Second Meeting of the SERCOM/SC-DRR Advisory Group on Severe Weather Forecasting (AG-SWF-2)

Second Meeting of the SERCOM/SC-DRR Advisory Group on Severe Weather Forecasting (AG-SWF-2) will be organized in New Delhi during 19-21 September 2023. The meeting will be hosted by India Meteorological Department.

- Information Note for participants

- Provisional Agenda

- Doc template

- Presentation template

Day 1: Tuesday, 19 September 2023

Time (IST)

Agenda Items

Who/Presenters

09:00-09:30

Meeting registration

All

09:30

  1. Introduction

1.1. Inauguration      (Inaugural program)

 

Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences (Chief Guest),          DG IMD/PR of India,         James LUNNY (Chair) & Taoyong PENG (WMO)

10:00-10:30

Tea/Coffee break

 

10:30

  1. 1.2. Adoption of Agenda

Chair

10:40

2. SERCOM Standing Committee on DRR and Public Services (SC-DRR) & its substructure including Expert Team on Early Warning Services (ET-EWS)

Taoyong PENG (WMO)  (10 min) followed by discussion

11:00

3. Early Warning for All (EW4All) Initiative & SWFP

Ata HUSSAIN (WMO)

11:20

4. Review of ToR of AG-SWF

Chair/ Secretariat

12:00

5. SWFP regional subprogrammes

5.1 RA-I SWFP-Southern Africa (RSMC Pretoria)    (PPT)

 

Puseletso MOFOKENG (15 min) followed by discussion

12:30

5.2 RA-I SWFP-Eastern Africa (RSMC Nairobi & RSMC Dar Es Salaam)                                             (PPT RSMC Nairobi)

David KOROS (15 min) followed by discussion

13:00-14:00

Lunch break

 

14:00

5.2 continues… SWFP-Eastern Africa (RSMC Dar ES Salaam)  (PPT)

Kantamla MAFURU (15 min) followed by discussion

14:30

5.3 RA-I SWFPs-West Africa & Central Africa (RSMC Dakar)    (PPT)

Sadibou BA (15 min) followed by discussion

15:00

5.4 RA-II SWFP-South Asia (RSMC New Delhi)    (PPT)

Monica SHARMA (15 min followed by discussion

15:30-16:00

Tea/Coffee break

 

16:00

5.5 RA-II SWFP-Southeast Asia (RFSC Ha Noi) (Online presentation)                                                                                    (PPT)

Lam Phuc HOANG (15 min) followed by discussion

16:30

5.6 RA-II SWFP-Central Asia (Roshydromet)  (PPT)

Dmitry KIKTEV  (15 min) followed by discussion

17:00

5.7 RA-IV SWFP-Eastern Caribbean (RFSF Martinique)  (PPT)

Emmanuel CLOPPET (15 min) followed by discussion

17:30-18:00

5.8 RA-V SWFP-South Pacific (RSMC Wellington)   (PPT)

James LUNNY (15 min) followed by discussion

Day 2: Wednesday, 20 September 2023 

09:00

6. WMCs and Global NWP Centres Contributions   (PPT)

William BOLHOFER (15 min) followed by discussion

10:00

7. INFCOM/SC-ESMP Expert Team on Operational Weather Forecasting Systems (ET-OWFS) and consideration of SWFP requirements from GDPFS/WIPPS

Stephanie LANDMAN (15 min) followed by discussion 

10:30-11:00

Tea/Coffee break

 

11:00

8. Regional severe weather forecasting (RSMCs SWF and Regional SWF Centres)

8.1 Requirements for regional guidance products for additional hazards (e.g., forest/wildfire, squall line/thunderstorms, heat/cold waves etc.)

 

 

Chair

12:00

8.2 Procedure to become RSMC SWF

Chair

13:00-14:00

Lunch break

 

14:00

8.3 Review of RSMCs SWF responsibilities as per WIPPS/GDPFS Manual (WMO-No 485)

Chair

14:30

9. RSMCs Compliance Review as per Resolution 28 (EC-76) - Establishment of the Compliance Review Process for Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres (RSMCs) (Online Presentation)      (PPT)

Yuki HONDA (WMO)

(15 min) followed by discussion

15:00

10. WIPPS Pilot Project: Multi-Model Integrated Forecasting and Application (Online Presentation)         (PPT)

Yi WANG (CMA) and/or Wai-kin WONG (HKO) (invited experts) (TBC) (15 min) followed by discussion & feedback

15:30-16:00

Tea/Coffee break

 

16:00

11. Review of Application of BoM for designation of Darwin as RSMC SWF

Chair

16:30-18:00

Visit to IMD

IMD/ All

Day 3: Thursday, 21 September 2023

09:00

12. SWFP – Consideration of approaches/strategy for its global coverage, regional governance, and further advancements in support of EW4All Initiative

Chair

10:30-11:00

Tea/Coffee break

 

11:00

13. Review of SWFP Guidebook

Chair/ Secretariat

13:00-14:00

Lunch break

 

14:00

Review of SWFP Guidebook continues...

Chair/ Secretariat

15:30-16:00

Tea/Coffee break

 

16:00

14. Any other business

Chair

16:10

15. Recommendations & Actions (including for the SC-DRR)

Chair

17:30

16. Next Meeting and Closing

Chair