWDB Bhutan Mr. Gyamtsho Thinley, DOA, MOAF India Myanmar Mr. Maung Maung, IWUMD Nepal Mr. Yogendra Mishra, DOI Pakistan Sri Lanka Eng. W. B. Palugaswewa, DoI |
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11:30 – 12:00 | Coffee/Tea Break | |
Session IV: Interactive Group discussions Moderators and facilitators (tbc) |
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12:00 – 13:30 | Group discussions | Guided discussions focused on a set of issues and evolving probable solutions |
13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch | |
14:30 – 15:00 | Presentations by Group Leads | |
15:00 – 16:00 |
Summary by moderator and guidance Groups evolve one-page concept note of potential projects connecting weather and climate outlook utility in water sector |
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16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee/Tea Break | |
16:30 – 17:30 |
Closing session |
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