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1 INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF METEOROLOGY SOCIETIES THE IFMS NEWSLETTER VOL. 1 ISSUE 1, 2018 IFMS' UPDATES M E S S A G E F R O M I F M S P R E S I D E N T : S T R E N G T H E N I N G G L O B A L W E A T H E R E N T E R P R I S E ( G W E ) M E S S A G E F R O M T H E S E C R E T A R Y G E N E R A L O F W M O F O R F I R S T N E W S L E T T E R O F I F M S W O R L D B A N K W O R K S H O P I N V I T A T I O N T O A T T E N D T H E I F M S M E E T I N G 5 P R O M O T I N G G L O B A L W E A T H E R E N T E R P R I S E ( G W E ) G W E C O L L A B O R A T I O N I M P E D I M E N T S A N D S O L U T I O N S MEMBERS' UPDATES T A N Z A N I A N M E T E O R O L O G I C A L S O C I E T Y U P D A T E S F R O M S O C I E T Y O F H Y D R O L O G I S T S A N D M E T E O R O L O G I S T S - N E P A L I N D I A N M E T E O R O L O G I C A L S O C I E T Y ( I M S ) A R G E N T I N A M E T E O R O L O G I C A L S O C I E T Y T H E X V I I F L I S M E T S C O N G R E S S O F M E T E O R O L O G I C A L S O C I E T I E S T H E 9 8 T H A M S A N N U A L M E E T I N G A N D T H E I N C R E A S I N G R O L E O F M E T E O R O L O G I C A L S O C I E T I E S P M S A N N U A L C O N V E N T I O N A N A M O S 3 0 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y E M S A N N U A L M E E T I N G N E W S O N T H E 1 0 T H S Y M P O S I U M O F A P M G T H E R O Y A L M E T E O R O L O G I C A L S O C I E T Y ( R M E T S ) N E W S F R O M T H E I N T E R N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N F O R U R B A N C L I M A T E 1

2 IFMS' UPDATES D r. H a r i n d e r A h l u w a l i a IFMS PRESIDENT S MESSAGE ON STRENGTHENING GLOBAL WEATHER ENTERPRISE (GWE) W e l c o m e t o t h e f i r s t I s s u e o f t h e I F M S N e w s l e t t e r w h i c h i s m e a n t t o a c t a s a n i n f o r m a t i o n l i n k b e t w e e n t h e c u r r e n t a n d w o u l d - b e m e m b e r s h i p o f I F M S a n d o t h e r i n t e r e s t e d p a r t i e s i n c l u d i n g W M O, W B a n d H M E I. I F M S w a s c r e a t e d i n t o f o s t e r a n d e n c o u r a g e c o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d e x c h a n g e o f k n o w l e d g e, i d e a s a n d r e s o u r c e s a m o n g t h e w o r l d s m o r e t h a n s i x t y m e t e o r o l o g i c a l s o c i e t i e s. H o w e v e r s t r o n g i m p e t u s t o f o r m a l i s e a n d s t r e n g t h e n I F M S w a s g e n e r a t e d b y t h e P a n e l D i s c u s s i o n s o n S t r e n g t h e n i n g t h e G l o b a l W e a t h e r E n t e r p r i s e ( G W E ) i n t h e W M O C o n f e r e n c e W W O S C ( W o r l d W e a t h e r O p e n S c i e n c e C o n f e r e n c e ) h e l d i n A u g u s t i n M o n t r e a l. A f t e r t h a t C o n f e r e n c e, C M O S a n d A M S s p o n s o r e d I F M S M e e t i n g # 4 i n N e w O r l e a n s c o n c u r r e n t l y w i t h t h e 9 6 t h A n n u a l C o n f e r e n c e o f A M S i n J a n u a r y w h e r e t h e d e c i s i o n t o i n c o r p o r a t e a n d s t r e n g t h e n I F M S w a s t a k e n. S i n c e t h e n t h e I F M S h a s c o m e a l o n g w a y t o b e c o m e a n i n c o r p o r a t e d e n t i t y w i t h a s t r o n g v a l u e p r o p o s i t i o n w h i c h i t i s c u r r e n t l y i m p l e m e n t i n g. T o s t r e n g t h e n t h e G W E, i t i s n e c e s s a r y t o i n v o l v e a l l t h r e e s e c t o r s ( P u b l i c, P r i v a t e a n d A c a d e m i c - P P A ) i n t h e d i a l o g u e i n c o o p e r a t i o n w i t h I F M S o t h e r p a r t n e r s W M O, W B a n d H M E I. W e b e l i e v e t h a t I F M S w h i c h c o n s i s t s o f t h e N a t i o n a l H y d r o - M e t e o r o l o g i c a l S o c i e t i e s ( N H M S o c s ) a s w e l l a s r e l a t e d s o c i e t i e s w h i c h i n t u r n h a v e m e m b e r s h i p f r o m a l l t h r e e P P A s e c t o r s i s w e l l s u i t e d t o t a k e a k e y r o l e i n s t r e n g t h e n i n g G W E. T h i s i s p o s s i b l e o n l y w i t h t h e f u l l c o o p e r a t i o n o f W M O, W B a n d H M E I. T h e r e f o r e, I F M S p l a n s t o e n c o u r a g e c o m m u n i c a t i o n n o t o n l y b e t w e e n i t s m e m b e r s a n d a s s o c i a t e m e m b e r s b u t a l s o w i t h t h e a b o v e t h r e e i m p o r t a n t o r g a n i z a t i o n s w h o s e m i s s i o n i s e s s e n t i a l l y t h e s a m e s t r e n g t h e n i n g G W E a n d c r e a t i n g a W e a t h e r R e a d y G l o b e. W i t h t h e m i s s i o n o f s t r e n g t h e n i n g G W E i n m i n d, o n N o v e m b e r 2 8, , t h e G l o b a l F a c i l i t y f o r D i s a s t e r R e d u c t i o n a n d R e c o n s t r u c t i o n ( G F D R R ) o f t h e W o r l d B a n k G r o u p ( W B G ) h o s t e d a o n e - d a y s e m i n a r o n D e v e l o p i n g I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o - o p e r a t i o n i n t h e G l o b a l W e a t h e r E n t e r p r i s e. I n a d d i t i o n t o m a n y s e n i o r e x e c u t i v e s o f W B, W M O, H M E I, a n d P P A S e c t o r s, I F M S w a s a l s o o n e o f t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s. T h e i d e a w a s t o d e f i n e s t e p s t o s t r e n g t h e n P P A c o l l a b o r a t i o n a n d c h a l k o u t t h e p a t h t o a c h i e v e t h a t. I t i s e x p e c t e d t h a t l i k e A M S d i d m a n y y e a r s a g o, a C o m m i s s i o n c a l l e d W e a t h e r E n t e r p r i s e L i a i s o n C o m m i s s i o n ( W E L C ) w i l l b e d e f i n e d t o l e a d t h e e f f o r t o f s t r e n g t h e n i n g G W E. T h i s C o m m i t t e e w i l l h a v e s o m e v e r y e x p e r i e n c e d a n d l e a r n e d p e o p l e f r o m a l l t h r e e s e c t o r s a s w e l l a s f r o m W M O, W B, H M E I a n d I F M S. I F M S i s c o n s i d e r i n g o f f e r i n g W E L C a h o m e t o w o r k u n d e r t h e I F M S s t r u c t u r e w i t h f u l l c o o p e r a t i o n o f W M O, W B a n d H M E I. I n o r d e r f o r I F M S t o a c h i e v e i t s f u l l p o t e n t i a l, a l l m e m b e r s o c i e t i e s a n d a s s o c i a t e m e m b e r s o c i e t i e s m u s t h a v e v e r y a c t i v e p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n i t s a c t i v i t i e s. I t i s o n l y t h r o u g h t h i s p a r t i c i p a t i o n t h a t w e c a n s t r e n g t h e n I F M S a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l c o o p e r a t i o n. O n c e I F M S s h o w s i t s w o r t h w i t h i t s a c t i o n s, i t w i l l b e r e s p e c t e d b y o u r p a r t n e r s W M O, W B a n d H M E I e s p e c i a l l y b e c a u s e w e a r e a v o l u n t e e r - b a s e d n o n - p r o f i t n o n - b u r e a u c r a t i c o r g a n i z a t i o n w h i c h c a n p r o v i d e c o n s i d e r a b l e a s s i s t a n c e t o t h e s e o r g a n i z a t i o n s. F i n a l l y, I w o u l d l i k e t o w i s h y o u a v e r y H a p p y a n d P r o s p e r o u s N e w Y e a r. M a y o u r e f f o r t t o s t r e n g t h e n G W E g e t a b i g b o o s t t h i s y e a r. 2

3 IFMS' UPDATES M e s s a g e f r o m t h e S e c r e t a r y G e n e r a l o f W M O f o r f i r s t N e w s l e t t e r o f I F M S B y D r. P e t t e r i T a a l a s, S e c r e t a r y G e n e r a l, W M O W M O S e c r e t a r y - G e n e r a l w e l c o m e s t h e I F M S p r o p o s a l f o r c l o s e r c o o p e r a t i o n w i t h t h e I F M S. E n t i t i e s l i k e I F M S p r o v i d e a n i m p o r t a n t c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l m e t e o r o l o g i c a l c o m m u n i t y w i t h t h e i r o u t r e a c h t o a l l l e v e l s o f t h e w e a t h e r e n t e r p r i s e. W M O h a s l o n g l a s t i n g p a r t n e r s h i p s w i t h s e v e r a l n a t i o n a l a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l l e a r n e d s o c i e t i e s a n d e s t a b l i s h i n g m o r e f o r m a l w o r k i n g a r r a n g e m e n t s w i t h t h e I F M S c o u l d p r o v i d e a n o p p o r t u n i t y f o r e v e n c l o s e r c o o p e r a t i o n i n t h e c o m m o n a r e a s o f i n t e r e s t f o r a m u t u a l b e n e f i t a n d r e i n f o r c e m e n t. WORLD BANK WORKSHOP B y V l a d i m i r T s i r k u n o v, G F D R R H y d r o m e t L e a d, W o r l d B a n k h a s c l e a r l y d e m o n s t r a t e d t h e d e v a s t a t i n g p o w e r o f w e a t h e r - r e l a t e d n a t u r a l d i s a s t e r s, w h i c h a r e n o w s e e n a s o n e o f t h e g r e a t e s t r i s k s f a c i n g h u m a n i t y. I t a l s o s h o w e d t h a t w i t h h i g h q u a l i t y f o r e c a s t s, a n d w e l l - p e r f o r m i n g e a r l y w a r n i n g s y s t e m s t h a t l e a d t o a c t i o n s, m a n y l i v e s c a n b e s a v e d a n d p o t e n t i a l e c o n o m i c l o s s e s r e d u c e d. T h a t p r e s e n t s a c h a l l e n g e b u t a l s o a s i g n i f i c a n t o p p o r t u n i t y f o r t h e m e m b e r s o f t h e G l o b a l W e a t h e r E n t e r p r i s e ( G W E ) a c o a l i t i o n o f p u b l i c, p r i v a t e a n d a c a d e m i c s e c t o r s - i n w h i c h I F M S p l a y s a n i m p o r t a n t r o l e. T o g e t h e r w i t h t h e W M O, I F M S a n d o t h e r m e m b e r s, t h e G l o b a l F a c i l i t y f o r D i s a s t e r R e d u c t i o n a n d R e c o v e r y ( G F D R R ) i s c o m m i t t e d t o t h e g o a l s o f t h e G W E t o p r o v i d e r e l i a b l e a n d t i m e l y w e a t h e r a n d c l i m a t e i n f o r m a t i o n t o c o n t r i b u t e t o s a f e t y o f l i f e a n d e c o n o m i c d e v e l o p m e n t. G F D R R i s h a p p y t o p a r t n e r w i t h t h e I F M S t o e n s u r e s u s t a i n a b l e a n d i n c l u s i v e g r o w t h o f t h e G W E. A l s o, t h e G W E r e p o r t i s n o w p u b l i s h e d o n t h e G F D R R W e b s i t e : h t t p s : / / w w w. g f d r r. o r g / e n / p u b l i c a t i o n / r e p o r t - g l o b a l - w e a t h e r - e n t e r p r i s e - s e m i n a r 3

4 IFMS' UPDATES D e a r M e m b e r s a n d F r i e n d s o f I F M S a n d W o u l d B e M e m b e r s, T h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l F o r u m o f M e t e o r o l o g i c a l S o c i e t i e s ( h t t p : / / w w w. i f m s. o r g / i f m s / ) a n d t h e H u n g a r i a n M e t e o r o l o g i c a l S o c i e t y ( h t t p : / / w w w. m e t t a r s. h u / ) a r e d e l i g h t e d t o j o i n t l y i n v i t e y o u t o t h e F i f t h G l o b a l m e e t i n g ( I F M S G M 5 ) o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l F o r u m o f M e t e o r o l o g i c a l S o c i e t i e s o n 5 t h a n d 6 t h S e p t e m b e r t o b e h e l d a t t h e H e a d q u a r t e r s o f O M S Z H u n g a r i a n M e t e o r o l o g i c a l S e r v i c e i n B u d a p e s t, K i t a i b e l P á l u t c a 1, H u n g a r y. T h e m e e t i n g w i l l b e o r g a n i z e d i n p a r a l l e l w i t h t h e E u r o p e a n M e t e o r o l o g i c a l S o c i e t y ( E M S ) A n n u a l C o n f e r e n c e ( 3-8 S e p t e m b e r ) w h i c h w i l l b e h e l d i n B u d a p e s t H u n g a r y. ( h t t p : / / w w w. e m e t s o c. o r g / ). INVITATION TO ATTEND THE IFMS MEETING 5 IN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, SEPTEMBER 5 & 6, 2018 V i e w o f H u n g a r i a n P a r l i a m e n t, B u d a p e s t O M S Z h e a d q u a r t e r s i n T h e m e e t i n g w i l l p r o v i d e a n u p d a t e o n t h e I F M S P r o g r e s s u p t o S e p t e m b e r, a n d f u t u r e d i r e c t i o n a n d p l a n s. I t w i l l a l s o d i s c u s s i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f V a l u e P r o p o s i t i o n a n d r e l a t e d m a t t e r s. I n a d d i t i o n, t h e A n n u a l M e e t i n g o f t h e S o c i e t y a n d E l e c t i o n w i l l b e h e l d. M e m b e r a n d p a r t i c i p a t i n g S o c i e t i e s w i l l b e a b l e t o m a k e s h o r t p r e s e n t a t i o n s a b o u t t h e i r a c t i v i t i e s. A d e t a i l e d A g e n d a w i l l b e p r e p a r e d a n d d i s t r i b u t e d i n t h e f i r s t q u a r t e r o f E a r l y R e g i s t r a t i o n w i l l h e l p u s i n o r g a n i z i n g a q u a l i t y p r o g r a m ( h t t p : / / w w w. m e t t a r s. h u / i f m s m e e t i n g 5 / ). T h a n k y o u f o r y o u r k i n d s u p p o r t. H a r i n d e r A h l u w a l i a P r e s i d e n t I F M S O n b e h a l f o f t h e I F M S C o u n c i l Z o l t á n D u n k e l P r e s i d e n t M M T O n b e h a l f o f t h e M M T 4

5 IFMS' UPDATES PROMOTING GLOBAL WEATHER ENTERPRISE (GWE) D r. H a r i n d e r A h l u w a l i a, P r e s i d e n t o f I F M S 1 B a c k g r o u n d I t i s b e l i e v e d t h a t t h e r e i s a g r e a t a m o u n t o f s c i e n t i f i c d e v e l o p m e n t d o n e b y P u b l i c, P r i v a t e a n d A c a d e m i c ( P P A ) S e c t o r s a s w e l l a s a v a s t a m o u n t o f m e t e o r o l o g i c a l d a t a i s c o l l e c t e d b y v a r i o u s t y p e s o f u s e r s ( e. g. N a t i o n a l H y d r o - M e t e o r o l o g y S e r v i c e s ( N H M S ), f o r e s t r y d e p a r t m e n t s, h y d r o l o g y a n d p o w e r g e n e r a t i o n p e o p l e, e t c. ). H o w e v e r, d u e t o i n s u f f i c i e n t d i a l o g u e a n d c o l l a b o r a t i o n, t h e u s a g e o f a l l t h e s e a v a i l a b l e r e s o u r c e s i s n o t o p t i m u m. T h e G W E i s u n a b l e t o r e a l i z e i t s f u l l p o t e n t i a l t o d e l i v e r s o c i e t y s g r o w i n g n e e d s a n d u n f a i r c o m p e t i t i o n b e t w e e n t h e s e c t o r s l e a d s t o i n e f f i c i e n c i e s a n d i n t h e w o r s t c a s e e x i s t e n t i a l t h r e a t s f o r s o m e o r g a n i z a t i o n s. B y e n g a g e m e n t a n d p a r t n e r s h i p, a l l t h r e e s e c t o r s o f t h e G W E c a n g r o w s u b s t a n t i a l l y s o t h a t t h e G W E c a n m o r e r a p i d l y f u l f i l l t h e g r o w i n g s o c i e t a l n e e d s t o s a v e l i v e s a n d p r o p e r t y. I t w a s a l s o t h e c o n c l u s i o n o f t h e t h r e e P a n e l D i s c u s s i o n s i n t h e W M O s p o n s o r e d W W O S C C o n f e r e n c e i n M o n t r e a l, C a n a d a t h a t t h e c o l l a b o r a t i o n b e t w e e n t h r e e s e c t o r s ( P P A ) a n d b e t w e e n v a r i o u s c o u n t r i e s i s n e c e s s a r y f o r p r o g r e s s o f G W E t o c r e a t e a W e a t h e r R e a d y G l o b e. I n a d d i t i o n, i t i s a l s o n e c e s s a r y t o a s s i s t l e a s t d e v e l o p e d c o u n t r i e s a n d d e v e l o p i n g c o u n t r i e s t o h a v e a v i a b l e i n f r a s t r u c t u r e f o r d a t a c o l l e c t i o n a n d t r a i n e d p e r s o n n e l t o b e a b l e t o o p e r a t e t h e i n f r a s t r u c t u r e a n d m a k e b e s t u s e o f i t s o u t p u t s. R e a d e r s a r e r e f e r r e d t o t h e t w o d o c u m e n t s a v a i l a b l e o n t h e I F M S W e b s i t e w h i c h w e r e c r e a t e d a s a s u m m a r y o f t h e a b o v e p a n e l d i s c u s s i o n s. T h e s e d o c u m e n t s p r e s e n t t h e i d e a s o f t h e l e a d e r s o f t h e G W E a n d i n f e r e n c e s d r a w n f r o m t h o s e i d e a s. T h e s e d o c u m e n t s a r e a n i n t e r e s t i n g i n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h i s v e r y i m p o r t a n t m i s s i o n. 2 I n t r o d u c t i o n P r o t e c t i n g s o c i e t y f r o m h y d r o - m e t e o r o l o g i c a l a n d r e l a t e d h a z a r d s i s a c o r e e l e m e n t o f a c h i e v i n g t h e W o r l d B a n k s t w i n g o a l s o f e n d i n g e x t r e m e p o v e r t y a n d b u i l d i n g s h a r e d p r o s p e r i t y. T h e r e f o r e, a p a r t o f W o r l d B a n k G r o u p s ( W B G ) m i s s i o n i s t o b u i l d h y d r o - m e t e o r o l o g i c a l c a p a c i t y ( b o t h i n t e r m s o f i n f r a s t r u c t u r e a n d e d u c a t i o n ) i n d e v e l o p i n g a n d l e a s t d e v e l o p e d c o u n t r i e s. I n o r d e r t o c o n t i n u e t h e a b o v e e f f o r t o f s t r e n g t h e n i n g G W E, t h e G l o b a l F a c i l i t y f o r D i s a s t e r R e c o v e r y a n d R e c o n s t r u c t i o n ( G F D R R ) o f t h e W o r l d B a n k G r o u p ( W B G ) o r g a n i z e d a w o r k s h o p t o c o n t i n u e i n i t i a t i o n o f t h e s t r o n g e r c o l l a b o r a t i o n p r o c e s s b e t w e e n P P A s e c t o r s. T h e y u s e d t h e s e r v i c e s o f P r o f. A l a n T h o r p e, P r o f. D a v i d R o g e r s a n d A M S t o o r g a n i z e t h i s e v e n t. 3 R e a s o n s f o r N o v. 2 8, G W E - G F D R R W o r k s h o p T h e f o l l o w i n g f a c t o r s s h o w t h a t G W E i s u n d e r g o i n g m a j o r s t r u c t u r a l c h a n g e s : 1. P r i v a t e s e c t o r a c t o r s n o w h a v e t h e c a p a b i l i t y t o c a r r y o u t f a r m o r e t h a n i n t h e p a s t. 2. P u b l i c - s e c t o r f u n d i n g s o u r c e s a r e u n d e r s o m e p r e s s u r e b e c a u s e o f t h e c o n s e q u e n c e s o f t h e e c o n o m i c c r i s i s o v e r t h e p a s t d e c a d e. 3. T h e s o c i e t a l n e e d f o r m o r e a c c u r a t e a n d r e l i a b l e w e a t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n i s g r o w i n g f a s t a s p o p u l a t i o n d e n s i t y i n c r e a s e s a n d c l i m a t e c h a n g e i s t a k i n g p l a c e ; n o w h e r e i s t h i s n e e d m o r e a c u t e l y f e l t t h a n i n l o w a n d m i d d l e - i n c o m e c o u n t r i e s. 4. T h e s c i e n c e a n d t e c h n o l o g y o f t h e G W E i s a l s o a d v a n c i n g r a p i d l y p r o v i d i n g t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o s a t i s f y s o c i e t a l n e e d s. 5. T h e G W E h a s f o r d e c a d e s b e e n o n e o f i n t e r t w i n e d c o n t r i b u t i o n s f r o m t h e p u b l i c a n d p r i v a t e s e c t o r s b u t n o t i n a n o r g a n i z e d a n d c o n s c i o u s m a n n e r w i t h s o m e e x c e p t i o n s. 6. S t r o n g c o l l a b o r a t i o n b e t w e e n P P A w i l l h e l p s t r e n g t h e n G W E a n d h e n c e h e l p i n r e d u c t i o n o f l o s s e s c a u s e d b y n a t u r a l d i s a s t e r s. 5

6 IFMS' UPDATES 4 S c o p e o f t h e G W E - G F D R R W o r k s h o p T h e s c o p e o f t h i s S e m i n a r w a s t o d i s c u s s t h e f o l l o w i n g i s s u e s i n a n e n v i r o n m e n t w h e r e p a r t i c i p a n t s c o u l d t a l k f r e e l y a n d r e a l p r o b l e m s ( a n d o p p o r t u n i t i e s ) c o u l d b e b r o u g h t t o t h e t a b l e f o r d i s c u s s i o n a n d p o t e n t i a l r e s o l u t i o n. S p e c i f i c i s s u e s t h a t w e r e t o b e d i s c u s s e d i n c l u d e d : 1. W h a t i s t h e o p t i m u m i n v e s t m e n t i n t h e p u b l i c s e c t o r N M H S s p a r t i c u l a r l y i n l o w a n d m i d d l e - i n c o m e c o u n t r i e s? 2. A r e t h e r e s o c i o - e c o n o m i c a d v a n t a g e s i f t h e p r i v a t e s e c t o r a s s u m e s a g r e a t e r o p e r a t i o n a l r o l e? 3. W h a t b u s i n e s s m o d e l s o f p r i v a t e s e c t o r e n g a g e m e n t i n t h e s e c t o r c a n b e s u s t a i n a b l e? 4. H o w c o u l d m o r e c l e a r l y d e f i n e d a n d a g r e e d r o l e s a n d r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s f o r t h e p u b l i c a n d p r i v a t e s e c t o r s b e u s e d t o e n h a n c e t h e c a p a c i t y o f t h e G W E t o d e l i v e r o n t h e s u s t a i n a b l e d e v e l o p m e n t g o a l s? 5. I s t h e G W E u t i l i z i n g t h e a v a i l a b l e i n n o v a t i v e t e c h n o l o g i e s e f f e c t i v e l y? 6. W h a t a r e t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e s a n d p o t e n t i a l t h r e a t s o f p r i v a t e s e c t o r p r o v i s i o n a n d s h a r i n g o f g l o b a l d a t a? T h e g r o w t h o f G W E b y a f a c t o r o f t e n o v e r t h e n e x t d e c a d e t o i n c r e a s e i t s e f f e c t i v e n e s s a n d m a x i m i z e i t s b e n e f i t s t o s o c i e t y i s e n v i s a g e d b y t h e o r g a n i z e r s o f t h e W o r k s h o p. T h e b a s i s f o r a 1 0 x 1 0 g r o w t h ( f a c t o r o f t e n i n s i z e o v e r t h e n e x t t e n y e a r s ) a r i s e s f r o m a v a r i e t y o f q u a n t i t a t i v e a n d q u a l i t a t i v e p r o j e c t i o n s o f r e c e n t g r o w t h t r e n d s i n t h e G W E a n d i n t h e a v e n u e s e n a b l i n g t h e g r o w t h a s p r e v i o u s l y l i s t e d. 5 W o r k s h o p P a r t i c i p a n t s a n d M e t h o d o l o g y A p p r o x i m a t e l y 8 0 k e y i n d i v i d u a l s p a r t i c i p a t e d r e p r e s e n t i n g W M O, W B, H M E I, I F M S, A M S, E M S, N H M S s o f s o m e a d v a n c e d c o u n t r i e s, i n t e r n a t i o n a l p l a y e r s s u c h a s E C M W F ; w e a t h e r s e r v i c e c o m p a n i e s s u c h a s I B M, W e a t h e r N e w s, P a n a s o n i c, A c c u W e a t h e r, M e t e o G r o u p ; m e t e o r o l o g i c a l t e c h n o l o g y c o m p a n i e s s u c h a s H a r r i s, S p i r e, V a i s a l a, C r a y, e t c. T h e e v e n t w a s h e l d a t t h e M a r r i o t t H o t e l n e a r t h e W o r l d B a n k H e a d q u a r t e r s. G F D R R p r e p a r e d a n d d i s t r i b u t e d t h e s c o p i n g d o c u m e n t s t o p a r t i c i p a n t s p r i o r t o t h e m e e t i n g t o s e t t h e t o n e f o r t h e d i s c u s s i o n. M o s t o f t h e m e e t i n g w a s i n d i s c u s s i o n m o d e w i t h i n t r o d u c t o r y p o i n t s b e i n g p r e s e n t e d b y C o n v e n e r s : W i l l i a m H o o k e, A l a n T h o r p e a n d D a v i d R o g e r s a n d a t t e n d e e s g e t t i n g o p p o r t u n i t y t o p r o v i d e c o m m e n t s. 6 E x p e c t e d R e s u l t s T h e e x p e c t e d R e s u l t s i n c l u d e d, b u t n o t l i m i t e d t o : 1. A b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f, a n d p o t e n t i a l f i n a n c i n g m o d e l s f o r a c c e s s t o, p r i v a t e s e c t o r d a t a s e r v i c e s i n s u p p o r t o f g l o b a l N W P ; 2. G u i d a n c e o n f u t u r e s t r a t e g i c i n v e s t m e n t s o f W B G i n G W E ; 3. B e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f h o w t h e G W E i s l i n k e d t o S D G s ( S u s t a i n a b l e D e v e l o p m e n t G o a l s ) a t t h e n a t i o n a l l e v e l ; 4. A f r a m e w o r k f o r p o t e n t i a l i n v e s t m e n t i n g l o b a l c e n t r e s t o s u p p o r t c o m m o n g l o b a l, r e g i o n a l a n d n a t i o n a l p u b l i c g o o d s ; 5. A b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e r o l e s a n d r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s o f t h e p u b l i c s e c t o r a n d p r i v a t e s e c t o r i n t h e d e l i v e r y o f s e r v i c e s. I t w a s e x p e c t e d t h a t a f a c i l i t a t e d o p e n d i a l o g u e b e t w e e n t h e m a i n p a r t i e s w o u l d l e a d t o i m p r o v e d w o r k i n g a r r a n g e m e n t s t h a t w i l l b e n e f i t t h e e n t i r e G W E a n d h e l p i n c r e a s e o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r c o l l a b o r a t i o n a n d c o o p e r a t i o n. I t w a s a l s o e x p e c t e d t h a t t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s w o u l d a g r e e u p o n p r i o r i t y a c t i v i t i e s, w h i c h w o u l d l e a d t o t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f a m o r e e f f i c i e n t a n d e q u i t a b l e G W E. 6

7 IFMS' UPDATES 7 R e q u i r e d F o l l o w - u p I n o r d e r t o f a c i l i t a t e f u t u r e i n t e r a c t i o n a n d c h a r t a c o u r s e t o e n s u r e t h i s c o l l a b o r a t i o n b e c o m e s a r e a l i t y, a w o r k i n g g r o u p W e a t h e r E n t e r p r i s e L i a i s o n C o m m i s s i o n ( W E L C ) i s r e q u i r e d w h i c h w i l l f i r s t d e f i n e f o c u s e d i s s u e s a n d p r o b l e m s a n d t h e n h a v e f o c u s e d m e e t i n g s o n s p e c i f i c i s s u e s a n d p r o b l e m s. T h i s g r o u p s h o u l d n o t b e l a r g e r t h a n 1 5 p e r s o n s s e l e c t e d f r o m v a r i o u s s e c t o r s o f G W E a n d o r g a n i z a t i o n s s u c h a s W M O, W B, H M E I a n d I F M S. S u b j e c t t o t h e a p p r o v a l o f t h e I F M S C o u n c i l a n d a v a i l a b i l i t y o f f u n d i n g f r o m W B G a n d W M O, I F M S, a s a n e u t r a l b o d y h a v i n g m e m b e r s f r o m a l l t h r e e s e c t o r s, s h o u l d b e p r e p a r e d t o h o s t W E L C. A f o l l o w u p m e e t i n g w a s h e l d b y W M O w h i c h w a s f a c i l i t a t e d b y A M S o n b e h a l f o f I F M S i n i t s A n n u a l C o n f e r e n c e i n J a n u a r y, I t s s u m m a r y w i l l b e m a d e a v a i l a b l e s h o r t l y b y W M O. A n o t h e r s u c h m e e t i n g i s p l a n n e d b y W M O f o r I n t e r M e t C o n f e r e n c e i n S i n g a p o r e i n A p r i l T h e n e x t o p p o r t u n i t y a f t e r t h a t w i l l b e a v a i l a b l e i n S e p t e m b e r d u r i n g t h e 5 t h B i a n n u a l M e e t i n g o f I F M S a l o n g w i t h E u r o p e a n M e t e o r o l o g i c a l S o c i e t y s A n n u a l M e e t i n g. A s u m m a r y o f c o m m e n t s h a s b e e n p r e p a r e d b y t h e W B G a n d i s a v a i l a b l e o n t h e I F M S s i t e. 8 C o n c l u s i o n s T h e s c i e n t i f i c p r o g r e s s a c h i e v e d b y P P A s e c t o r s i n t h e p a s t i s i m p r e s s i v e b u t i t s f u l l i m p a c t i s n o t b e i n g a c h i e v e d d u e t o i n s u f f i c i e n t c o l l a b o r a t i o n b e t w e e n t h e t h r e e s e c t o r s. I n a d d i t i o n, a n y c u r r e n t a c h i e v e m e n t s i m p l e m e n t e d i n a d v a n c e d c o u n t r i e s a r e n o t r e a c h i n g t h e L e a s t D e v e l o p e d a n d s o m e D e v e l o p i n g c o u n t r i e s. B e t t e r i m p a c t c a n b e a c h i e v e d o n l y b y a c t i v e c o l l a b o r a t i o n b e t w e e n t h e s e t h r e e s e c t o r s a s w e l l a s b e t w e e n c o u n t r i e s. W i t h o u t t h i s a c t i v e c o l l a b o r a t i o n i n a s y s t e m a t i c a l l y o r c h e s t r a t e d m a n n e r, G W E m a y h a v e d e t r i m e n t a l c o n s e q u e n c e s d u e t o c o m p e t i t i o n b e t w e e n t h e p u b l i c a n d p r i v a t e s e c t o r i n s t e a d o f t h e m u t u a l c o - o p e r a t i o n t h a t w o u l d a l l o w g r o w t h t o t a k e p l a c e a n d f o r s o c i e t y t o b e n e f i t f r o m t h e a n t i c i p a t e d g r o w t h. A l l o f t h e s e f a c t o r s s u g g e s t t h a t g r e a t e r e n g a g e m e n t b e t w e e n t h e p u b l i c a n d p r i v a t e s e c t o r s o f t h e G W E i s e s s e n t i a l w i t h t h e s h a r e d b e n e f i t b e i n g t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o e n a b l e t h e G W E t o g r o w s u b s t a n t i a l l y o v e r c o m i n g d e c a d e s a n d f o r t h i s g r o w t h t o b e m a n a g e d f o r t h e b e n e f i t o f a l l c o n t r i b u t o r s a n d u s e r s. T h e A g e n d a o f t h e G F D R R w a s e x t e n s i v e. H o w e v e r, o n l y s e c o n d m e e t i n g o f t h i s t y p e c a n b e c o n s i d e r e d t o b e o n l y s t a r t o f t h e d i s c u s s i o n. I n s u c h a s h o r t t i m e, j u s t t h e s u r f a c e o f t o p i c s c o u l d b e t o u c h e d. C r e a t i o n o f W E L C a n d m o r e f o c u s e d a n d d e t a i l e d m e e t i n g s w i l l b e r e q u i r e d t o a c h i e v e r e a l r e s u l t s. 7

8 IFMS' UPDATES GWE COLLABORATION IMPEDIMENTS AND SOLUTIONS D r. H a r i n d e r A h l u w a l i a, P r e s i d e n t o f I F M S 1 I n t r o d u c t i o n R e c e n t l y, W o r l d M e t e o r o l o g i c a l O r g a n i z a t i o n ( W M O ) a n d W o r l d B a n k G r o u p ( W B G ) h a v e s t a r t e d t a k i n g s e r i o u s i n t e r e s t i n p r o m o t i n g c o l l a b o r a t i o n b e t w e e n P u b l i c, P r i v a t e a n d A c a d e m i c ( P P A ) S e c t o r s t o s t r e n g t h e n t h e G l o b a l W e a t h e r E n t e r p r i s e ( G W E ). V a r i o u s e v e n t s a r e t a k i n g p l a c e t o d i s c u s s w a y s t o s t r e n g t h e n t h i s c o l l a b o r a t i o n. T h e p u r p o s e o f t h i s a r t i c l e i s t o s u m m a r i z e s o m e o f t h e i m p e d i m e n t s a n d s o l u t i o n s w i t h m o r e d e t a i l e d i n f o r m a t i o n p r e s e n t e d i n t h e R e p o r t G W E C o l l a b o r a t i o n I m p e d i m e n t s a n d S o l u t i o n s w h i c h r e a d e r i s e n c o u r a g e d t o r e a d t o u n d e r s t a n d t h e p o i n t s i n t h i s s u m m a r y a r t i c l e. 2 B a c k g r o u n d I n W W O S C C o n f e r e n c e i n M o n t r e a l, C a n a d a o n A u g u s t 1 9 a n d 2 0, , W M O o r g a n i z e d t h r e e P a n e l s w i t h t h e a s s i s t a n c e o f t h e C a n a d i a n M e t e o r o l o g i c a l a n d O c e a n o g r a p h i c S o c i e t y ( C M O S ) a n d t h e A m e r i c a n M e t e o r o l o g i c a l S o c i e t y ( A M S ). T h e s e n i o r p e o p l e f r o m t h r e e s e c t o r s c a m e t o g e t h e r t o f o r m t h r e e p a n e l s : P a n e l 1 : W e a t h e r S e r v i c e s I n f r a s t r u c t u r e : S u s t a i n i n g w h a t w e h a v e a n d b u i l d i n g f o r t o m o r r o w P a n e l 2 : W e a t h e r S e r v i c e s P r e s e n t S t a t u s, T r e n d s, a n d I n n o v a t i o n s P a n e l 3 : E n h a n c i n g W e a t h e r C o m m u n i t y C o l l a b o r a t i o n t o M e e t S h a r e d G o a l s f o r t h e W e a t h e r E n t e r p r i s e. T h i s e v e n t r e s u l t e d i n a R e p o r t a s a n i n p u t t o t h e W M O s C o n g r e s s a n d a d e t a i l e d r e p o r t w h i c h i s a v a i l a b l e o n I F M S W e b s i t e. I n a d d i t i o n, d e c i s i o n w a s t a k e n b y m e m b e r s o c i e t i e s t o s t r e n g t h e n I F M S t o h e l p b u i l d a W e a t h e r R e a d y G l o b e. O n N o v e m b e r 2 8, , t h e G l o b a l F a c i l i t y f o r D i s a s t e r R e c o v e r y a n d R e c o n s t r u c t i o n ( G F D R R ) o f t h e W o r l d B a n k G r o u p ( W B G ) o r g a n i z e d a w o r k s h o p t o c o n t i n u e i n i t i a t i o n o f t h e s t r o n g e r c o l l a b o r a t i o n p r o c e s s b e t w e e n P P A s e c t o r s. T h e R e p o r t o f t h i s e v e n t i s a v a i l a b l e o n t h e I F M S W e b s i t e. T h e n e x t I n t e r a c t i o n w a s o r g a n i z e d b y W M O o n J a n u a r y 1 1, a t t h e A M S C o n f e r e n c e i n A u s t i n, T e x a s. M o r e i n t e r a c t i o n s a r e p l a n n e d i n A p r i l, i n I n t e r M e t S i n g a p o r e a n d S e p t e m b e r i n B u d a p e s t a t t h e I F M S M e e t i n g. 3 C o l l a b o r a t i o n I s s u e s a n d I m p e d i m e n t s T h e r e a r e a n u m b e r o f i s s u e s w h i c h c a u s e i m p e d i m e n t s i n t h e g r o w t h o f G W E. T h e l i s t o f s o m e o f t h e s e i s s u e s i s o u t l i n e d b e l o w. S u m m a r y o f e a c h i s s u e a l o n g w i t h p o t e n t i a l s o l u t i o n s a r e a l s o p r o v i d e d i n t h e f o l l o w i n g s e c t i o n s w i t h m o r e d e t a i l s b e i n g p r o v i d e d i n t h e R e p o r t m e n t i o n e d i n t h e I n t r o d u c t i o n. 1. L a c k o f p r o p e r i n f r a s t r u c t u r e i n L e a s e D e v e l o p e d C o u n t r i e s ( L D C s ) 2. N o n - A v a i l a b i l i t y o f d a t a c o l l e c t e d b y N H M S t o p r i v a t e s e c t o r 3. F r a g m e n t e d D a t a C o l l e c t i o n 4. E x i s t e n c e o f C o m m e r c i a l w i n g s o f N H M S s. 5. G o v e r n m e n t s f e e l i n g t h r e a t f r o m P r i v a t e S e c t o r 6. D i f f i c u l t y o f c o o r d i n a t i o n o f w o r k o f t h r e e ( P P A ) s e c t o r s 7. P r i v a t e S e c t o r i n v o l v e m e n t i n L e a s t D e v e l o p e d a n d D e v e l o p i n g C o u n t r i e s 8. L e g i s l a t i v e I s s u e s a n d A t t i t u d e o f G o v e r n m e n t s 9. B u d g e t A l l o c a t i o n s b y N a t i o n a l G o v e r n m e n t s 1 0. P u b l i c E d u c a t i o n L a c k o f p r o p e r i n f r a s t r u c t u r e I n m a n y l e a s t d e v e l o p e d c o u n t r i e s ( L D C s ) t h e r e i s v e r y l i t t l e i n f r a s t r u c t u r e a n d i n m a n y d e v e l o p i n g c o u n t r i e s t h e r e i s d e f i c i e n t i n f r a s t r u c t u r e. F o r q u a l i t y w e a t h e r f o r e c a s t i n g, d a t a i s r e q u i r e d f r o m a l l p a r t s o f t h e w o r l d. A s s i s t a n c e o f W M O a n d W B G i s r e q u i r e d a n d w h a t e v e r f u n d s a r e p r o v i d e d t o b o r r o w i n g c o u n t r i e s m u s t b e s t r i c t l y m o n i t o r e d t o e n s u r e t h a t t h e r e s u l t s a r e o b t a i n e d. I n a d d i t i o n, p r i v a t e s e c t o r s h o u l d b e e n c o u r a g e d t o g e t i n v o l v e d a n d t h e i r i n v e s t m e n t m u s t b e p r o t e c t e d b y p o s s i b l y W B G a n d W M O. 8

9 IFMS' UPDATES 3. 2 N o n - A v a i l a b i l i t y o f d a t a c o l l e c t e d b y N H M S t o p r i v a t e s e c t o r T h e N H M S s o f m o s t c o u n t r i e s d o n o t w a n t t o s h a r e t h e i r c o l l e c t e d d a t a b e c a u s e t h e y f e e l t h a t t h i s d a t a i s c o l l e c t e d w i t h T a x P a y e r s m o n e y a n d i t c a n n o t b e p r o v i d e d f r e e t o P r i v a t e S e c t o r u s e r s t o m a k e p r o f i t. H o w e v e r, t h e w a y w e s e e t h e r e a l i t y i s t h a t t h i s u n - d e p l e t a b l e g o l d m i n e o f d a t a i f m i n e d / u s e d b y a l a r g e n u m b e r o f u s e r s, w i l l p r o d u c e m a x i m u m v a l u e f o r t h e S o c i e t y a t l a r g e w h i c h t h e G W E i s s u p p o s e d t o s e r v e. W M O s h o u l d e n c o u r a g e t h e s e c o u n t r i e s t o s h a r e d a t a w h i c h c a n b e v e r y b e n e f i c i a l f o r t h e s o c i e t y a t l a r g e F r a g m e n t e d D a t a C o l l e c t i o n I n a g i v e n c o u n t r y s y s t e m s a r e i n s t a l l e d b y v a r i o u s t y p e s o f u s e r s e v e n w i t h i n t h e G o v e r n m e n t e. g. s y s t e m s a r e i n s t a l l e d b y N a t i o n a l H y d r o - M e t e o r o l o g i c a l S e r v i c e, F o r e s t r y D e p a r t m e n t s, P r o v i n c i a l G o v e r n m e n t s, P o w e r G e n e r a t i o n c o m p a n i e s, e t c. B u t d a t a i s n o t s h a r e d. S e r i o u s e f f o r t i s r e q u i r e d t o c r e a t e n e t w o r k o f n e t w o r k s a n d t o c o n v i n c e a l l p l a y e r s t o s h a r e d a t a. P r i v a t e S e c t o r n e t w o r k s s h o u l d a l s o b e m a d e a p a r t o f t h i s n e t w o r k o f n e t w o r k s t h r o u g h s e r i o u s n e g o t i a t i o n s E x i s t e n c e o f C o m m e r c i a l w i n g s o f N H M S s. S o m e c o u n t r i e s h a v e N H M S s w h i c h a l s o h a v e c o m m e r c i a l c o u n t e r p a r t. T h e r e f o r e, t h e y c o m p e t e w i t h t h e P r i v a t e S e c t o r i n t h o s e c o u n t r i e s c r e a t i n g u n e v e n p l a y i n g f i e l d f o r t h e P r i v a t e S e c t o r ( a s c o m p a r e d t o t h e c o u n t r i e s w h e r e N H M S s s h a r e d a t a ), a n d h e n c e c r e a t i n g t e n s i o n b e t w e e n t h e P u b l i c a n d P r i v a t e s e c t o r s. I t i s a v e r y d i f f i c u l t i s s u e t o r e s o l v e b e c a u s e s o m e o f t h e s e N M H S s h a v e b e e n p r o v i d i n g s u c h s e r v i c e s a n d p r o d u c t s f o r a l o n g t i m e. I t w i l l r e q u i r e a l o t o f c o n v i n c i n g t o a c h i e v e a n y p r o g r e s s F e e l i n g o f T h r e a t f r o m P r i v a t e S e c t o r S o m e N M H S s f e e l a d v e r s a r i a l r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h t h e P r i v a t e S e c t o r a n d f e e l t h a t a s t r o n g P r i v a t e S e c t o r w i l l b e a t h r e a t t o t h e i r e x i s t e n c e. R e c e n t l y, s o m e N H M S s h a v e c o m p l a i n e d t o W M O a b o u t s o m e P r i v a t e c o m p a n i e s e s p e c i a l l y f r o m U S p r o v i d i n g s e r v i c e s t o t h e u s e r s i n t h e i r c o u n t r i e s. T h i s n e e d s t o b e r e s o l v e d t h r o u g h d i s c u s s i o n s a n d r a t i o n a l t h i n k i n g k e e p i n g t h e b e t t e r m e n t a n d p r o g r e s s o f t h e G W E i n t h e f o r e f r o n t. T h e s t a b i l i t y p r o v i d e d b y N H M S f o r a g i v e n c o u n t r y c a n n o t b e j e o p a r d i z e d. H o w e v e r, t h e u s e r s n e e d s e r v i c e a n d i f i t i s n o t b e i n g p r o v i d e d b y t h e N M H S, t h e n t h e y s h o u l d a l l o w t h e s e c o m p a n i e s t o s e r v e c l i e n t s D i f f i c u l t y o f c o o r d i n a t i o n o f w o r k o f t h r e e ( P P A ) s e c t o r s F i r s t o f a l l, t h e r e i s a d i f f i c u l t y i n g e t t i n g t h e t h r e e s e c t o r s t o a g r e e o n t h e r u l e s o f t h i s e n g a g e m e n t a n d t h e n h o w t o i m p l e m e n t t h e r e s u l t i n g a g r e e m e n t s i s, t o s a y t h e l e a s t, i s n o t a n e a s y t a s k. W e h a v e o u t l i n e d s o m e p o t e n t i a l s t e p s t o p r o m o t e c o l l a b o r a t i o n b e t w e e n P P A i n S e c t i o n 4 o f t h i s a r t i c l e w h e r e t h e p r o b l e m s a n d o p p o r t u n i t i e s h a v e b e e n d i s c u s s e d. I n v o l v e m e n t o f A c a d e m i c S e c t o r w i t h N H M S s i s h a p p e n i n g i n m a n y c o u n t r i e s, W M O a l s o d e a l s w i t h s o m e A c a d e m i c S e c t o r. M o r e t h o u g h t i s r e q u i r e d o n s t r o n g l y i n v o l v i n g A c a d e m i c S e c t o r w i t h t h e s e o r g a n i z a t i o n s a n d e s p e c i a l l y w i t h t h e P r i v a t e S e c t o r P r i v a t e S e c t o r i n v o l v e m e n t i n L D C & D e v e l o p i n g C o u n t r i e s S o m e U S P r i v a t e S e c t o r c o m p a n i e s h a v e t r i e d t o f u l f i l l t h e n e e d s o f c e r t a i n c o u n t r i e s t o a s m a l l e x t e n t b u t h a v e m e t r e s i s t a n c e f r o m l o c a l N H M S s. O n e a t t e n d e e i n t h e G F D R R m e e t i n g o n N o v e m b e r 2 8, ( r e f e r r e d t o i n t h e B a c k g r o u n d s e c t i o n 3 ) e v e n c o m p l a i n e d t h a t t h e y w e r e w a r n e d t h a t t h e c o m p a n y c o u l d b e c h a r g e d f o r b r e a k i n g l o c a l l a w. T h e s o l u t i o n w i l l r e q u i r e i n t e r v e n t i o n a t t h e h i g h e r G o v e r n m e n t l e v e l a n d n o t j u s t N H M S o f t h e c o u n t r y. A V a l u e P r o p o s i t i o n s h o w i n g t h e b e n e f i t s t o t h e c o u n t r y n e e d s t o b e p r e p a r e d t o s h o w t h a t t h i s k i n d o f a s s i s t a n c e f r o m t h e P r i v a t e S e c t o r ( P S ) c o m p a n i e s c a n h a v e a s t r o n g i m p a c t o n t h e i r l o c a l e c o n o m y a n d s a f e t y o f l i f e. 9

10 IFMS' UPDATES 3. 8 L e g i s l a t i v e I s s u e s a n d A t t i t u d e o f G o v e r n m e n t s C e r t a i n l e g i s l a t i o n s i n m o s t c o u n t r i e s w e r e d e v e l o p e d t o p r o t e c t t h e i r N H M S s r a t h e r t h a n f o r t h e b e t t e r m e n t o f t h e n a t i o n a n d i t s c i t i z e n s. B y v i r t u e o f t h e n e w r e a l i z a t i o n t h a t t h e e f f e c t s o f t h e G l o b a l W a r m i n g a n d i t s r e l a t e d e v e n t s a n d d i s a s t e r s c a n n o t b e s o l v e d b y a n y s i n g l e n a t i o n o r e n t i t y o u t o f t h e P P A e n s e m b l e, t h e r e i s m o r e a w a r e n e s s t o p r o m o t e c o l l a b o r a t i o n b e t w e e n t h e s e t h r e e s e c t o r s. N o w t h a t t h e v e n e r a b l e o r g a n i z a t i o n s l i k e W M O, W B G a s w e l l a s I F M S h a v e t a k e n u p t h e j o b t o d e v e l o p a n d i m p l e m e n t t h i s c o l l a b o r a t i o n, t h e r e i s a n e e d t o e d u c a t e n o t o n l y N H M S s a n d N H M S o c s b u t a l s o t h e N a t i o n a l G o v e r n m e n t s a b o u t t h e v i r t u e s o f t h i s c o l l a b o r a t i o n B u d g e t A l l o c a t i o n s b y N a t i o n a l G o v e r n m e n t s T h e v a l u e o f a c c u r a t e l o c a l w e a t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n t o m i t i g a t e a v o i d a b l e l o s s o f l i f e a n d d a m a g e t o p r o p e r t y i s n o t u n d e r s t o o d b y m o s t g o v e r n m e n t s. I f t h e y d i d, t h e y w o u l d p a y m o r e a t t e n t i o n t o b u i l d i n g n a t i o n a l c a p a c i t y t o w i t h s t a n d t h e e f f e c t s o f d i s a s t e r s a n d m i n i m i z e t h e i r e f f e c t i n t e r m s o f l o s s o f l i f e a n d p r o p e r t y. W e n e e d t o p r o v e t o v a r i o u s g o v e r n m e n t s t h e v a l u e o f t h i s i n v e s t m e n t i n i n f r a s t r u c t u r e a n d t r a i n i n g b y c o m p a r i n g i t w i t h t h e l o s s o f l i f e a n d c o s t o f p r o p e r t y c a u s e d b y t h e s e d i s a s t e r s. A s t a n d a r d V a l u e P r o p o s i t i o n s h o w i n g t h e v a l u e o f i n v e s t m e n t i n d i s a s t e r f o r e c a s t i n g a n d m a n a g e m e n t w o u l d b e v e r y h e l p f u l P u b l i c E d u c a t i o n S i n c e p o l i t i c i a n s a r e a c c o u n t a b l e t o t h e p u b l i c n e e d s, p u b l i c n e e d s t o b e e d u c a t e d ( m a d e a w a r e ) t o s t r o n g l y s u p p o r t t h e n e e d f o r i m p r o v e d w e a t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n t o p o l i t i c i a n s s o t h a t t h e y m a k e a d e q u a t e i n v e s t m e n t i n d i s a s t e r m a n a g e m e n t i n f r a s t r u c t u r e a n d d e v e l o p m e n t o f r e l a t e d s c i e n c e s. P u b l i c E d u c a t i o n c a n o n l y b e a c h i e v e d t h r o u g h i n t e r e s t i n g a n d i n f o r m a t i v e p r o g r a m s w h i c h n e e d t o b e s p o n s o r e d b y W M O a n d W B a s p r o m o t i o n a l a c t i v i t y t o e d u c a t e t h e p u b l i c. T h i s c a n t a k e t h e f o r m o f q u a l i t y T V P r o g r a m s a n d v i d e o s p r o v i n g t h e v a l u e o f h a v i n g t h e r i g h t i n f r a s t r u c t u r e a n d r i g h t e d u c a t i o n a n d c a p a c i t y t o m a n a g e d i s a s t e r s. N H M S s a n d N H M S o c s s h o u l d c o o p e r a t e t o p r o d u c e p u b l i c e d u c a t i o n l e c t u r e s a n d s e m i n a r s a n d o r g a n i z e t h e i r p r e s e n t a t i o n i n t h e m o s t e f f e c t i v e w a y. 4 A c t i v i t i e s R e q u i r e d f o r p r o m o t i n g C o l l a b o r a t i o n F o l l o w i n g a r e s o m e o f t h e a c t i v i t i e s r e q u i r e d t o a c h i e v e t h e p r o p o s e d m i s s i o n. 1. C r e a t e a W E L C ( W e a t h e r E n t e r p r i s e L i a i s o n C o m m i s s i o n ) a n d f i n d i t a h o m e. S u b j e c t t o t h e a p p r o v a l o f i t s C o u n c i l, t h e I F M S w o u l d w e l c o m e t o h a v e t h i s C o m m i s s i o n a s a p a r t o f i t s a c t i v i t i e s a s l o n g a s i t s o p e r a t i o n s a r e f i n a n c e d b y W M O / W B G a n d a n y o t h e r i n t e r e s t e d p a r t i e s. 2. W E L C t o d e f i n e i t s a c t i v i t i e s i n c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h W M O, W B G, H M E I a n d I F M S. 3. E x e c u t e t h e a c t i v i t i e s d e f i n e d a b o v e. 5 C o o r d i n a t i o n o f A i d p r o v i d e d b y d i f f e r e n t E n t i t i e s I t i s o b s e r v e d t h a t i n a d d i t i o n t o W B G a n d W M O p r o v i d i n g a s s i s t a n c e i n t e r m s o f a d v i c e a n d f i n a n c i n g, m a n y N a t i o n a l A i d A g e n c i e s o f a d v a n c e d n a t i o n s a l s o i n v e s t m o n e y i n b u i l d i n g c a p a c i t y i n d e v e l o p i n g n a t i o n s. E v e n U C A R ( U n i v e r s i t y C o r p o r a t i o n o f A t m o s p h e r i c S c i e n c e s ) p r o v i d e s a i d t o s o m e c o u n t r i e s f o r t r a i n i n g, e t c. 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11 IFMS' UPDATES 6 C o n c l u s i o n s 1 T h e s o c i e t a l n e e d f o r m o r e a c c u r a t e a n d r e l i a b l e w e a t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n i s g r o w i n g f a s t a s p o p u l a t i o n d e n s i t y i n c r e a s e s a n d c l i m a t e c h a n g e i s t a k i n g p l a c e ; n o w h e r e i s t h i s n e e d m o r e a c u t e l y f e l t t h a n i n l o w - a n d m i d d l e - i n c o m e c o u n t r i e s. 2 T h e G W E c o n s i s t s o f P u b l i c, P r i v a t e a n d A c a d e m i c ( P P A ) s e c t o r s a n d a l l t h r e e o f t h e m s h a r e a c o m m o n v i s i o n t o s u p p o r t s a f e t y o f l i f e a n d p r o p e r t y a n d t o p r o m o t e e c o n o m i c d e v e l o p m e n t e v e r y w h e r e. 3 T h i s v i s i o n i s g r e a t l y s u p p o r t e d b y a d v a n c i n g s c i e n c e a n d t e c h n o l o g y ( S & T ). H o w e v e r, t h e b e n e f i t s o f s i g n i f i c a n t i n v e s t m e n t i n t h e a d v a n c e d e c o n o m i e s a r e n o t r e a c h i n g t h e l e a s t d e v e l o p e d c o u n t r i e s ( L D C s ) a n d S m a l l I s l a n d D e v e l o p i n g S t a t e s ( S I D S ) e f f e c t i v e l y a n d e f f i c i e n t l y. 4 W h i l e t h e G W E h a s b e e n s u c c e s s f u l i n d e l i v e r i n g i n c r e a s i n g q u a l i t y w e a t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t h e l p s s a v e l i v e s a n d p r o p e r t y, i t s p r o g r e s s f a c e s s o m e i m p e d i m e n t s w h i c h a r e l i s t e d i n t h i s d o c u m e n t a n d t h e y n e e d t o b e s t u d i e d a n d r e s o l v e d. 5 I t i s i m p o r t a n t t o i m p r o v e c o l l a b o r a t i o n a n d b u i l d t r u s t w i t h i n G W E. A n y l a c k o f c l a r i t y i n t h e r e s p e c t i v e r o l e s a n d r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s o f t h e d i f f e r e n t a c t o r s w o u l d c o n t r i b u t e t o m i s t r u s t w h i c h c o u l d r e s u l t i n d e s t r u c t i v e c o m p e t i t i o n r a t h e r t h a n c o l l a b o r a t i o n, t h u s a d v e r s e l y a f f e c t i n g G W E. 6 T h e c o l l a b o r a t i o n s h o u l d b e i n d e v e l o p m e n t o f s c i e n c e a n d i n f r a s t r u c t u r e, t h e i r i m p l e m e n t a t i o n a n d c o m m e r c i a l i z a t i o n. 7 U p t o n o w, t h e a c t i o n t o s t r e n g t h e n G W E h a s b e e n t o o s l o w a n d i t n e e d s t o b e a c c e l e r a t e d. T h e W W O S C C o n f e r e n c e o f W M O, w a s t h e f i r s t c o n s o l i d a t e d o p p o r t u n i t y t o d i s c u s s G W E a n d a R e p o r t o f t h e t h r e e P a n e l s a s w e l l a s t h e t r a n s c r i p t s o f t h e s p e e c h e s w e r e p r o d u c e d. S o m e o f t h e i d e a s g e n e r a t e d i n t h o s e p a n e l s w e r e i n c l u d e d i n t h e W M O C o n g r e s s i n I F M S w a s r e e n e r g i z e d t o s t r e n g t h e n c o l l a b o r a t i o n b e t w e e n m e t e o r o l o g i c a l s o c i e t i e s a n d t h e i r c o n s t i t u e n t s - P P A S e c t o r s. 8 T h e G W E n e e d s t o a c t m u c h m o r e q u i c k l y a n d t h e N o v e m b e r 2 8, W o r k s h o p o r g a n i z e d b y G F D R R o f W B G g a v e a s t r o n g b o o s t t o t h e a c t i o n r e q u i r e d o n t h i s f r o n t. T h e f o l l o w u p m e e t i n g s a t A M S C o n f e r e n c e i n A u s t i n ( J a n u a r y 1 1, ) a n d p r o p o s e d m e e t i n g s a t I n t e r M E T A s i a ( A p r i l , ) i n S i n g a p o r e a n d I F M S M e e t i n g # 5 ( S e p t e m b e r 5-6, ) i n B u d a p e s t H u n g a r y w i l l g i v e f u r t h e r b o o s t t o t h e i d e a. 9 H o w e v e r, i t i s i m p o r t a n t t o f o r m a W E L C a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e t o c o n d u c t t h e s e a c t i v i t i e s i n a m o r e o r g a n i z e d m a n n e r w i t h w e l l t h o u g h t o u t t o p i c s o f d i s c u s s i o n. 1 0 T h e a c t i v i t i e s t o b e c a r r i e d o u t b y W E L C n e e d t o b e l a i d o u t a n d s o m e o f t h e t o p i c s o f d i s c u s s i o n a r e o u t l i n e d i n t h i s d o c u m e n t. 1 1 I n o r d e r t o r e m o v e t h e i m p e d i m e n t s o n t h e w a y o f G W E s d e v e l o p m e n t, a c t i o n i s r e q u i r e d f r o m W M O, W B G, N H M S s a n d N a t i o n a l G o v e r n m e n t s a n d e v e n U n i t e d N a t i o n s. 1 2 T h e W M O c o m m i t t e d i t s e l f t o a c c e l e r a t e i t s p r o c e s s t o d e v e l o p a r e s o l u t i o n f o r t h e W M O C o n g r e s s i n o n t h e b e t t e r i n t e g r a t i o n a n d c o l l a b o r a t i o n o f t h e p u b l i c, p r i v a t e a n d a c a d e m i c ( P P A ) s e c t o r s t h a t c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e G W E. W E L C c o u l d a s s i s t W M O i n a m a j o r w a y o n t h i s e n d e a v o r. 1 3 T h i s a c t i v i t y r e q u i r e s f i n a n c i n g w h i c h n e e d s t o b e c o m m i t t e d b y W M O, W B G a n d o t h e r o r g a n i z a t i o n s w h i c h a r e i n v o l v e d i n C a p a c i t y B u i l d i n g a g a i n s t n a t u r a l d i s a s t e r s c a u s e d b y G l o b a l W a r m i n g. 1 4 I n o r d e r t o m a k e d a t a a c c e s s a n d i t s e x c h a n g e p o s s i b l e f o r b o t h p u b l i c a n d p r i v a t e s o u r c e s, r e v i e w o f W M O R e s o l u t i o n 4 0 i s r e q u i r e d. 1 5 S t r o n g e f f o r t i s r e q u i r e d f o r c r e a t i n g c o l l a b o r a t i o n b e t w e e n t h e A c a d e m i c a n d t h e P r i v a t e S e c t o r s a n d i n c r e a s i n g c o l l a b o r a t i o n b e t w e e n P u b l i c a n d A c a d e m i c S e c t o r s. 1 6 A s s t a t e d i n t h e S u m m a r y R e p o r t o f N o v e m b e r 2 8, m e e t i n g o f G F D R R / W B G, B u s i n e s s m o d e l s ( a n d t h e i r r i s k s f o r d i f f e r e n t a c t o r s ) f o r s u s t a i n a b i l i t y o f p u b l i c a n d p r i v a t e d a t a s e r v i c e s a s w e l l a s c o n s e q u e n c e s o f t h e o w n e r s h i p o f d a t a n e e d t o b e e x p l o r e d a n d r e s o l v e d. 1 1

12 MEMBERS' UPDATES (REGION I) T A N Z A N I A N M E T E O R O L O G I C A L S O C I E T Y INTRODUCTION T a n z a n i a n M e t e o r o l o g i c a l S o c i e t y ( T M S ) i s a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n t h a t a i m s t o d e v e l o p, a d v a n c e, p r o m o t e a n d d i s s e m i n a t e t h e s c i e n t i f i c k n o w l e d g e a n d p r o f e s s i o n o f m e t e o r o l o g y, h y d r o l o g y a n d o t h e r r e l a t e d f i e l d s i n a l l i t s p h a s e s a n d a p p l i c a t i o n i n T a n z a n i a. S i n c e e a r l y t h e T a n z a n i a M e t e o r o l o g i c a l S o c i e t y s e f f o r t s h a v e i n c l u d e d s e n s i t i z i n g a n d r e c r u i t i n g m o r e m e m b e r s, e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f t h e T M S A c a d e m i c E x c e l l e n c y A w a r d, p r o m o t i n g R e s e a r c h a n d C l i m a t e C h a n g e A w a r e n e s s t o S e c o n d a r y s c h o o l s t u d e n t s a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y, a n d e n h a n c i n g p a r t i c i p a t i o n o f T M S M e m b e r s i n t e a c h i n g M e t e o r o l o g y a n d o t h e r r e l a t e d f i e l d s i n v a r i o u s i n s t i t u t i o n s i n t h e c o u n t r y. F u r t h e r m o r e T M S h a s s t a r t e d t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f i t s F i v e Y e a r S t r a t e g i c P l a n t h a t i s e x p e c t e d t o b e c o m p l e t e d e a r l y i n TMS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD O v e r a l l b e s t s t u d e n t i n B. S c. M e t e o r o l o g y a n d w i n n e r o f T M S A c a d e m i c E x c e l l e n c e A w a r d i n , M r. D a n i e l M w a g e n i ( s e c o n d f r o m l e f t s i d e h o l d i n g a c e r t i f i c a t e ) p o s i n g f o r a g r o u p p h o t o w i t h M e m b e r s o f T M S E x e c u t i v e B o a r d. F r o m l e f t s i d e i s t h e T M S P r e s i d e n t, D r. B u r u h a n i N y e n z i ; t h e t h i r d f r o m l e f t i s t h e T M S S e c r e t a r y, D r. L a d i s l a u s C h a n g a a n d n e x t t o h i m t o t h e r i g h t s i d e i s t h e T M S V i c e P r e s i d e n t, P r o f. C l a v e r y T u n g a r a z a. T h r o u g h t h e d e c i s i o n o f T M S G e n e r a l M e e t i n g h e l d i n , t h e S o c i e t y e s t a b l i s h e d T M S A c a d e m i c E x c e l l e n c y A w a r d t o b e a w a r d e d t o t h e o v e r a l l b e s t s t u d e n t i n B. S c. M e t e o r o l o g y, a n d b e s t s t u d e n t i n R e s e a r c h P r o j e c t a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f D a r e s S a l a a m ( U D S M ) a s p a r t o f a s t r a t e g y t o p r o m o t e t h e s c i e n c e o f M e t e o r o l o g y i n t h e C o u n t r y a n d R e g i o n, a n d e n c o u r a g e a n d i n s p i r e p r o f e s s i o n a l e x c e l l e n c e a m o n g t h e f r e s h g r a d u a t i n g s c i e n t i s t s. T h e p r o v i s i o n o f t h i s A w a r d e f f e c t i v e l y s t a r t e d i n , w h e n t h e O v e r a l l b e s t s t u d e n t w a s g i v e n t h e f i r s t e v e r T M S A c a d e m i c E x c e l l e n c e A w a r d. H o w e v e r, i n , a p a r t f r o m T M S A c a d e m i c E x c e l l e n c e A w a r d f o r t h e O v e r a l l B e s t s t u d e n t, t h e b e s t s t u d e n t i n R e s e a r c h p r o j e c t w i l l a l s o b e g i v e n a n A w a r d c o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h e D e c i s i o n o f T M S G e n e r a l M e e t i n g. N o v e m b e r, , T M S p r e s e n t e d t h e s e A w a r d s, b e i n g t h e s e c o n d t i m e s i n c e i t s i n t r o d u c t i o n i n T h e r e f o r e, t h i s y e a r, t h e A w a r d s w e r e p r e s e n t e d t o t h e o v e r a l l b e s t s t u d e n t i n M e t e o r o l o g y a n d t h e b e s t s t u d e n t i n R e s e a r c h P r o j e c t. T h i s i s a n o t a b l e a c h i e v e m e n t t o T M S a n d i t s m e m b e r s. RECRUITMENT OF MEMBERS A s p a r t o f i t s r e v i t a l i z a t i o n p r o g r a m m e, T M S h a s c o n t i n u e d t o r e c r u i t m o r e m e m b e r s t o t h e S o c i e t y a n d m a d e f o l l o w - u p o n c o l l e c t i o n o f a n n u a l m e m b e r s h i p f e e s t o e n s u r e t h a t m e m b e r s r e m a i n a l i v e t o t h e S o c i e t y. S t u d e n t s a n d L e c t u r e r s f r o m v a r i o u s U n i v e r s i t i e s a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y, i n c l u d i n g U n i v e r s i t y o f D a r e s S a l a a m a n d U n i v e r s i t y o f D o d o m a h a v e b e e n s e n s i t i z e d a n d s o m e h a v e j o i n e d T M S. 1 2

13 MEMBERS' UPDATES (REGION I&II) RESEARCH AND TEACHING METEOROLOGY AND OTHER RELATED FIELDS I n l i n e w i t h t h e a i m t o o f f e r p r o f e s s i o n a l a d v i c e t o i n d i v i d u a l s, o r g a n i z a t i o n s a n d i n s t i t u t i o n s o n m e t e o r o l o g i c a l a n d h y d r o l o g i c a l m a t t e r s T M S i s p r o u d o f i t s m e m b e r s w h o h a v e c o n t i n u e d t o p r o v i d e a c a d e m i c s u p p o r t a t h i g h e r l e a r n i n g i n s t i t u t i o n s, s u c h a s t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f D a r - e s - S a l a a m, u n d e r t h e a r r a n g e m e n t i n v o l v i n g t h e S o c i e t y, T a n z a n i a M e t e o r o l o g i c a l A g e n c y a n d t h e a c a d e m i c i n s t i t u t i o n s. T h e n u m b e r o f p r o f e s s i o n a l s p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n p r o m o t i n g e d u c a t i o n a n d t r a i n i n g i n m e t e o r o l o g y a n d h y d r o l o g y h a s c o n t i n u e d t o g r o w s t e a d i l y s i n c e T M S e m b a r k o n t h e r e v i t a l i z a t i o n o f t h e s e a c t i v i t i e s. I n c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h o t h e r i n s t i t u t i o n s, T M S M e m b e r s h a v e p a r t i c i p a t e d i n g i v i n g l e c t u r e s o n r e l e v a n t f i e l d s t o s t u d e n t s i n v a r i o u s P r i m a r y a n d S e c o n d a r y s c h o o l s a s p a r t o f m a k i n g s t u d e n t s u n d e r s t a n d i s s u e s p a t t e r n i n g t o c l i m a t e c h a n g e a n d i t s a s s o c i a t i o n t o m e t e o r o l o g y a n d t h e o t h e r r e l a t e d f i e l d s. M e m b e r s h a v e a l s o c o n t i n u e d t o w o r k w i t h t h e s e i n s t i t u t i o n s i n c a r r y i n g o u t r e l e v a n t r e s e a r c h w o r k. S o m e o f t h e i r w o r k h a s b e e n p r e s e n t e d i n m e e t i n g s a n d s u b m i t t e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n i n r e p u t a b l e j o u r n a l s. TMS STRATEGIC PLAN T M S h a s j u s t e m b a r k e d o n d e v e l o p i n g i t s f i v e - y e a r s t r a t e g i c p l a n a s a v e h i c l e t o e n h a n c e e f f i c i e n c y a n d e f f e c t i v e n e s s i n i t s a c t i v i t i e s g e a r e d t o w a r d s a c h i e v i n g t h e s o c i e t y s g o a l s a n d o b j e c t i v e. T h e f i n a l d r a f t o f t h e s t r a t e g y w i l l b e s u b m i t t e d f o r f u r t h e r d e l i b e r a t i o n a n d a p p r o v a l a t t h e u p c o m i n g T M S G e n e r a l M e e t i n g p l a n n e d t o b e h e l d e a r l y U P D A T E S F R O M S O C I E T Y O F H Y D R O L O G I S T S A N D M E T E O R O L O G I S T S - N E P A L ( S O H A M - N E P A L ) N e w E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e ELECTED (UNCONTESTED) NAME LIST OF 7TH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE C h a i r p e r s o n : M r. D e e p a k A r y a l V i c e C h a i r p e r s o n : M r. D e e p a k P a u d e l G e n e r a l S e c r e t a r y : M r. B i k r a m S h r e s t h a Z o o w a S e c r e t a r y : M r. B i n o d P a r a j u l i T r e a s u r e r : M r. D i n k a r K a y a s t h a M e m b e r s : M r. P r a k a s h R e g m i M r. G h a n a S h y a m G a u t a m M r. M a d h a v P r a s a d D h a k a l M r. R a j e s h S i g d e l M r. D h r u b a L o c h a n A d h i k a r i M s. M a n j u B a s i NOMINATED MEMBERS D r. D i l i p K u m a r G a u t a m D r. N a r a y a n P r a s a d C h a u l a g a i n INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE T h i r d I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e o n M o u n t a i n H y d r o l o g y a n d M e t e o r o l o g y f o r t h e S u s t a i n a b l e D e v e l o p m e n t w a s h e l d o n A p r i l i n i n K a t h m a n d u N e p a l. T h e c o n f e r e n c e w a s o r g a n i z e d b y S O H A M - N e p a l, a n d i n a s s o c i a t i o n w i t h D e p a r t m e n t o f H y d r o l o g y a n d M e t e o r o l o g y ( D H M ) a n d G o v e r n m e n t o f N e p a l ( G o N ). ( D e t a i l i n f o r m a t i o n : h t t p : / / s o h a m. o r g. n p / i n t e r n a t i o n a l - c o n f e r e n c e / ) 1 3

14 MEMBERS' UPDATES (REGION II) INDIAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY I n d i a n M e t e o r o l o g i c a l S o c i e t y ( I M S ) i s a n o t f o r p r o f i t s c i e n t i f i c p r o f e s s i o n a l s o c i e t y e n g a g e d i n t h e p r o m o t i o n o f m e t e o r o l o g y a n d a l l i e d s c i e n c e s a n d t h e i r a p p l i c a t i o n f o r s o c i e t a l b e n e f i t. T h e I M S w a s s t a r t e d i n a t N a t i o n a l S c i e n c e C o n g r e s s S e s s i o n h e l d i n K o l k a t a i n I n l a s t s i x t y y e a r s, t h e I M S h a s e m e r g e d a s a p r e m i e r s c i e n t i f i c s o c i e t y w i t h N a t i o n a l H e a d Q u a r t e r s a t N e w D e l h i a n d 3 0 c h a p t e r s s p r e a d a c r o s s a l l p a r t s o f t h e c o u n t r y. T h e s o c i e t y h a s 3, L i f e m e m b e r s d r a w n f r o m m o r e t h a n g o v e r n m e n t, a c a d e m i c, a n d r e s e a r c h i n s t i t u t i o n s, i n d u s t r y a n d c i v i l s o c i e t y. I M S h a s M o U s w i t h A m e r i c a n M e t e o r o l o g i c a l S o c i e t y ( A M S ) a n d C a n a d i a n M e t e o r o l o g i c a l O c e a n o g r a p h i c S o c i e t y ( C M O S ). T h e I M S w o r k s f o r t h e a d v a n c e m e n t o f m e t e o r o l o g y a n d a l l i e d s c i e n c e s b y o r g a n i z i n g I n t e r n a t i o n a l a n d N a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e s. R e g i o n a l W o r k s h o p s a n d s u b j e c t s p e c i f i c S e m i n a r s. W i t h v i e w t o r e c o g n i z e e x c e l l e n c e i n r e s e a r c h t h e s o c i e t y h a s i n s t i t u t e d a n u m b e r o f A w a r d s a n d c o n f e r s F e l l o w s h i p f o r o u t s t a n d i n g c o n t r i b u t i o n. T h e I M S p r o m o t e s p u b l i c a w a r e n e s s, c a r r i e s o u t c a p a c i t y b u i l d i n g a n d u n d e r t a k e s o u t r e a c h p r o g r a m m e s o n i s s u e s r e l a t e d t o w e a t h e r a n d c l i m a t e. W i t h f o c u s o n d r a w i n g b r i g h t s t u d e n t s i n t h e f i e l d m e t e o r o l o g y, t h e I M S h a s s t a r t e d S t u d e n t m e m b e r s h i p, o p e n e d C o l l e g e / U n i v e r s i t y C h a p t e r s a n d s p o n s o r s s t u d e n t p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n w o r k s h o p s / s e m i n a r s. T h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l T r o p i c a l M e t e o r o l o g y S y m p o s i u m ( I N T R O M E T ) w a s o r g a n i z e d b y t h e I n d i a n M e t e o r o l o g i c a l S o c i e t y, A h m e d a b a d C h a p t e r a n d S p a c e A p p l i c a t i o n s C e n t r e ( S A C ), I n d i a n S p a c e R e s e a r c h O r g a n i z a t i o n ( I S R O ) a t S A C c a m p u s i n A h m e d a b a d. T h e s y m p o s i u m w h i c h l a s t e d f o r f o u r d a y s f r o m N o v e m b e r 7 t h t o 1 0 t h, , w a s i n a u g u r a t e d o n 7 t h N o v e m b e r a t t h e N e w A u d i t o r i u m o f S A C i n t h e a u g u s t p r e s e n c e o f t h e C h i e f G u e s t, S h r i A S K i r a n K u m a r, C h a i r m a n, I S R O & S e c r e t a r y, D O S, G o I a n d t h e G u e s t o f H o n o u r, D r. M R a j e e v a n, S e c r e t a r y, M o E S, G o I. T h e i n a u g u r a l f u n c t i o n w a s a t t e n d e d b y m a n y o f t h e d i s t i n g u i s h e d i n v i t e e s i n c l u d i n g D r. K J R a m e s h, D G, I M D, A V M D r. A j i t T y a g i ( I M S P r e s i d e n t ), S h r i O P N C a l l a ( D i r e c t o r, I C R S ), D r. G e o r g e J o s e p h ( E x - D i r e c t o r, S A C ) D r. R. K r i s h n a n ( I I T M ) a n d P r o f. S u l o c h n a G a d g i l ( E m e r i t u s P r o f. I I S c ). I N T R O M E T g o t i t s i n t e r n a t i o n a l f l a v o r w i t h t h e p a r t i c i p a t i o n o f a b o u t 2 5 f o r e i g n d e l e g a t e s w h i c h i n c l u d e s e m i n e n t m e t e o r o l o g i s t P r o f. T N K r i s h n a m u r t i, D r. R a m e s h K a k a r ( P r o g r a m S c i e n t i s t a t N A S A - H Q ), D r. M a r k B o u r a s s a, D r. A d S t o f f l e n, P r o f. G u o s h e n g L i u, D r. U p e n d r a N S i n g h ( N A S A T e c h n i c a l F e l l o w ), D r. Z H a d d a d, D r. S v e t l a H r i s t o v a V e l e v a a n d s e v e r a l o t h e r d i g n i t a r i e s. T h e s y m p o s i u m a l s o a t t r a c t e d a h u g e g a t h e r i n g o f o v e r n a t i o n a l d e l e g a t e s i n c l u d i n g p r a c t i c i n g m e t e o r o l o g i s t s, a c a d e m i a, r e s e a r c h e r s a n d s t u d e n t s, c o m i n g f r o m a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y. M e m b e r s o f t h e i n d u s t r y s p o n s o r e d a n d s h o w e d k e e n i n t e r e s t s i n u t i l i z i n g t h e f o r u m t o t h e i r b e n e f i t. g o p t i m i s m f o r t h e d e l i b e r a t i o n s d u r i n g t h e f o u r d a y s t o b r i n g o u t t h e s p e c i f i c o b s e r v a t i o n a l n e e d s o f t h e m e t e o r o l o g i c a l c o m m u n i t y a c r o s s t h e g l o b e w h i c h c a n b e t r a n s l a t e d t o t h e d e s i g n a n d d e v e l o p m e n t o f m e a n i n g f u l s a t e l l i t e p a y l o a d s f o r c r i t i c a l a p p l i c a t i o n s. T h e s y m p o s i u m, b a s e d o n t h e t h e m e o f A d v a n c e s i n S p a c e - b a s e d E a r t h O b s e r v a t i o n s a n d S e r v i c e s f o r W e a t h e r a n d C l i m a t e, c o m p r i s e d o f f o u r p l e n a r y s e s s i o n s w i t h a t o t a l o f 1 2 t a l k s b y d i s t i n g u i s h e d s p e a k e r s. A n o v e r v i e w o f I n d i a n E a r t h S c i e n c e P r o g r a m b y D r. M R a j e e v a n, M o n s o o n t e l e - c o n n e c t i o n w i t h A r c t i c I c e M e l t b y E m e r i t u s P r o f. T N K r i s h n a m u r t i a n d S h r i D R S i k k a M e m o r i a l L e c t u r e b y P r o f. S u l o c h n a G a d g i l w e r e t h e a t t r a c t i o n s o f t h e s y m p o s i u m. A s p e c i a l l e c t u r e b y D r. R a m e s h R K a k a r w a s d e l i v e r e d o n T h e N A S A A i r b o r n e C o n v e c t i v e P r o c e s s e s E x p e r i m e n t ( C P E X ). T R O P M E T w i l l b e o r g a n i z e d b y V a r a n a s i C h a p t e r a t B a n a r a s H i n d u U n i v e r s i t y i n t h e l a s t w e e k o f O c t o b e r. T h e t h e m e o f t h e S y m p o s i u m i s U n d e r s t a n d i n g W e a t h e r a n d C l i m a t e : R e s e a r c h a n d A p p l i c a t i o n f o r S o c i e t y 1 4

15 MEMBERS' UPDATES (REGION III&IV) THE XIII ARGENTINE CONFERENCE ON METEOROLOGY (CONGREMET XIII), OCTOBER 2018, ROSARIO CITY, ARGENTINA. T h e C O N G R E M E T i s o r g a n i z e d b y t h e A r g e n t i n e M e t e o r o l o g i c a l S o c i e t y ( C A M ) o n a r e g u l a r b a s i s s i n c e , b e c o m i n g t h e m o s t r e l e v a n t s c i e n t i f i c e v e n t f o r t h e f i e l d o f M e t e o r o l o g y i n t h e c o u n t r y. T h e C O N G R E M E T g a t h e r s r e s e a r c h e r s a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l s i n M e t e o r o l o g y a n d r e l a t e d s c i e n c e s f r o m A r g e n t i n a a n d o t h e r n e i g h b o r i n g c o u n t r i e s e v e r y t h r e e y e a r s, c o u n t i n g o n t h e p a r t i c i p a t i o n o f i n t e r n a t i o n a l e x h i b i t o r s a n d k e y n o t e s p e a k e r s. I n t h e f o r t h c o m i n g m o n t h s, d u e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s w i l l b e r e l e a s e d t o p r e s e n t t h e t h e m e o f t h e C o n f e r e n c e a n d i t s t h e m a t i c a r e a s a s w e l l a s t h e c o n d i t i o n s f o r a b s t r a c t s u b m i s s i o n. F o r f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n, p l e a s e c o n t a c t l o c a l C A M s o r g a n i z e r s a t t h i s e - m a i l a d d r e s s : c o n g r e m e c e n a m e t. o r g. a r. THE XVII FLISMET S CONGRESS OF METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETIES T h e M e t e o r o l o g i c a l S o c i e t y o f C u b a ( S O M E T C U B A ), i n c o m m e m o r a t i o n o f i t s 2 5 t h A n n i v e r s a r y, i s p l e a s e d t o a n n o u n c e t h e j o i n t m e e t i n g o f t h e I X C u b a n C o n g r e s s o f M e t e o r o l o g y, t h e X V I I L a t i n A m e r i c a n a n d I b e r i a n C o n g r e s s o f s o c i e t i e s o f m e t e o r o l o g y, a n d t h e W o r k s h o p o n a t m o s p h e r i c p o l l u t i o n. T h e s e e v e n t s h a d b e e n t a k i n g p l a c e a t t h e H o t e l T r y p H a b a n a L i b r e, i n t h e c i t y o f L a H a b a n a, f r o m D e c e m b e r 4 t h t o 8 t h, S O M E T C U B A e x t e n d e d t h e i r i n v i t a t i o n t o a l l r e s e a r c h e r s, p r o f e s s i o n a l s, c i v i l s e r v a n t s, p r o f e s s o r s, t e a c h i n g s t a f f, g r a d u a t e a n d u n d e r g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s o f M e t e o r o l o g y a n d r e l a t e d d i s c i p l i n e s, a s w e l l a s t h o s e c o n c e r n e d w i t h c o n t i n g e n c y p l a n s f o r e x t r e m e w e a t h e r s i t u a t i o n s. T h e g r a n d C o n g r e s s g a t h e r i n g w o u l d p r o v i d e a f o r u m t o d i s c u s s a n d e x c h a n g e v i e w s o n c u r r e n t m u l t i d i s c i p l i n a r y r e s e a r c h i n t h e f i e l d o f A t m o s p h e r i c S c i e n c e s. T h e O r g a n i z i n g C o m m i t t e e h o p e d t h a t t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n s a n d r o u n d t a b l e s, p a n e l s, s y m p o s i a, s e m i n a r s a n d c o n f e r e n c e s t h a t w o u l d t a k e p l a c e d u r i n g t h i s m u l t i d i s c i p l i n a r y g r a n d C o n g r e s s w o u l d p r o v i d e g u i d a n c e a n d i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e v a r i o u s t o p i c s o f i n t e r e s t, e s p e c i a l l y f o r e c o n o m i c p o l i c y m a k e r s a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l p l a n n e r s i n o u r s o c i e t y. M o r e i n f o r m a t i o n c a n b e f o u n d a t h t t p : / / w w w. i n s m e t. c u / s o m e t c u b a / d e f a u l t. h t m o r b y e - m a i l i n g t h e C o n f e r e n c e o r g a n i z e r s a t : s o m e t c u b i n s m e t. c u. 1 6

16 MEMBERS' UPDATES (REGION IV) T h e 9 8 t h A M S A n n u a l M e e t i n g a n d t h e i n c r e a s i n g r o l e o f m e t e o r o l o g i c a l s o c i e t i e s T h e 9 8 t h A M S A n n u a l M e e t i n g t o o k p l a c e J a n u a r y i n A u s t i n, T e x a s. T h e m e e t i n g w a s v e r y s u c c e s s f u l w i t h o v e r a t t e n d e e s, o v e r s c i e n t i f i c s e s s i o n s t h r o u g h o u t t h e w e e k, a n d o v e r o r g a n i z a t i o n s r e p r e s e n t e d i n a v e r y a c t i v e e x h i b i t h a l l. M a n y s e s s i o n s d e a l t w i t h i n t e r n a t i o n a l t h e m e s, a n d t h e m e e t i n g a t t e n d e e s i n c l u d e d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m f o u r d o z e n c o u n t r i e s. T h e U. S. N a t i o n a l W e a t h e r S e r v i c e o r g a n i z e d a m e e t i n g o f W M O P e r m a n e n t R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f o r t h e d a y a f t e r t h e A M S m e e t i n g, b u t m o s t o f t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s a t t e n d i n g t h a t W M O m e e t i n g w e r e a b l e t o a t t e n d a l l o r p a r t o f t h e A M S A n n u a l M e e t i n g. T h e m e e t i n g k i c k e d o f f w i t h a n o u t s t a n d i n g l e c t u r e b y P r o f. R i c h a r d A l l e y, w h o w a s n a m e d A M S H o n o r a r y M e m b e r a t t h i s m e e t i n g. H i s P r e s i d e n t i a l F o r u m t a l k i s a v a i l a b l e o n l i n e h e r e : h t t p s : / / w w w. y o u t u b e. c o m / w a t c h? v = 1 L j f w D X m n a 0 & f e a t u r e = y o u t u. b e & t = 1 s. A h i g h l i g h t o f t h e m e e t i n g w a s t h e P r e s i d e n t i a l T o w n H a l l M e e t i n g o n t h e h u r r i c a n e s e a s o n ( s e e h t t p : / / b l o g. a m e t s o c. o r g / n e w s / r e v i s i t i n g - t h e - h u r r i c a n e - t o w n - h a l l - m e e t i n g / ), w h i c h i n c l u d e d s e v e r a l m o v i n g p r e s e n t a t i o n s f r o m t h o s e i n a f f e c t e d a r e a s. T h e f u l l p r e s e n t a t i o n s a r e a v a i l a b l e h e r e : h t t p s : / / w w w. y o u t u b e. c o m / c h a n n e l / U C n Y 6 u U r a P b _ 3 6 I u E n H J F a L A T h e v a l u e t h a t m e t e o r o l o g i c a l s o c i e t i e s b r i n g t o t h e w e a t h e r, w a t e r, a n d c l i m a t e e n t e r p r i s e w a s e v i d e n t t h r o u g h o u t t h e m e e t i n g. T h e A M S a n d o t h e r o r g a n i z a t i o n s h a v e p l a y e d a n i m p o r t a n t r o l e i n t h e U. S. t o f o s t e r e f f e c t i v e c o l l a b o r a t i o n a m o n g t h e a c a d e m i c, g o v e r n m e n t, a n d p r i v a t e s e c t o r s f o r t h e b e n e f i t o f s o c i e t y. I n a n u m b e r o f s e s s i o n s t h r o u g h o u t t h e w e e k i t w a s n o t e d t h a t n o n g o v e r n m e n t a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s i n o t h e r c o u n t r i e s c a n p l a y s i m i l a r r o l e s t o r e d u c e t e n s i o n s a n d i m p r o v e p u b l i c - p r i v a t e p a r t n e r s h i p s. I n t h e s e d i s c u s s i o n s, I F M S w a s m e n t i o n e d f r e q u e n t l y a s a w a y f o r i n t e r n a t i o n a l m e t e o r o l o g i c a l s o c i e t i e s t o s h a r e e x p e r i e n c e s a n d d e v e l o p m e c h a n i s m s t o f o s t e r b e t t e r p u b l i c - p r i v a t e - a c a d e m i c c o l l a b o r a t i o n s t h a t w i l l u l t i m a t e l y s e r v e t h e G l o b a l W e a t h e r E n t e r p r i s e. B y K e i t h S e i t t e r, E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r o f A m e r i c a n M e t e o r o l o g i c a l S o c i e t y ( A M S ) 1 5

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18 MEMBERS' UPDATES (REGION V) I n t e r n a t i o n a l c o l l a b o r a t i o n a t A M O S 3 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y : E l l i e H i g h w o o d ( P r e s i d e n t R M e t S ), L i z B e n t l e y ( C E O R M e t S ), G o v e r n o r o f V i c t o r i a t h e H o n L i n d a D e s s a u A C, M a r y V o i c e ( P r e s i d e n t A M O S ), S t e p h a n i e D o w n e s ( E d & O u t r e a c h C h a i r, A M O S ) A N A M O S 3 0 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y W I T H A N I N T E R N A T I O N A L F L A V O R BY MARY VOICE, AMOS PRESIDENT A q u e s t i o n : h o w d o e s y o u r S o c i e t y c e l e b r a t e y o u r o r g a n i z a t i o n, i t s p e o p l e a n d t h e p r o f e s s i o n s y o u r e p r e s e n t? O v e r a n d a b o v e, t h a t i s, s u p p o r t i n g y o u r m e m b e r s h i p t h r o u g h c o n f e r e n c e s, e d u c a t i o n a n d p r o m o t i n g t h e s c i e n c e s. T h a t i s s o m e t h i n g t h e A u s t r a l i a n M e t e o r o l o g i c a l a n d O c e a n o g r a p h i c S o c i e t y ( A M O S ) g a v e c o n s i d e r a t i o n t o d u r i n g i t s 3 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y y e a r o f T o c e l e b r a t e 3 0 y e a r s o f A M O S w e d e c i d e d t o h o s t a s p e c i a l s y m p o s i u m f r o m A u g u s t , s h o w c a s i n g o u r s c i e n c e s a n d b r i n g i n g o u r a u d i e n c e u p - t o - d a t e o n d e v e l o p m e n t s a c r o s s t h e w i d e r a n g e o f o u r A M O S d i s c i p l i n e s. I t i s n o t o f t e n w e g e t t h e c h a n c e t o s p a n o u r d i s c i p l i n e s i n t h a t w a y, s i n c e o f t e n a t r e g u l a r c o n f e r e n c e s, w e f a c e m a n y p a r a l l e l s e s s i o n s a n d n e c e s s a r i l y s p e n d m o s t t i m e i n s e s s i o n s c l o s e l y r e l e v a n t t o o u r c u r r e n t f i e l d o f w o r k. T h e s y m p o s i u m w a s a c c o m p a n i e d b y a f e w s i d e e v e n t s, s u c h a s a c i t i z e n s c i e n c e d a t a r e s c u e w o r k s h o p. T h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l f l a v o r a r o s e f r o m t h e R o y a l M e t e o r o l o g i c a l S o c i e t y ( R M e t S ) j o i n i n g t h e c e l e b r a t i o n s ( E l l i e H i g h w o o d P r e s i d e n t, L i z B e n t l e y C h i e f E x e c u t i v e a n d B r i a n G o l d i n g ) s i n c e R M e t S v e r y m u c h f a c i l i t a t e d t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f t h e p r e c u r s o r t o A M O S i n A u s t r a l i a. A n d w e w e r e a l s o l u c k y t o h a v e i n t e r n a t i o n a l p a r t i c i p a t i o n f r o m t h e W M O v i a D a v i d G r i m e s a n d D a v e C a r l s o n. T h e i r p a r t i c i p a t i o n a d d e d e x t r a p e r s p e c t i v e a n d t h a t a l l - i m p o r t a n t e l e m e n t o f c o l l a b o r a t i o n a c r o s s b o u n d a r i e s ( b e t h e y c o a s t a l, n a t i o n a l, d i s t a n c e - d r i v e n o r e x p e r t i s e - b a s e d ). 1 8

19 MEMBERS' UPDATES (REGION V) T h e p r o g r a m ( w e a t h e r, o c e a n s, w a t e r, c l i m a t e, w i t h h i s t o r y i n t e r l u d e s ), w o r k e d w e l l, a n d w a s g e n e r a l l y a p p r e c i a t e d b y t h e a u d i e n c e. S h o w c a s i n g n e w d e v e l o p m e n t s i n o u r s c i e n c e s t o s t a k e h o l d e r s w a s o n e e l e m e n t o f t h e S y m p o s i u m a n d w a s r a t e d a s v a l u a b l e. A n y o n e w i t h a n i n t e r e s t i n t h e h i s t o r y o f A M O S a n d i t s p r e c u r s o r ( R M S A B ) c a n f i n d o u r r e p o r t a t : A P r o f e s s i o n a l S o c i e t y f o r M e t e o r o l o g y a n d O c e a n o g r a p h y i n A u s t r a l i a : 3 0 t h A n n i v e r s a r y R e p o r t B O N U S E S F R O M H O S T I N G A N I N T E R N A T I O N A L F L A V O U R E D A N N I V E R S A R Y Q a n d A a t A M O S 3 0 t h A n n i v e r s a r y S y m p o s i u m 1. S P E C I A L E D I T I O N O F R M e t S W E A T H E R O n e v e r y w e l c o m e c o n t r i b u t i o n c a m e f r o m J a m e s G a l v i n, e d i t o r o f W e a t h e r, w h o c o m p i l e d a c o l l e c t i o n o f a r t i c l e s ( A M O S 3 0 t h A n n i v e r s a r y V i r t u a l I s s u e ), f r e e t o r e a d f o r a s h o r t t i m e, a n d a c c e s s i b l e a t : A n n i v e r s a r y V i r t u a l I s s u e. M a n y t h a n k s t o J a m e s f o r t h i s i n t e r e s t i n g c o l l e c t i o n o f a r t i c l e s. 2. E D U C A T I O N A N D S T U D E N T S D a v i d G r i m e s ( W M O P r e s i d e n t ) r e m i n d e d u s t h a t m e t e o r o l o g i c a l s o c i e t i e s c a n h e l p y o u n g p e o p l e d e v e l o p t h e i r s c i e n t i f i c s k i l l s. S t u d e n t s w h o w e r e a b l e t o a t t e n d f o u n d t h e S y m p o s i u m u s e f u l f r o m s e v e r a l c o u n t s - - p r e s e n t a t i o n s, i n s p i r a t i o n a n d m e e t i n g s p e a k e r s. D a v i d G r i m e s p o s e d t h e c h a l l e n g e t o o u r s o c i e t y i n e v e n s t r o n g e r t e r m s - - i f w e a r e t h o u g h t f u l i n o u r a p p r o a c h t o s c i e n t i f i c s k i l l s d e v e l o p m e n t f o r b u d d i n g r e s e a r c h a n d o p e r a t i o n a l s c i e n t i s t s, w e i n d i r e c t l y h e l p y o u n g p e o p l e e s t a b l i s h t h e i r v a l u e s, a n d h e l p t o b u i l d t r u s t i n / r e s p e c t f o r s c i e n c e. S u r e l y, t h i s i s a c h a l l e n g e w o r t h p u r s u i n g f u r t h e r. 1 9

20 MEMBERS' UPDATES (REGION V) 3. N E W H I S T O R Y G R O U P O n e o t h e r o u t c o m e h a s b e e n t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f a n A M O S H i s t o r y S p e c i a l I n t e r e s t G r o u p. C O N C L U S I O N J u s t a s w e s a w w i t h h o s t i n g a s p e c i a l e v e n t b y A M O S, t h e r e a r e l i k e l y t o b e b o n u s e s o r s p i n o f f s f r o m e s t a b l i s h i n g I F M S t h a t w e d o n o t n o w a n t i c i p a t e. AUSTRALIAN METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC SOCIETY A n n o u n c i n g t h e J o u r n a l o f S o u t h e r n H e m i s p h e r e E a r t h S y s t e m s S c i e n c e ( J S H E S S ) J S H E S S i s a j o u r n a l f o r m e t e o r o l o g y, c l i m a t e, o c e a n o g r a p h y, h y d r o l o g y a n d s p a c e w e a t h e r f o c u s e d o n t h e S o u t h e r n H e m i s p h e r e. I t i s p u b l i s h e d f o u r t i m e s a y e a r b y t h e A u s t r a l i a n B u r e a u o f M e t e o r o l o g y i n a s s o c i a t i o n w i t h t h e A u s t r a l i a n M e t e o r o l o g i c a l a n d O c e a n o g r a p h i c S o c i e t y ( A M O S ). I t i s a n o p e n - a c c e s s p e e r - r e v i e w e d j o u r n a l w i t h n o p u b l i c a t i o n c h a r g e s. J S H E S S s o l i c i t s h i g h - q u a l i t y s u b m i s s i o n s o n t o p i c s r e l e v a n t t o t h e S o u t h e r n H e m i s p h e r e E a r t h s y s t e m. F u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e s c o p e o f t h e j o u r n a l, i t s E d i t o r i a l B o a r d, a n d t h e s u b m i s s i o n p r o c e s s c a n b e f o u n d o n t h e w e b s i t e : h t t p : / / w w w. b o m. g o v. a u / j s h e s s /. I n t r o d u c i n g t h e n e w A M O S E x e c u t i v e, e l e c t e d a t t h e A M O S A n n u a l G e n e r a l M e e t i n g o n 6 F e b r u a r y A M O S P r e s i d e n t : A n d r e w M a r s h a l l ( B u r e a u o f M e t e o r o l o g y ) A M O S V i c e - P r e s i d e n t : A n g e l a M a h a r a j ( U n i v e r s i t y o f N e w S o u t h W a l e s ) A M O S T r e a s u r e r : M i t c h e l l B l a c k ( B u r e a u o f M e t e o r o l o g y ) A M O S S e c r e t a r y : S o n y a F i d d e s ( U n i v e r s i t y o f M e l b o u r n e ) T h e E x e c u t i v e i s s u p p o r t e d b y t h e A M O S E x e c u t i v e O f f i c e r ( J e a n e t t e D a r g a v i l l e ), t h e I m m e d i a t e P a s t P r e s i d e n t ( M a r y V o i c e ), a n d t h e A M O S N a t i o n a l C o u n c i l. 2 0

21 MEMBERS' UPDATES (REGION VI) EMS ANNUAL MEETING, 3-7 SEPT 2018, BUDAPEST T h e A n n u a l M e e t i n g o f t h e E u r o p e a n M e t e o r o l o g i c a l S o c i e t y E u r o p e a n C o n f e r e n c e f o r A p p l i e d M e t e o r o l o g y a n d C l i m a t o l o g y w i l l t a k e p l a c e f r o m 3 t o 7 S e p t e m b e r a t t h e C o r v i n u s U n i v e r s i t y, B u d a p e s t, H u n g a r y. T h e V e n u e : w w w. e m s e u / v e n u e. h t m l T h e c o n f e r e n c e t h e m e, W e a t h e r a n d c l i m a t e : g l o b a l c h a n g e a n d l o c a l h a z a r d s a d d r e s s e s t h e g r o w i n g c h a l l e n g e s f o r m e t e o r o l o g y : C i t i z e n s, d e c i s i o n - m a k e r s, i n d e e d a l l o f s o c i e t y r e q u i r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e c o n s e q u e n c e s o f o u r c h a n g i n g c l i m a t e, a n d e s p e c i a l l y o n w e a t h e r a n d c l i m a t e h a z a r d s t h a t s e e m t o o c c u r m o r e f r e q u e n t l y, a n d t o h a v e a s i g n i f i c a n t i m p a c t o n h u m a n s, n a t u r e a n d i n f r a s t r u c t u r e. T h e e s s e n t i a l r o l e o f m e t e o r o l o g y s i n c e t h e s t a r t o f o p e r a t i o n s r e m a i n s u n c h a n g e d - t h e p r o v i s i o n t o s o c i e t y o f r e l i a b l e f o r e c a s t s a n d t r u s t w o r t h y w a r n i n g s. H o w e v e r i n t h i s 2 1 s t c e n t u r y i m p a c t p r e d i c t i o n s a n d l o n g - t e r m p r o j e c t i o n s o f c l i m a t e c h a n g e a r e a l s o n e e d e d t o s u p p o r t n a t i o n a l s t r a t e g i c d e c i s i o n s a i m e d a t s a v i n g l i v e s a n d r e d u c i n g t h e c o s t s o f n a t u r a l h a z a r d s. C A L L - F O R - S E S S I O N - P R O P O S A L S E v e r y o n e i s i n v i t e d t o t a k e a n a c t i v e p a r t i n o r g a n i s i n g t h e s c i e n t i f i c p r o g r a m m e o f t h e c o n f e r e n c e b y s u g g e s t i n g S e s s i o n s a n d C o n v e n e r s b a s e d o n t h e p r e s e n t S k e l e t o n P r o g r a m m e a t : h t t p : / / m e e t i n g o r g a n i z e r. c o p e r n i c u s. o r g / E M S / p r o v i s i o n a l p r o g r a m e T h i s p u b l i c C a l l - f o r - S e s s i o n - P r o p o s a l s w i l l b e o p e n u n t i l 4 J a n u a r y F r o m e a r l y F e b r u a r y t o 1 3 A p r i l , t h e e n t i r e c o m m u n i t y i s t h e n i n v i t e d t o s u b m i t A b s t r a c t s. F o r d e t a i l s c o n s u l t t h e t i m e l i n e a t h t t p s : / / w w w. e m s e u 2 1

22 MEMBERS' UPDATES (REGION VI) N E W S O N T H E 1 0 T H S Y M P O S I U M O F A P M G L I S B O N, M A R C H T h e P o r t u g u e s e M e t e o r o l o g i c a l a n d G e o p h y s i c a l A s s o c i a t i o n ( A P M G ) c a r r i e d o u t i t s 1 0 t h S y m p o s i u m, w h o s e m a i n t h e m e w a s R i s k s A s s o c i a t e d t o M e t e o r o l o g i c a l a n d G e o p h y s i c a l P h e n o m e n a. T h e m e e t i n g, t h a t h a s t a k e n p l a c e i n L i s b o n o n M a r c h , i n c l u d e d t h e 1 8 t h P o r t u g u e s e - S p a n i s h M e e t i n g o f M e t e o r o l o g y a n d t h e c e l e b r a t i o n o f t h e 2 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f A P M G. A s p e c t o f t h e o p e n i n g c e r e m o n y L e f t t o r i g h t : O l a v o R a s q u i n h o ( A P M G ), M i g u e l M i r a n d a ( I P M A ), F o n g S o i K u n ( S M G - M a c a o ), A l e j a n d r o R o a ( A M E ) T h e S y m p o s i u m w a s a t t e n d e d b y m o r e t h a n e x p e r t s f r o m d i f f e r e n t i n s t i t u t i o n s, n a m e l y t h e P o r t u g u e s e I n s t i t u t e f o r S e a a n d A t m o s p h e r e ( I P M A ), t h e S p a n i s h S t a t e A g e n c y o f M e t e o r o l o g y ( A E M E T ), a n d S p a n i s h a n d P o r t u g u e s e u n i v e r s i t i e s a n d I n s t i t u t e s. A l s o p a r t i c i p a t e d, a s i n v i t e d l e c t u r e r s, t h e C h i e f o f t h e D i s a s t e r R i s k R e d u c t i o n S e r v i c e s D i v i s i o n o f W M O, M r. A l a s d a i r H a i n s w o r t h, a n d t h e C h i e f o f t h e E a r t h q u a k e H a z a r d R e s e a r c h D i v i s i o n o f t h e N a t i o n a l D i s a s t e r M a n a g e m e n t I n s t i t u t e ( N D M I ), D r. O h K e u m h o, w h o h a v e d e l i v e r e d, r e s p e c t i v e l y, p r e s e n t a t i o n s o n M u l t i - H a z a r d E a r l y W a r n i n g S y s t e m s a n d o n t h e S o u t h K o r e a s P o l i c y a n d R e s e a r c h D i r e c t i o n f o r E a r t h q u a k e H a z a r d R e s i l i e n c e. T h e p r e s i d e n t o f t h e S p a n i s h A s s o c i a t i o n o f M e t e o r o l o g y ( A M E ) w a s r e p r e s e n t e d b y M r. A l e j a n d r o R o a, H e a d o f t h e A r e a o f P r e d i c t i o n T e c h n i q u e s a n d A p p l i c a t i o n s o f A E M E T. T h e s u c c e s s o f t h i s m e e t i n g w a s m a i n l y d u e t o t h e i n t e r e s t t h a t t h e t h e m e r a i s e d i n t h e c o m m u n i t y o f m e t e o r o l o g i s t s a n d g e o p h y s i c i s t s a n d a l s o t o t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l c o l l a b o r a t i o n. 2 2

23 MEMBERS' UPDATES (REGION VI) T H E R O Y A L M E T E O R O L O G I C A L S O C I E T Y ( R M E T S ) T h e R o y a l M e t e o r o l o g i c a l S o c i e t y ( R M e t S ) w a s f o u n d e d i n a n d i s t h e U K s L e a r n e d a n d P r o f e s s i o n a l S o c i e t y f o r w e a t h e r a n d c l i m a t e. T h e S o c i e t y s m i s s i o n i s t o p r o m o t e t h e u n d e r s t a n d i n g a n d a p p l i c a t i o n o f m e t e o r o l o g y f o r t h e b e n e f i t o f a l l. M e m b e r s h i p t o R M e t S i s o p e n t o a n y o n e w i t h a n i n t e r e s t i n w e a t h e r a n d c l i m a t e, a s a s c i e n c e, p r o f e s s i o n o r i n t e r e s t, o r t h o s e a t t h e i n t e r f a c e w i t h r e l a t e d d i s c i p l i n e s. O u r m e m b e r s h i p i n c l u d e s s c i e n t i s t s, p r a c t i t i o n e r s, s t u d e n t s a n d w e a t h e r e n t h u s i a s t s, w i t h a w o r l d w i d e m e m b e r s h i p o f 3, p e o p l e f r o m o v e r 5 0 c o u n t r i e s. T h e R M e t S h a s j u s t l a u n c h e d i t s 3 - y e a r s t r a t e g i c p l a n f o r , w h i c h r e c o g n i s e s t h e a c h i e v e m e n t s i n r e c e n t y e a r s a n d b u i l d s o n t h e m o m e n t u m t o c r e a t e a m o d e r n a n d p r o g r e s s i v e P r o f e s s i o n a l a n d L e a r n e d S o c i e t y t h a t m a k e s a n i m p o r t a n t c o n t r i b u t i o n t o m e t e o r o l o g y. RMetS is responsible for: - t h e s t e w a r d s h i p o f b o t h t h e p r o f e s s i o n a n d s c i e n c e o f m e t e o r o l o g y. - s u p p o r t i n g p e o p l e s u n d e r s t a n d i n g, i n t e r e s t a n d e n t h u s i a s m i n w e a t h e r a n d c l i m a t e. - u n d e r p i n n i n g t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f h i g h - q u a l i t y s c i e n c e. - r a i s i n g t h e p r o f i l e o f t h e p r o f e s s i o n, t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f p r o f e s s i o n a l a c c r e d i t a t i o n i n m e t e o r o l o g y. - e n c o u r a g i n g t h e n e x t g e n e r a t i o n o f m e t e o r o l o g i s t s. - s u p p o r t i n g l e a r n i n g i n w e a t h e r a n d c l i m a t e t h r o u g h e d u c a t i o n a n d o u t r e a c h a c t i v i t i e s. - r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e f u t u r e c h a l l e n g e s i n d e l i v e r i n g o u r p r o g r a m m e s o f w o r k. - f a c i l i t a t i n g c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h s t r a t e g i c p a r t n e r s. - i n f o r m i n g p o l i c y - m a k e r s. - d e m o n s t r a t i n g i t s b e n e f i t t o t h e w i d e r c o m m u n i t y. - r e c o g n i s i n g e x c e l l e n c e i n t h e c o m m u n i t y. T o a c h i e v e t h e s e a i m s a n d o b j e c t i v e s, t h e S o c i e t y c o n d u c t s a w i d e p r o g r a m m e o f a c t i v i t i e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r : P u b l i c e n g a g e m e n t w i t h w e a t h e r a n d c l i m a t e. T h i s i n c l u d e s t h e W e a t h e r C l u b. o r g. u k ( o u r p u b l i c o u t r e a c h w e b s i t e w h i c h i s f r e e t o j o i n ), p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n o u t r e a c h e v e n t s, c l i m a t e s c i e n c e c o m m u n i c a t i o n a c t i v i t i e s, p r o v i d i n g i n f o r m a t i o n b o o k l e t s, r u n n i n g c o m p e t i t i o n s, s o c i a l m e d i a c h a n n e l s a n d w o r k i n g w i t h t h e m e d i a. E d u c a t i o n a n d s c h o o l s p r o g r a m m e. R M e t S s u p p o r t s t h e t e a c h i n g o f w e a t h e r a n d c l i m a t e i n U K s c h o o l s b y c o n t i n u o u s l y d e v e l o p i n g n e w t e a c h i n g r e s o u r c e s, t r a i n i n g m a t e r i a l s a n d s u b j e c t k n o w l e d g e i n f o r m a t i o n w h i c h c a n b e a c c e s s e d v i a o u r e d u c a t i o n a l w e b s i t e, c a l l e d M e t L i n k ( w w w. M e t L i n k. o r g ). T h e S o c i e t y a l s o r u n s a n o n l i n e F u t u r e L e a r n c o u r s e i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f R e a d i n g c a l l e d C o m e R a i n o r S h i n e, w h i c h i s a f r e e i n t r o d u c t i o n t o w e a t h e r. 2 3

24 MEMBERS' UPDATES (REGION VI) E v e n t s. T h e S o c i e t y h o s t s a r o u n d 7 5 e v e n t s e a c h y e a r, m a n y o f w h i c h a r e r u n i n p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h o t h e r o r g a n i s a t i o n s. T h e s e i n c l u d e N a t i o n a l M e e t i n g s, L o c a l C e n t r e M e e t i n g s a n d S p e c i a l I n t e r e s t G r o u p M e e t i n g s f o r t h o s e w h o a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n p a r t i c u l a r a r e a s o f m e t e o r o l o g y, a s w e l l a s t h r e e a n n u a l c o n f e r e n c e s f o r t h e m e t e o r o l o g i c a l c o m m u n i t y. S c i e n t i f i c P u b l i s h i n g. S o c i e t y s p u b l i s h e s s e v e n i n t e r n a t i o n a l j o u r n a l s, t h r e e o f w h i c h a r e f u l l y o p e n a c c e s s. T h e j o u r n a l s c a n b e a c c e s s e d o n l i n e v i a t h e R M e t S J o u r n a l s. o r g h u b a n d v i a a p p s. A c c r e d i t a t i o n. T h e S o c i e t y r u n s t w o a c c r e d i t a t i o n s c h e m e s, w h i c h a r e l i n k e d t o t h e W M O B I P - M / B I P - M T s s c i e n c e a n d p r a c t i c e g u i d e l i n e s, a n d b o t h a r e c o m p e t e n c y - b a s e d. T h e a i m o f b o t h s c h e m e s i s t o m a i n t a i n a n d i m p r o v e p r o f e s s i o n a l s t a n d a r d s i n m e t e o r o l o g y : t h e R e g i s t e r e d M e t e o r o l o g i s t ( R M e t ) i s a n a c c r e d i t a t i o n a i m e d a t t h o s e w h o a r e w i t h i n t h e e a r l y s t a g e s o f p u r s u i n g a c a r e e r i n m e t e o r o l o g y, o r w o r k i n g i n a r o l e s u p p o r t i n g m e t e o r o l o g i c a l s e r v i c e s. T h e C h a r t e r e d M e t e o r o l o g i s t ( C M e t ) i s t h e h i g h e s t p r o f e s s i o n a l q u a l i f i c a t i o n a v a i l a b l e i n m e t e o r o l o g y w i t h i n t h e U K, a n d i s w e l l r e c o g n i s e d b y b o t h e m p l o y e e s a n d e m p l o y e r s. M e m b e r s h i p B e n e f i t s. T h e r e a r e a n u m b e r o f a d d i t i o n a l b e n e f i t s t o b e c o m i n g a m e m b e r : - F u n d i n g a n d b u r s a r i e s a r e a v a i l a b l e f o r m e m b e r s t o a p p l y f o r t o s u p p o r t r e s e a r c h o r t r a v e l e x p e n s e s, i n c l u d i n g a n e w b u r s a r y f o r c a r e r s. - M e n t o r i n g : A c r o s s - s e c t o r m e n t o r i n g s c h e m e w h i c h w a s r e c e n t l y l a u n c h e d t o s u p p o r t m e m b e r s i n t h e i r c a r e e r s. - C a r e e r s u p p o r t : A c c e s s t o t h e a c c r e d i t a t i o n s c h e m e s, a n o n l i n e C P D t o o l a n d a j o b s b o a r d. - R e m o t e a c c e s s t o m e e t i n g s a n d a c c e s s t o a u d i o a n d p r e s e n t a t i o n s a f t e r t h e e v e n t. - J o u r n a l s : M e m b e r s a l s o r e c e i v e a c o p y o f W e a t h e r j o u r n a l e a c h m o n t h a n d c a n a c c e s s a l l o u r j o u r n a l s o n l i n e f o r j u s t 1 0 / y e a r. - D i s c o u n t s o n e v e n t s, b o o k s a n d o t h e r r e c i p r o c a l s o c i e t y m e m b e r s h i p f e e s. - A w a r d s. T h e a n n u a l S o c i e t y a w a r d s s c h e m e r e c o g n i s e s i n d i v i d u a l e x c e l l e n c e i n a n u m b e r o f m e t - r e l a t e d f i e l d s, f o r w h i c h m e m b e r s n o m i n a t e t h e i r p e e r s. T o f i n d o u t m o r e a b o u t j o i n i n g t h e R M e t S a n d o u r p r o g r a m m e o f a c t i v i t i e s, v i s i t w w w. r m e t s. o r g 2 4

25 MEMBERS' UPDATES (International) NEWS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR URBAN CLIMATE J a m e s V o o g t, P r e s i d e n t, I n t e r n a t i o n a l A s s o c i a t i o n f o r U r b a n C l i m a t e T h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l A s s o c i a t i o n f o r U r b a n C l i m a t e ( I A U C ) c o n g r a t u l a t e s I F M S o n t h e i r i n i t i a t i o n a n d t h e i r i n a u g u r a l n e w s l e t t e r. B y w a y o f i n f o r m a t i o n t o I F M S m e m b e r s, t h e I A U C i s a f r e e, m e m b e r d r i v e o r g a n i z a t i o n e s t a b l i s h e d i n w i t h o v e r m e m b e r s r e p r e s e n t i n g c o u n t r i e s. O u r g o a l s a r e t o : f o s t e r a n i n t e r e s t i n e d u c a t i o n a n d s c h o l a r s h i p r e l a t e d t o u r b a n c l i m a t e a n d m e t e o r o l o g y ; f a c i l i t a t e c o m m u n i c a t i o n w i t h p o l i c y m a k e r s a n d a p p l i e d e n d - u s e r s o f u r b a n m e t e o r o l o g i c a l a n d c l i m a t o l o g i c a l d a t a ; e n c o u r a g e t h e u s e o f u r b a n c l i m a t e a n d m e t e o r o l o g i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n i n t o t h e d e s i g n, p l a n n i n g a n d o p e r a t i o n o f u r b a n a r e a s i n o r d e r t h e y m a y b e c o m e s a f e r, h e a l t h i e r a n d m o r e s u s t a i n a b l e. There are two current IAUC events relevant to IFMS members. F i r s t, t h e I A U C w i l l b e h o l d i n g t h e 1 0 t h I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e o n U r b a n C l i m a t e ( I C U C ) j o i n t w i t h t h e A m e r i c a n M e t e o r o l o g i c a l S o c i e t y 1 4 t h S y m p o s i u m o n t h e U r b a n E n v i r o n m e n t i n N e w Y o r k C i t y, A u g u s t 6-1 0, T h e c o n f e r e n c e t h e m e i s S u s t a i n a b l e a n d R e s i l i e n t U r b a n E n v i r o n m e n t s, r e c o g n i z i n g t h a t a c c e l e r a t e d u r b a n d e v e l o p m e n t i n m a n y p a r t s o f t h e w o r l d i s c h a l l e n g e d b y t h e r i s k s a n d c o n s e q u e n c e s o f e x t r e m e w e a t h e r a n d c l i m a t e e v e n t s i n a n e n v i r o n m e n t o f g l o b a l s o c i o - e c o n o m i c d i s p a r i t y. A b s t r a c t s u b m i s s i o n i s o p e n u n t i l D e c e m b e r 1 5, h t t p s : / / w w w. a m e t s o c. o r g / a m s / i n d e x. c f m / m e e t i n g s - e v e n t s / a m s - m e e t i n g s / 1 0 t h - i n t e r n a t i o n a l - c o n f e r e n c e - o n - u r b a n - c l i m a t e t h - s y m p o s i u m - o n - t h e - u r b a n - e n v i r o n m e n t / i c u c c a l l - f o r - p a p e r s / W e w e l c o m e a l l I F M S m e m b e r s w i t h i n t e r e s t s r e l a t e d t o u r b a n m e t e o r o l o g y t o c o n s i d e r a t t e n d i n g. 2 5

26 MEMBERS' UPDATES (International) S e c o n d, t h e I A U C i s c u r r e n t l y c o l l a b o r a t i n g w i t h W M O o n a G u i d e f o r I n t e g r a t e d U r b a n W e a t h e r, E n v i r o n m e n t a n d C l i m a t e S e r v i c e s. T h i s i s p a r t o f a b r o a d e r I A U C - W M O a g r e e m e n t o f c o o p e r a t i o n f o l l o w i n g f r o m t h e W M O d e c i s i o n t h a t u r b a n a c t i v i t i e s s h o u l d b e a n i n t e g r a l p a r t o f a l l t h e p r i o r i t i e s o f t h e W M O S t r a t e g i c P l a n f o r , s o a s t o s t r e n g t h e n c r o s s - s e c t o r i a l c l i m a t e s e r v i c e s i n u r b a n a r e a s. T h e G u i d e i s p a r t o f t h e W M O g o a l t o b u i l d s e r v i c e s t h a t c a n m e e t t h e s p e c i a l n e e d s o f c i t i e s t h r o u g h a c o m b i n a t i o n o f d e n s e o b s e r v a t i o n n e t w o r k s, h i g h - r e s o l u t i o n w e a t h e r f o r e c a s t s, m u l t i - h a z a r d e a r l y w a r n i n g s y s t e m s, a n d c l i m a t e s e r v i c e s. NEWS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR URBAN CLIMATE T h e G u i d e w i l l d o c u m e n t a n d s h a r e b e s t a v a i l a b l e p r a c t i c e s, k n o w l e d g e a n d t e c h n o l o g i e s t o a l l o w W M O m e m b e r s t o p r o v i d e r e l e v a n t s e r v i c e s t o c i t i e s. T h e s e s e r v i c e s w i l l i m p r o v e t h e r e s i l i e n c e o f u r b a n a r e a s t o a r a n g e o f h a z a r d s a n d h e l p i n f o r m l o n g - t e r m u r b a n p l a n n i n g. T h e G u i d e i s e x p e c t e d t o c o v e r a w i d e r a n g e o f t h e m e s i n c l u d i n g u r b a n a i r q u a l i t y, w e a t h e r f o r e c a s t i n g i n a l l s c a l e s f o c u s e d o n h i g h i m p a c t w e a t h e r, h y d r o l o g y a n d h y d r o l o g i c a l f o r e c a s t i n g / i n f o r m a t i o n, c l i m a t e i n f o r m a t i o n f o r u r b a n p l a n n i n g, u r b a n i m p a c t t o c l i m a t e, c l i m a t o l o g i c a l o b s e r v a t i o n s i n u r b a n e n v i r o n m e n t, i n t e g r a t e d s y s t e m s f o r i n f o r m a t i o n s e r v i c e s a n d e v a l u a t i o n, s p e c i f i c r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r m o d e l i n g f o r u r b a n n e e d s. W o r k o n t h e d r a f t G u i d e i s u n d e r w a y. W e w o u l d b e i n t e r e s t e d t o h e a r f r o m I F M S m e m b e r s w h o c a n h e l p i n f o r m t h e g u i d e b y i d e n t i f y i n g v a l u e - a d d e d s e r v i c e s f o r c i t i e s t h a t t h e y m a y a l r e a d y h a v e d e v e l o p e d. T h e d r a f t i s s c h e d u l e d t o b e o p e n f o r c o m m u n i t y r e v i e w i n M a r c h a n d f i n a l i z e d b y A p r i l P l e a s e c o n t a c t m e ( J a m e s V o o g t, j a v o o g u w o. c a ) o r A l e x a n d e r B a k l a n o v ( a b a k l a n o w m o. i n t ) f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n. 2 6

27 EVENT INTRODUCTION E v e n t I n t r o d u c t i o n MANAGING THE RISKS AND IMPACTS OF EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATE CHANGE m a r k s t h e 5 t h a n n i v e r s a r y I n t e r M E T A s i a c o n f e r e n c e a n d t h e f o c u s w i l l b e o n t h e t e c h n o l o g i e s s u p p o r t i n g e x t r e m e w e a t h e r e a r l y w a r n i n g s y s t e m s a n d t h e i r a p p l i c a t i o n i n d e v e l o p i n g c o u n t r i e s. I n a d d i t i o n a f u l l p r o g r a m m e o f w o r k s h o p s w i l l c o v e r k e y a r e a s, i n c l u d i n g ' B u i l d i n g B u s i n e s s R e s i l i e n c e t o E x t r e m e W e a t h e r ', a n d ' A d v a n c e s i n F l o o d F o r e c a s t i n g '. A s i n p a s t y e a r s, t h e c o n f e r e n c e f e a t u r e s t h e S p e c i a l S e s s i o n s o n P u b l i c - P r i v a t e E n g a g e m e n t h e l d i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h e W o r l d B a n k a n d t h e G l o b a l F a c i l i t y f o r D i s a s t e r R e d u c t i o n & R e c o v e r y ( G F D R R ). A n d t h e d a y a f t e r t h e c o n f e r e n c e & e x h i b i t i o n, a 1 - d a y W o r l d B a n k W o r k s h o p w i l l g i v e t h e i n s i d e t r a c k i n U S D m o f N M H S m o d e r n i s a t i o n p r o j e c t s. T o t o p i t a l l o f f, d e l e g a t e s h a v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o m e e t t h e w o r l d ' s l e a d i n g h y d r o m e t t e c h n o l o g y c o m p a n i e s a n d f o r e c a s t i n g s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a t t h e I n t e r M E T A s i a I n t e r n a t i o n a l E x h i b i t i o n a n d t o n e t w o r k a t t h e O f f i c a l C o c k t a i l r e c e p t i o n p r o u d l y s p o n s o r e d b y E a r t h N e t w o r k s. W h a t y o u w i l l g e t f r o m t h e 2 - d a y I n t e r M E T C o n f e r e n c e : U n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e a p p l i c a t i o n a n d r e l i a b i l i t y o f e x t r e m e w e a t h e r e a r l y w a r n i n g t e c h n o l o g i e s & s y s t e m s i n d e v e l o p i n g c o u n t r i e s. I n s i g h t i n t o i n n o v a t i v e n e w o b s e r v i n g t e c h n o l o g i e s a n d I C T s y s t e m s, i n c l u d i n g t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f B i g D a t a. K n o w l e d g e o f t h e l a t e s t a d v a n c e s i n n u m e r i c a l w e a t h e r p r e d i c t i o n - d r i v e n o r e n a b l e d f l o o d f o r e c a s t i n g s y s t e m s. L e a r n h o w e n d - u s e r s a n d s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s e x c h a n g e i n f o r m a t i o n ( e. g. u s i n g c r o w d s o u r c i n g a n d s o c i a l m e d i a ) t o i m p r o v e t h e d e l i v e r y o f w a r n i n g s. I n s i g h t i n t o d i f f e r e n t a p p r o a c h e s t o d e v e l o p i n g, i m p l e m e n t i n g a n d u s i n g i m p a c t - b a s e d f o r e c a s t a n d w a r n i n g s s e r v i c e s. O v e r v i e w o f n e w d i s a s t e r m a n a g e m e n t t o o l s w h i c h o p t i m i z e t h e u s e o f f l o o d w a r n i n g s b a s e d i n i m p a c t f o r e c a s t s t o e n s u r e e a r l y r e s p o n s e. P l u s a n a d d e d b o n u s f o r I n t e r M E T D e l e g a t e s F r e e e n t r y t o t h e n e w I n t e r F L O O D A s i a e v e n t! I n , I n t e r M E T w i l l b e c o m p l e m e n t e d b y I n t e r F L O O D A s i a. T h i s 2 - d a y c o n f e r e n c e & i n t e r n a t i o n a l e x h i b i t i o n w i l l f o c u s o n i n n o v a t i o n s i n t h i n k i n g, f u n d i n g, t e c h n o l o g y a n d d e s i g n o f c r i t i c a l i n f r a s t r u c t u r e t h a t i s r e s i l i e n t a n d a d a p t a b l e t o f l o o d e v e n t s c a u s e d b y e x t r e m e w e a t h e r a n d c l i m a t e c h a n g e. 2 7

28 EVENT INTRODUCTION MAIN INTERMET ASIA CONFERENCE W e d n e s d a y 1 1 & T h u r s d a y 1 2 A p r i l T h e f o c u s w i l l b e t h e t e c h n o l o g i e s s u p p o r t i n g t h e d e v e l o p m e n t a n d i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f e n d t o e n d e x t r e m e w e a t h e r e a r l y w a r n i n g s y s t e m s a n d t h e i r s u i t a b i l i t y f o r u s e i n d e v e l o p i n g c o u n t r i e s. T a k e n t o g e t h e r, t h e s e p r e s e n t a t i o n s w o u l d c o v e r t h e e n t i r e e n d - t o - e n d s y s t e m f r o m h y d r o m e t o b s e r v a t i o n s t o s e r v i c e d e l i v e r y a n d e n d u s e r f e e d b a c k. 1 1 A p r i l S E S S I O N 1 : O B S E R V I N G S Y S T E M S T E C H N O L O G I E S F o c u s : T h e l a t e s t i n n o v a t i o n s i n k e y o b s e r v a t i o n t e c h n o l o g i e s, i n c l u d i n g r a d a r s y s t e m s a n d s a t e l l i t e p l a t f o r m s, a n e x a m i n a t i o n o f h o w h o w m o d e r n i n t e g r a t e d m e t e o r o l o g i c a l s y s t e m s s u p p o r t a v i a t i o n. S E S S I O N 2 : A D V A N C E S I N W E A T H E R A N D F L O O D F O R E C A S T I N G S Y S T E M S F o c u s : L a t e s t d e v e l o p m e n t s, i n c l u d i n g a c c u r a c y a n d r e l i a b i l i t y, o f l o n g e r - t e r m w e a t h e r f o r e c a s t s w i t h a p a r t i c u l a r f o c u s o n t h e f o r e c a s t i n g o f f l o o d e v e n t s. S E S S I O N 3 : F O R E C A S T E R V I S U A L I S A T I O N T O O L S F o c u s : L a t e s t d e v e l o p m e n t s w i t h t h e h a r d w a r e a n d s o f t w a r e s y s t e m s n e e d e d t o p r o d u c e f o r e c a s t s. S E S S I O N 4 : T O O L S F O R C O M M U N I C A T I N G E X T R E M E W E A T H E R R I S K F o c u s : T o o l s f o r c o m m u n i c a t i n g r i s k a n d f e e d b a c k, i n c l u d i n g m a s s m e d i a, s o c i a l m e d i a, t e x t m e s s a g i n g, c r o w d s o u r c i n g, p l u s t h e e x p a n d e d u s e o f p r i v a t e - p u b l i c p a r t n e r s h i p s, s u c h a s c i t i z e n - b a s e d w e a t h e r o b s e r v i n g p r o g r a m s. 1 2 A p r i l S E S S I O N 5 : O V E R V I E W O F I M P A C T - B A S E D F O R E C A S T A N D W A R N I N G S E R V I C E S F o c u s : P r e s e n t a t i o n s f r o m p r a c t i t i o n e r s o n t h e d e v e l o p m e n t, i m p l e m e n t a t i o n a n d u s e o f i m p a c t b a s e d f o r e c a s t a n d w a r n i n g s e r v i c e s. S E S S I O N 6 : I M P A C T - B A S E D F L O O D F O R E C A S T I N G A N D E A R L Y R E S P O N S E F o c u s : O p t i m i s i n g t h e u s e o f w a r n i n g s b a s e d o n i m p a c t f o r e c a s t s, a n d n e w t o o l s f o r u s e b y d i s a s t e r m a n a g e r s. S E S S I O N 7 : I M P L E M E N T I N G I M P A C T - B A S E D F O R E C A S T A N D W A R N I N G S E R V I C E S I N D E V E L O P I N G C O U N T R I E S A N D W R A P - U P F o c u s : C a s e s t u d i e s o n p r o g r e s s t o d a t e, t h e e x p e r i e n c e g a i n e d a n d l e s s o n s l e a r n e d f r o m t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n o f i m p a c t - b a s e d f o r e c a s t i n g s e r v i c e s. T h e W r a p U p w i l l f e a r u r e a p a n e l d i s c u s s i o n c o n s i d e r i n g r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s f o r f u t u r e a c t i o n. 2 8

29 EVENT INTRODUCTION C o - o p e r a t i o n F r a m e w o r k O f f i c i a l S u p p o r t e r s P l a t i n u m S u p p o r t e r s G o l d S u p p o r t e r s S i l v e r S u p p o r t e r s S e s s i o n S u p p o r t e r s H e l d i n V e n u e 2 9

30 The List of Publisher P u b l i s h e r : H a r i n d e r P. S. A h l u w a l i a C h i e f E d i t o r : K u n g - Y u e h C a m y a l e C h a o E d i t o r i a l C o m m i t t e e : K e i t h S e i t t e r, Z o l t a n D u n k e l, J o h n M u n g a i, E d u a r d o A g o s t a, A j i t T y a g i, J o h n ( J a c k ) H a y e s, T o d d L a n e, L i z B e n t l e y T e c h n i c a l E d i t o r : H a n - W e i C h a n g Contact address:ifms.website@gmail.com Published on Feb 28,

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