Past Events
Past Event Bangladesh Strengthens Heatwave Preparedness through Impact-Based Forecasting and Sectoral Advisory Development Bangladesh, May 2026 — The Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) conducted and supported a series of activities on Heatwave Impact-Based Forecasting and Sectoral Advisory Development in May 2026 to strengthen preparedness, coordination, and anticipatory action against increasing heatwave risks in Bangladesh. These […]
Past Event RIMES Supports Flash Flood Early Action Protocol Validation and Emergency Simulation Drill in Chitral Lower, Pakistan Lower Chitral, Pakistan, 6–7 May 2026 — RIMES organized a two-day Flash Flood Early Action Protocol (EAP) Validation and Emergency Simulation Drill in District Chitral Lower, Pakistan, in collaboration with the District Administration of Chitral and Focus Humanitarian Network, […]
Past Event RIMES Strengthens Timor-Leste’s Early Warning Capability Through Intensive Capacity-Building Program RIMES conducted a rigorous three-week technical capacity-building program for Timor-Leste at its headquarters in Pathum Thani, Thailand, from 27 April to 15 May 2026, under the Green Climate Fund-United Nations Environment Programme (GCF-UNEP) project “Enhancing Early Warning Systems to build greater resilience to hydro-meteorological hazards […]
Past Event SAHF Convenes Stakeholders to Bridge Climate Science and Sectoral Action MALÉ, Maldives — Climate experts, government officials, and sectoral representatives from nine South Asian countries gathered in Malé, Maldives from 25–30 April 2026 to strengthen regional climate services and improve how climate information supports real-world decisions in agriculture, health, tourism, disaster management, transport, and other […]
Past Event RIMES and UNEP Convene to Strengthen Climate Early Warning Cooperation Across the Asia-Pacific The Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) hosted a high-level coordination meeting with a delegation from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on 15 May 2026 at the RIMES Office in Bangkok, Thailand. The meeting brought together senior representatives and technical […]
Past Event The 26th Session of the ASEAN Climate Outlook Forum (ASEANCOF-26) is happening on 22 May 2026! Hosted by the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, ASEANCOF-26 will provide the regional climate outlook for the June–August 2026 season and bring together meteorological and climate experts from across Southeast Asia. […]
Past Event RIMES Strengthens Global Collaboration on Early Warning Systems at High-Level Forum in Beijing Beijing, China, 22 April 2026 – The Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) participated in the 3rd High-Level Meeting of the Forum on Global Action for Shared Development, hosted by the China Meteorological Administration. The forum brought together global partners to advance […]
Past Event Mr. A.R. Subbiah, Director General of RIMES, along with RIMES management, participated in the 5th Governing Board (GB) and Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) Meeting of the BIMSTEC Centre for Weather and Climate (BCWC), held on 22–23 April 2026 in Thimphu, Bhutan. Hosted by Bhutan, the meeting served as an important regional platform under the BIMSTEC […]
Upcoming Events Strengthening Last-Mile Communication and Flood Forecasting on a Shoestring Budget: Regional Workshop in Thailand The Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES), with funding support from UCAR will convene a Regional Review and Planning Workshop on Strengthening Last-Mile Communication (SLMC) alongside a Technical Workshop on Flood Forecasting on a Shoestring Budget (FFSB) from 8–11 June 2026 at Novotel Bangkok Future Park […]
Past Event RIMES and DNMG Timor-Leste successfully conducted a Technical Training on Forecast Products Interpretation in Dili, Timor-Leste from 24–26 March 2026 under the GCF Timor-Leste Project. Building from last week’s training on the customization of ocean products, this phase focuses on the operationalization of forecasts and strengthening institutional capacity to translate technical outputs into actionable information. […]
Past Event To strengthen Timor-Leste’s operational forecasting capacity, RIMES, in collaboration with the National Directorate of Meteorology and Geophysics (DNMG), is conducting two consecutive technical training programmes in Dili from 16–26 March 2026 under the GCF Timor-Leste Project. The ongoing Technical Training on Customization of Ocean Forecast Products (16–23 March 2026) is strengthening participants’ technical capacity in ocean data […]
Past Event KATHMANDU, NEPAL | 13 February 2026 – South Asian nations have finalized concrete national demonstration plans to operationalize Impact-Based Forecasting (IBF) for temperature-related hazards during the regional workshop on Training-of-Trainers and National Demonstration Planning in Kathmandu from 9–13 February 2026, marking a strategic shift from conceptual frameworks to applied operational practice. The workshop brought together National […]