2nd face-to-face RA II CP-Hydrology Meeting
The second face-to-face RA II CP-Hydrology Meeting was held in a hybrid format at Bangkok, Thailand from 27 November to 28 November 2023.
This meeting was a follow-up to the first face-to-face meeting held last year. The objectives of the meeting were to:
- Review progress with respect to the RA II Operating Plan
- Update milestones and deliverables
- Identify potential topics for next intersessional period
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Final Report
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Day 1 Monday, 27 November 2023 |
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Facilitator |
Documents/Presentation |
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08:30 – 09:00 |
Registrations |
KICT |
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09:00 – 09:05 |
Opening remarks |
Dr Hwirin Kim, Head, Hydrology and Water Resources Services (HWR) Division, WMO Dr Hyo Seob Cho, Chair, RA II CP-Hydrology |
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09:05 – 09:15 |
Welcome remarks |
Dr Sung Kim, RA II Regional Hydrological Adviser (RHA) & Co-Chair, RA II CP-Hydrology |
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Miss Kornrawee Sitthichivapak, Director General, TMD Dr Yuri Simonov, Vice President, WMO Services Commission and Chair, Standing Committee on Hydrological Services (SC-HYD) |
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09:15 – 09:25 |
Introductions and group photo |
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09:25 – 09:40 |
Objectives and expected outcomes – 2nd face-to-face meeting |
Dr Hyo Seob Cho |
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09:40 – 10:00 |
WMO updates:
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Dr Hwirin Kim |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
CPH Project 1 – Promote cooperation in hydrology and water resources among RA II Members and ensure coordination among the hydrology substructures in RA II |
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1 – Enhancement of Flood Resilience through Platforms on Water Resilience and Disasters |
Dr Mamoru Miyamoto |
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2 – Contribute to the expansion of Integrated Flood Management HelpDesk to include Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) perspective |
Dr Mamoru Miyamoto |
Document Presentation |
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10:30 – 10:45 |
Coffee/tea break |
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10:45 – 11:45 |
CPH Project 1 – Promote cooperation in hydrology and water resources among RA II Members and ensure coordination among the hydrology substructures in RA II – Continued |
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3 – Use of APFM HelpDesk to promote development of extrabudgetary project proposals in RA II |
Dr Nguyen Hoang Minh |
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4 – Capacity building in hydrology and water resources (with focus on Central Asia region) |
Ms Tursyn Tillakarim |
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5 – Support to ongoing extrabudgetary projects in hydrology and water resources in RA II |
Dr Nguyen Hoang Minh |
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11:45 – 12:30 |
CPH Project 2 – Improve capabilities on Water Resource Assessment |
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6 – Implementation of Dynamic Water Resources Assessment Tool (DWAT) software with user manual and training materials including workshop and case studies of implementation |
Dr Cheolhee Jang Dr Hyeonjun Kim |
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7 – Quarterly seasonal hydrological outlook report provided to major water users including efficacy of seasonal outlook |
Dr Sergei Borsch |
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12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch break |
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14:00 – 14:20 |
CPH Project 2 – Promote cooperation in hydrology and water resources among RA II Members and ensure coordination among the hydrology substructures in RA II – continued |
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7a – HydroSOS – Central Asia – linked to quarterly seasonal outlook reports |
Mr Serik Sairov |
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14:20 – 15:30 |
Expert Team on Hydrometry – Reinforcing Member’s capacity in hydrometry and sediment transport (ET-HM) |
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1 – Recommendations on improvements to the RA II Survey regarding NHSs including hydrological stations |
TBD |
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2 – Training courses including online content for development of rating curves (from field measurement to assessment of rating) |
Dr Eunjeung Shim |
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3 – Software tools and methods for measuring discharge including backwater and tidal influence and introduction of new technique for measurement of sediment |
Dr Youngsin Roh |
Document (Software tools for discharge measurement) Document (sediment measurement technique) Presentation (joint with deliverable 2 under ET-HM) |
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4 – Implementation of WMO Hydrological Observing System (WHOS) |
TBD |
Presentation by WMO Secretariat |
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15:30 – 15:45 |
Coffee/tea break |
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15:45 – 16:45 |
Expert Team on Hydrological Services – Improvement in Hydrological Services (ET-HS) |
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1 – Report of comparative studies on hydrological measurements, information provision and hydrological services for RA II Members (Continued – discussions) |
Dr Yashar Falamarzi |
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2 – Flood hazard map for pilot site |
TBD |
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3 – Final version of the Guidelines on verification of hydrological forecasts with comments and feedback from RA II |
Ms Valeria Koliy |
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16:45 – 17:00 |
Discussions and closing of Day 1 |
Dr Hyo Seob Cho |
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Day 2 Tuesday, 28 November 2023 |
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Typhoon Committee Opening Session (WMO RA II Experts attend as observers) |
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08:30 – 09:00 |
Registration |
UNESCAP |
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09:00 – 09:40 |
Opening ceremony – moderated by Typhoon Committee Secretariat (TCS) |
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Welcoming Remarks |
Mr Leong Weng Kun, Director, Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) of Macao SAR
Mr Anh Do, Director General, Department of Science, Technology and International Cooperation, Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration (VNMHA)
Mr Cyrille Honoré, Director of Disaster Risk Reduction and Public Services Branch, Services Department, WMO
Ms Tiziana Bonapace, Director, Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction division, ESCAP |
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Welcome Message |
Mr Duan Yihong, Typhoon Committee Secretary (TCS) |
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09:40 – 10:00 |
Group photo and Tea/coffee break |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
UN Early Warnings for All (EW4ALL) Initiative |
TCS |
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EW4ALL – its status, progress and planned implementation |
Mr Cyrille Honoré |
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EW4ALL – Transboundary Context - ESCAP |
ESCAP |
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WMO hydrological and water resources activities in RA II and their contributions to EW4ALL |
Dr Hwirin Kim |
Presentation |
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WMO RA II meeting experts return to the dedicated conference room for the RA II CP-H meeting |
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11:00 – 11:10 |
Recap of Day 1 |
Nakul Prasad, WMO |
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11:10 – 12:30 |
Expert Team on Hydrological Services – Improvement in Hydrological Services – continued (ET-HS) |
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4 – Integrated Decision Support System (DSS) for flood and drought forecasting concept developed for a pilot site |
Mr Arifuzzaman Bhuyan |
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5 – Report on approaches to establishing the deterministic error in NWP outputs and how they should best be used in establishing hydrological forecasts with enhanced accuracy |
Dr Ashok Das |
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6 – Technical report on review of the “Experiences on modeling of snowpack, depth of freezing soil in permafrost in operational hydrological modeling to produce streamflow discharge and ground water contributions” |
Ms Valeria Koliy |
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7 - Training material on modeling of cryosphere components within hydrological modeling with an emphasis on their contributions to river discharge and groundwater levels |
Ms Valeria Koliy |
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12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch break |
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14:00 – 14:40 |
Expert Team on Hydrological Services – Improvement in Hydrological Services – continued |
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8 - Case studies on the application of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to hydrological hazards |
Mr Fatah Masthawee |
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9 - Case studies on the application of APFM guidance on dissemination of alerts and flood management practices |
Dr Jihoon Park |
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14:40 – 15:30 |
Discussions on the current RA II Operating Plan and Feedback on presentations |
Dr Hyo Seob Cho Dr Sung Kim |
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15:30 – 15:45 |
Coffee/tea break |
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15:45 – 16:45 |
Next steps
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Dr Sung Kim Jochen Luther, Technical Coordinator (Services), WMO Regional Officer for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) |
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16:45 – 17:00 |
Closing remarks |
Dr Hyo Seob Cho |
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Presenters - Nakul Prasad, WMO & Roberto Silva Vara, WMO
Rapporteurs - Nakul Prasad, WMO & Jochen Luther, WMO RAP