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Day 2: 24 August 2017, Thursday
09:00-14:15 Agenda 3: Country Statements
09:00-10:30 Building national multi-hazard early warning systems in RIMES Member and Collaborating States
(Reading of country statements (5 minutes maximum) on capacity gaps, capacity building support required from RIMES; written text to be handed over to Meeting Secretariat by end of the session; no power point presentations please)

o    Afghanistan
o    Bangladesh
o    Bhutan
o    Comoros
o    Cook Islands
o    Djibouti
o    Eritrea
o    Federal States of Micronesia
o    Fiji
o    Kazakhstan
o    Kenya
o    Kyrgyz Republic
o    Lao PDR
o    Madagascar
o    Malawi
10:30-10:45 Coffee/Tea Break
09:00-10:30 Building national multi-hazard early warning systems in RIMES Member and Collaborating States
(Reading of country statements (5 minutes maximum) on capacity gaps, capacity building support required from RIMES; written text to be handed over to Meeting Secretariat by end of the session; no power point presentations please)

o    Maldives
o    Marshall Islands
o    Mauritius
o    Mongolia
o    Mozambique
o    Myanmar
o    Nepal
o    Philippines
o    Samoa
o    Seychelles
o    Solomon Islands
o    Somalia
12:00-13:00 Lunch Break
09:00-10:30 Building national multi-hazard early warning systems in RIMES Member and Collaborating States
(Reading of country statements (5 minutes maximum) on capacity gaps, capacity building support required from RIMES; written text to be handed over to Meeting Secretariat by end of the session; no power point presentations please)

o    Sri Lanka
o    Sudan
o    Tajikistan
o    Tanzania
o    Thailand
o    Timor-Leste
o    Tonga
o    Uzbekistan
o    Vanuatu
o    Vietnam
o    Yemen
14:15-15:15 Agenda 4: Decentralization of RIMES services through sub-regional hubs
14:15-14:30 Establishing RIMES sub-regional hubs in other regions: Opportunities for replication of PNG experience
Mr. A.R. Subbiah
Director, RIMES Program Unit
14:30-15:00 Statements from development partners
(Reading of statements (5 minutes maximum); no power point presentations please)

o    ESCAP
o    WMO
o    UNDP-PNG
o    SOPAC
o    SPREP
o    BOM
o    NIWA
15:00-15:15 Coffee/Tea Break
15:15-16:00 Concluding Session
Recommendations of the 9th Meeting of the RIMES Council
Moderator: Dr. Madhavan Nair Rajeevan
Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India
Chair, RIMES Council
Remarks
Member States
Vote of Thanks
Mr. Ali Shareef
Deputy Director General, Maldives Meteorological Service
Focal Point for RIMES Secretariat
Closing Remarks
Dr. Madhavan Nair Rajeevan
Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India
Chair, RIMES Council