Session 1: Setting the scene WMO Consultation Workshop on the Provision of Meteorological, Hydrological and Climate Information Products and Services to United Nations and other Humanitarian Agencies 3 5 December 2018, WMO Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland
Session 1: Session 2: Session 3: Setting the scene Agenda Strategic information to the UN Operations and Crisis Center (UNOCC) Institutional structures & decision making processes of humanitarian agencies [Launch of the World Humanitarian Data and Trends Report 2018 & Global Humanitarian Overview 2019] Session 4: Session 5: Session 6: Session 7: Session 8: Session 9: Capacities and needs of UN and other humanitarian agencies Breakout sessions in mixed groups) Current WMO global and regional cooperative structures and perspectives for a WMO Coordination Mechanism (WCM) to support UN and other humanitarian agencies Discussion on how to provide enhanced data, products and expert advisory services: Respective information workflows, work assignments and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Break out sessions Synthesis Guiding principles for a WCM and on a high level agreement of enhanced cooperation between WMO and UN and other humanitarian agencies Closing 2
Working Arrangements Meeting website with all relevevant documents: https://public.wmo.int/en/events/workshops/wmo consultationworkshop provision of meteorological hydrological and climate Start of the sessions: 14:00 (3 Dec), 08:30 (4 Dec), 08:45 (5 Dec) Wnd of the sessions: 18:00 (3 Dec), 18:15 (4 Dec), 17:30 (5 Dec) Coffee breaks: 16:00 16:30 (3 Dec, incl. group photo in the lobby!), 15:00 15:30 (4 Dec), 10:30 11:00 & 15:30 16:00 (5 Dec) Cafeteria on the 9th floor Lunch breaks: 11:30 13:00 (4 Dec), & 12:30 14:00 (5 Dec) Cafeteria on the 9th floor Dinner (optional, at own cost) on 4 Dec Rest rooms on each floor Assistance with travel arrangements, etc.: Ms Anita Blavo, Office 7L04 3
Work Schedule Day 1 Monday, 3 December 2018 12:30-14:00 Registration and lunch 14:00-15:00 Session 1: Setting the scene 14:00-14:15 Welcome and opening Prof Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary-General & Dr Xu Tang, Director Weather and Disaster Risk Reduction Services (WDS) Department, WMO Secretariat Adoption of the agenda, working arrangements and document list Mr Cyrille Honoré, Chief Multi-Hazard Early Warning Services (MHEWS) Division, WMO Secretariat 14:15-15:00 Background and context setting Mr Cyrille Honoré Previous work Jennifer Milton, Director, Canadian Meteorological Centre Operations Division, Meteorological Service of Canada (tbd) Current support to humanitarian activities and existing mechanisms within WMO Mr Jochen Luther, Scientific Officer, MHEWS Division Expected outcomes Mr Cyrille Honoré 15:00-16:00 Session 2: Strategic information to the United Nations Operations and Crisis Center (UNOCC) 15:00-16:00 Needs/requirements for hydro-meteorological and climate information in diplomatic, political and humanitarian contexts Dr Paul Egerton WMO Representative to the UN in New York, WMO Secretariat & Mr Ian Sinclair Director UNOCC, UN Secretariat, New York (remote) Experiences from WMO support to UNOCC Ms Laura Paterson, UK Met Office & Mr Linus Yeung, Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) 16:00-16:30 Group photo and coffee break 16:30-18:30 Session 3: Institutional structures & decision-making processes of humanitarian agencies 16:30-18:00 1) UN agencies that require authoritative meteorological, hydrological and climate information products and services 2) Other international/regional and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) engaged in humanitarian activities 3) Regional institutions and other service providers to these agencies 4) Networks and partnerships (e.g. the Inter-Agency Standing Committee IASC) Short introductory statements by the participants 18:00-18:30 Questions, discussion 18:30 End of Day 1 4
Work Schedule Day2 Tuesday, 4 December 2018 08:30-09:30 Wrap up Day 1 and outlook to Day 2 Mr Cyrille Honoré 09:30-10:00 Walk to Palais des Nations 10:00-11:30 Launch of the World Humanitarian Data and Trends Report 2018 & Global Humanitarian Overview 2019 (Venue: Council Chamber, Palais des Nations) 11:30-13:00 Walk back to WMO and lunch break and 13:00-15:00 Session 4: Capacities and needs of UN and other humanitarian agencies -Break- out sessions in mixed groups 13:00-14:45 Needs and requirements for meteorological, hydrological and climate information ranging from data, analysis products, forecasts and advices (short to medium-range weather forecasts to sub-seasonal, seasonal and even longer time frames) Current sources of meteorological, hydrological & climate information Dissemination channels used to access and share information Sources of expertise to analyse and interpret meteorological, hydrological and information products and services Major gaps 14:45-15:00 Wrap up 15:00-15:30 Coffee break 15:30-16:30 Session 5: Current WMO global and regional cooperative structures and perspectives for a WMO Coordination Mechanism (WCM) to support UN and other humanitarian agencies 15:30-16:15 Availability and access to data, products and services: The WMO Global Data Processing and Forecasting System (GDPFS) Mr Abdoulaye Harou, Chief Data Processing and Forecasting System (DPFS) Division, WMO Secretariat Expected benefits from a Global Multi-hazard Alert System (GMAS) and its regional components Mr Jochen Luther Other WMO programmes 16:15.16:30 Questions, discussion 16:30-18:15 Session 6: Discussion on how to provide enhanced data, products and expert advisory services: Respective information workflows, work assignments and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Break-out sessions in mixed groups 16:30-18:00 Participants will be divided into several mixed groups (different from those in Session 4) 18:00-18:15 Wrap up 18:15 End of Day 2 5 19:30-21:30 Dinner (optional, at own cost, venue tbc)
Work Schedule Day 3 Wednesday, 5 December 2018 08:45-09:00 Wrap up Day 2 and outlook to Day 3 Mr Cyrille Honoré 09:00-10:30 Session 6: Break-out sessions (continued) 10:30-11:00 Coffee break 11:00-12:30 Session 7: Synthesis 11:00-12:30 Putting together the findings of the break-out sessions Rapporteurs and all 12:30-14:00 Lunch break 14:00-15:30 Session 8: Guiding principles for a WCM and on a high-level agreement of enhanced cooperation between WMO and UN and other humanitarian agencies 14:00-14:45 Discussion on guiding principles for a WCM All 14:45-15:30 Discussion on a high-level agreement of enhanced cooperation between WMO and UN and other humanitarian agencies All 15:30-16:00 Coffee break 16:00-17:30 Session 9: Closing 16:00-17:00 Preparing the Workshop Report Mr Jochen Luther Any other business All 17:00-17:30 Summary and way forward Mr Cyrille Honoré 17:30 End of the Workshop 6
Session 1: Setting the scene Current support to humanitarian activities & existing mechanisms within WMO WMO Consultation Workshop on the Provision of Meteorological, Hydrological and Climate Information Products and Services to United Nations and other Humanitarian Agencies 3 5 December 2018, WMO Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland
Specialized Agencies WMO The UN system s authoritative voice on the state and behaviour of the Earth s atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces and the resulting distribution of water resources 8
WMO structure functions through its constituent bodies: 191 Members represented by their National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) Scientific & technical Programmes (e.g. DRR, PWS, HWRP, TCP, WCP) + co sponsored programmes (e.g. APFM, IDMP, IPCC, etc.) 9
WMO s objectives role of NMHSs
WMO Programmes in support of DRR/DRM from observation to resilience 1. Observing, detecting, and monitoring hazards; Data processing and forecasting and related data management (World Weather Watch (WWW) Programme): WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS) WMO Information System (WIS) Global Data Processing and Forecasting System (GDPFS) 2. Prevention and mitigation 3. Preparedness, early warning and communication 4. Support disaster response & humanitarian planning 5. Climate services: World Climate Programme (WCP) incl. the cosponsored World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Global Framework for Climate Services Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Programme Public Weather Services (PWS) Programme Emergency Response Activities (ERA) Programme Tropical Cyclone Programme (TCP) Marine Meteorology and Oceanography (MMO) Progr. Hydrology and Water Resources Programme (HWRP) and the co sponsored Associated Programme on Flood Management (APFM) Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP) and the co sponsored Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) 11
Cg Congress Current (April 2018) WMO DRR Governance & Implementation Mechanisms RAs Regional Associations RA WGs Working Groups on DRR & Services EC Executive Council TCs Technical Commissions TC WGs, TTs Technical Commission Working Groups, Task Teams etc. on DRR and Services Other bodies Co sponsored programmes IPCC IBCS (GFCS) ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee (WG DRR) PRA Presidents of the Regional Associations EC WG/DRR EC Working Group on DRR PTC Presidents of Technical Commissions WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones EG GMAS Expert Group on WMO Global Multi Hazard Alert System IPTT CWWCE Inter Programme Task Team on Cataloguing Extreme Weather, Water and Climate Events DRR FP RA TC TP DRR Focal Points of RAs, TCs & TPs DRR FPs NMHSs DRR Focal Points of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services WG HRA Working Group on Hazard and Risk Assessment (active) WG MHEWS Working Group on Multi Hazard Early Warning Systems (active) WG HUM Working Group on Humanitarian Assistance (currently same as CBS (PWS/DPFS) Task Team on the Provision of Operational Meteorological Assistance to Humanitarian Agencies WG DRF Working Group on Disaster Risk Financing (inactive) Secretariat WDS (Lead), OBS, CLW, RES, DRA 12
Existing mechanisms Global Data Processing and Forecasting System (GDPFS) under the Commission for Basic Systems (CBS) / Data Processing and Forecasting Systems (DPFS) Programme CBS Task Team on the Provision of Operational Meteorological Assistance to Humanitarian Agencies (TT HUM) under the DPFS & Public Weather Services (PWS) Programmes CBS Expert Team on Emergency Response Activities (ET ERA) under the Emergency Response Activities (ERA) Programme Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) WMO Regional Programme / Regional Offices Bilateral agreements with humanitarian agencies 13
Thank you Merci 14