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08:30-09:00

 Registration

09:00-10:30

1. Welcoming remarks, roundtable introduction, and overall outcomes related to WIPPS: Cg, EC, INFCOM

1.1 Opening remarks (10)
1.2 Round table (name + affiliation) (15)
1.3 Scope of the workshop (15)
1.4 Introduction of WIPPS, including WIPPS RRR (30)
1.5 Overview of Early Warning for All Initiatives (20)

P/INFCOM, I/D/ 1.1
All participants/ 1.2
Yuhei, Julia/ 1.3
David/ 1.4

P/INFCOM/ 1.5

10:30-11:00

 Break

11:00-12:00

2. Introducing WMO EW4A, Identified gap from the Gap Analysis

2.1 Eearly warning services on high-priority hazards (Tropical cyclones, Floods, Heatwaves, Drought) (20)
2.2 WIPPS, especially NWP data (20)
2.3 Global riverine flood forecasting (20)
2.4 Proposals for future upgrades to data provision from WMCs in support of EW4A (20)

Florian, ET-EWS Co-chair/ 2.1

David, TT-EW4All member/ 2.2

Andy, Chair of TT-NTS/ 2.3

Ken, Chair ET-OWFS/ 2.4

12:00-13:30

 Lunch & photo

13:30-14:00

- Continuing previous agenda 2 -

14:00-16:00

3. Ongoing relevant activities in SERCOM, WMCs to enhance the support for EW4All

3.1 Overview of ongoing activities & challenges by WMCs, TCs and Members (10)

3.2 WMCs – related to SWFP

a. UKMO (10)

b. NCEP (10)

c. JMA or CMA (10)

3.3 SERCOM/INFCOM

a. Severe Weather Forecasting Programme (AG-SWF) (10)

b. Tropical Cyclone Programme (AG-TC) (10)

c. Climate Service Information System (ET-CSISO) (10)

d. HydroSOS: Introduction of HydroSOS products in support of EW4A (10)

3.4 Support for environmental hazards (including CEMS-Fire) (10)

3.5 Proposed WIPPS Pilot Projects by Members

  a. ECMWF: Using ECMWF cloud and HPC infrastructure Impact assessment of SOFF-supported observations (10)

b. HKO-CMA: WIPPS Pilot Project: Multi-Model Integrated Forecasting and Application

  c. Madagascar -Mozambique-Malawi: TC landfall

Yuhei/Secretariat/ 3.1

WMC representatives/ 3.2.a  3.2.b.  3.2.c

TBD/ 3.3.a

TBD/ 3.3.b

TBD/ 3.3.c

TBD/ 3.3.d

Matthieu/ 3.4  3.5.a

TBD/ 3.5.b

Francois/ 3.5.c

16:00-16:30

 Break

16:30-17:30

4. Discussion on the potential WMC actions to address gaps

Guiding Questions
1) How WMC can provide products (core, high-resolution NWP) through WIS to fill the gap from above, and what are the challenges

2) How WMC can facilitate sharing initial/boundary condition data with other Members? (not as ac core data; consortium or data exchange mechanism?)

3) How WMC can support enhancement of cascading process
Summary of Discussion

Summary of Discussion will be followed on Day 2 at 08:30
•    List of actions, including WIPPS Pilot Projects

Facilitator: Yuhei/David/Vijay

   17:30-

 Ice-break

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08:30-09:30

- Continuing previous agenda 4 -

 Summary of Discussion 4: Discussion on the potential WMC actions to address gaps (60)

Facilitator: Yuhei/David/Vijay

09:30-10:00

 Break

10:00-11:30

5. Emerging opportunities for EW4All from an Earth System Approach: view of operation - Examples from WMCs and WIPPS

5.1 Brief introduction of the theme of WIPPS & Research day – on what we are expecting from the presentations and the discussion (10)

5.2 Presentations on Earth system modelling approaches at WMCs and other international initiatives that could become relevant for WMC/WIPPS contributions to EW4All

5.2.1 Seamless WIPPS and resulting opportunities in the context of EW4All (20)
5.2.2 Ongoing activities at 1-2 WMCs (20)
5.2.3 Destination Earth - interacting with a digital twin of Earth (20)
5.2.4 Opportunities emerging from ML/AI prediction (20)

TBD/ 5.1

Francois/ 5.2.1 

TBD/ 5.2.2
Nils Wedi/ 5.2.3
Matthieu & Vijay/ 5.2.4

11:30-12:00

6. Emerging opportunities for EW4All from an Earth System Approach: view of research - Examples from WMO Research Programmes

6.1 WMO SI EW4All initiative (15)
6.2 WGNE – evolution of systematic errors in Earth system modelling (15)

Jürg Luterbacher/ 6.1 
Nils Wedi/ 6.2

12:00-13:30

 Lunch

13:30-15:00

- Continuing previous agenda 6 -

6.3 Activities under WWRP/HIWeather (15)

6.4 Activities under WCRP (ESMO, with contribution from EPESC) (15)
6.5 Activities under GAW (15)
6.6 WIPPS/WWRP/SERCOM Pilot Project on TCs (15)
6.7 Possible WIPPS Pilot Project AI nowcasting (15)

Brian Golding/ 6.3 
Jörg Schulz/ 6.4
Tbd/ 6.5
Jason Dunion/ 6.6
David Gagne/ 6.7

15:00-16:00

7. Discussion on the further development of WIPPS through the collaboration among WIPPS, WMCs and RB following Earth system approach, with primary focus on short-term developments to support EW4All (60)

Questions for discussion 
1) What new innovations are coming into operations in immediate future which may help support delivery of EW4All? 
2) Which research activities/products-to-be (if applicable) could support the delivery to EW4All and could be developed as WIPPS pilot project?
3) What Earth System modelling developments may offer opportunities to extend EW4All into other hazards beyond weather? 
4) Are there any gaps in EW4All support which WMCs could prioritise for research or early transition to operations? 
5) How to handle the rapidly evolving development of AI applications in NWP in the context 

Summary of Discussion will be followed on Day 3 at 09:30
•    Agree on work plan to leverage the identified opportunities for the WIPPS support to EW4All  

Facilitator: Ken/Julia/Nils

16:00-16:30

 Break

16:30-17:30

8. Share good practices and needs on EW4A by WMCs

8.1 Inventory or knowledge base (e.g. web portal / online resources) available from WMCs on using WIPPS products, and future enhancements for supporting EW4A
• WMCs' current activities and future enhancements in capacity development, with a focus on supporting countries and other RSMCs that utilize their WMC's WIPPS products, in providing EW4A services.
Note: The requests will be delivered if there are from the presenters at 8

All WMCs

Beijing/ 8.1.1

ECMWF/ 8.1.2

Exeter/ 8.1.3

Melbourne/ 8.1.4

Montreal/ 8.1.5

Moscow/ 8.1.6

Offenbach/ 8.1.7

Tokyo/ 8.1.8

Washington/ 8.1.9

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 9. Share good practices and needs on EW4A among RTCs, RCCs, RSMCs

- Training and capacity development activities in RSMCs, RTCs and RCCs and identified gaps / areas to address for future developments for EW4A implementation.

9.1 Current activities (incl. from WMCs) and additional/emerging requirements for enhancing capacity development in severe weather forecasting at RSMC for SWF, with a consideration of improving working arrangements among participating WMO centres (10*3)
9.2 Current activities (incl. from WMCs) and additional/emerging requirements to improve the capacity development in forecasting hazardous variables such as heat wave and floods at RCCs, with a consideration of improving working arrangements among participating WMO centres (10*2)
9.3 Current activities (incl. from WMCs) and additional/emerging requirements within RTCs involve utilizing WIPPS’s products to enhance the capacity of Members in forecasting hazardous events (10)

Sadibou BA (RSMC-SWF Dakar)/ 9.1.1
Tien Du Duc (SWFP Ha Noi, online)/ 9.1.2
Ezekiel Sebego (RSMC-SWF Pretoria, online)/ 9.1.3

Rösner Stefan (RCC network RA VI)/ 9.2.1
Simon McGree (Pacific RCC network, online)/ 9.2.2

Ariane Frassoni dos Santos (RTC Brasil)/ 9.3

09:30-10:30

- Continuing previous agenda 7 -

Summary of Discussion 7 (60): Discussion on the further development of WIPPS through the collaboration among WIPPS, WMCs and RB following Earth system approach, with primary focus on short-term developments to support EW4All 

Facilitator: Ken/Julia/Nils

10:30-11:00

Break

11:30-12:00

10. Discussion on the WIPPS work plan for WMCs to enhance capacity development (60)

-  Review and update of capacity development activities on implementation of WIPPS (e.g. WIPPS web portal, published guidelines and upcoming / planned guidelines)

Questions for discussion 
1) What are common / any prioritized areas of capacity development needs regarding WIPPS products for supporting EW4All Initiative?
2) What are needs / requirements from NMHSs (say from available survey conducted in RAs, or regional activities such as workshop / training desk of SWFP or WMC) to enhance WIPPS data products for EW4All implementation?
3) New activities to be developed under WIPPS roadmap / pilot projects for WMC to promote applications of WIPPS data products for EW4All?

 Summary of Discussion will come after lunch

Facilitator: Francois/Arun/Hamza

12:00-13:30

 Lunch

13:30-14:30

- Continuing previous agenda 10 -

Summary of Discussion (60)

10. Discussion on the WIPPS work plan for WMCs to enhance capacity development

Facilitator: Francois/Arun/Hamza

14:30-15:00

11. Summary of Workshop
• Finalize WIPPS action plans for EW4All, including WIPPS pilot projects (20)
• Finalize WIPPS RRR, coordination/collaboration mechanism with RB (20)
• Finalize WIPPS Capacity development work plan (20)