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| Day 1: 23 August 2017, Wednesday | |
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| 08:30-09:00 | Registration |
| 09:00-10:00 | Opening Session |
| Welcome Remarks Mr. Ali Shareef Deputy Director General, Maldives Meteorological Service Focal Point for RIMES Secretariat | |
| Opening Remarks Mr. John Arumba Director, Geohazards Management Division Department of Mineral Policy and Geohazards Management Papua New Guinea | |
| Special Remarks Mr. Samuel Maiha Director National Meteorological Service Papua New Guinea | |
| Inaugural Address Dr. Madhavan Nair Rajeevan Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences Government of India Chair, RIMES Council | |
| Participant Introductions | |
| Review of Agenda Dr. Madhavan Nair Rajeevan Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India Chair, RIMES Council | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Group Photo and Coffee/Tea Break |
| 10:30-14:15 | Agenda 1: Building National Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems |
| 10:30-10:45 | National multi-disciplinary, multi-hazard early warning system: the Papua New Guinea model (Rationale, institutional architecture, establishment process, capacity building, challenges, way forward) Mr. John Arumba Director, Geohazards Management Division Department of Mineral Policy and Geohazards Management Papua New Guinea |
| 10:45-11:05 | Capacity building of national multi-hazard early warning systems (Current range of weather and climate products and their integration for decision support) Mr. Itesh Dash Team Leader, Systems Research and Development RIMES Program Unit |
| 11:05-11:25 | (Flood forecasting, reservoir management, agro-advisory, public health) Dr. Anshul Agarwal Hydrologist, RIMES Program Unit |
| 11:25-11:45 | (EWS audit and need assessment, technical assistance to link communities to local, sub-national, and national systems, training and exercises, local level provider-user dialogues/ EWS audit, challenges, way forward) Ms. Ruby Rose Policarpio Institutional Development Specialist, RIMES Program Unit |
| 11:45-12:05 | d) Decision-support systems for managing ocean risks/ opportunities and earthquake impacts (Ocean state forecasting and advisories, tsunami potential loss estimation, rapid earthquake potential damage estimation) Dr. Balakrishnan Nair T.M. Scientist F and Head, Information Services and Ocean Sciences Group Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services Ms. J Elaine Layug Naparat Acting Team Leader, Earthquake, Tsunami, and Ocean Services RIMES Program Unit |
| 12:05-13:00 | Lunch Break |
| 13:00-13:15 | Delivery of RIMES services through sub-regional hubs Mr. A.R. Subbiah Director, RIMES Program Unit |
| 13:15-13:30 | Creation of the Papua New Guinea RIMES Sub-Regional Hub for the Pacific (Evolution and status of establishment) Mr. John Arumba Director, Geohazards Management Division Department of Mineral Policy and Geohazards Management Papua New Guinea |
| 13:30-13:45 | Overview of future activities at Papua New Guinea RIMES Sub-Regional Hub Mr. Jimmy Gomoga Assistant Director National Weather Service Papua New Guinea |
| 13:45-14:15 | Discussions |
| 14:15-17:00 | Agenda 2: Country Experiences and Feedback |
| 14:15-14:35 | Generation and dissemination of agro-advisories that are based on multi-timescale forecasts: Myanmar experience (Development, engagement with users, testing, upscaling in terms of coverage and services, operationalization, challenges, way forward) Dr. Kyaw Moe Oo Acting Director General Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Myanmar |
| 14:35-14:55 | Basin-based flood forecasting and warning: Nepal experience (Development, testing, engagement with users, operationalization, challenges, way forward) Dr. Rishi Ram Sharma Director General Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Nepal |
| 14:55-15:15 | Coffee/Tea Break |
| 15:15-15:35 | Sri Lanka program (RIMES capacity building services for Sri Lanka) Mr. K.H.M.S. Premalal Director General Department of Meteorology, Sri Lanka |
| 15:35-15:55 | Reservoir operation and management: Sri Lanka experience (Application of seasonal forecast, development of reservoir inflow forecast system) Mr. D.A. Jayasinghe Arachchi Director Department of Meteorology, Sri Lanka |
| 15:55-16:15 | Ocean state forecasts and advisories: Seychelles experience (Customization process, products, engagement with users, real-time monitoring system, user feedback) Mr. Vincent Josee Amelie Chief Executive Officer Seychelles Meteorological Authority, Seychelles |
| 16:15-16:35 | Earthquake monitoring system: Bhutan and RIMES collaboration Mr. Phuntsho Tobgay Director General Department of Geology and Mines, Bhutan |
| 16:35-17:00 | Discussions |
| 17:00 | End of Day 1 |