HydroSOS Lake Victoria Basin 2nd Technical Workshop
Following the end of the HydroSOS pilot phase, HydroSOS end-of-pilot-phase report was approved in Cg-EXT (2021), the way forward is to start implementing and operationalizing HydroSOS globally through regional implementation plans led by Regional Association (RAs). The HydroSOS regional implementation plans were approved, and initial products presented during the WMO Cg-19 (2023).
In RA I (Africa), the implementations of HydroSOS is ongoing in Ghana, Lake Victoria Basin (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda), and Nigeria. In November 2022, a Lake Victoria Basin HydroSOS Implementation Workshop was held with the aim to convene key NMHS experts and stakeholders from LVB to kick-start the development of HydroSOS products for the basin, develop an implementation roadmap for submission to potential funders, define HydroSOS activity to be covered under the project CREWS East Africa, and facilitate partnerships towards the implementation of HydroSOS in LVB. The major outcome of the workshop was an implementation road map with the following key activities to be for Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) East Africa project:
- Status Assessments for each Country (assessment of current products including stock taking of the availability and quality of Hydrological data)
- Data gathering, Primary data processing and development of bulletins (Collection & Analysis of Stream flow)
- Generation of draft Product (draft status and outlook assessment), Bulletins
- Technical Meetings / Workshops (validate the draft product)
- Engagement with Focal Points and Technical
- Training and capacity development in NHMSs and relevant institutions including data processing and quality control
- Standardized methodology HydroSOS Streamflow Status Product Methodology
The technical workshop is planned taking into account this background and the positive progress in the implementation of activities by the participating Member states and regional partners IGAD Climate Prediction and Application Center (ICPAC), Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC), and Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) with support of the technical development partner UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH).
The HydroSOS Lake Victoria Basin Technical Training Workshop aims to equip the national and regional experts with the necessary skills needed to pre-process data, develop products, and lay strategies for operationalization and sustainability of HydroSOS at national, regional, and global scales. The training workshop will also be connected back-to-back with a two-day HydroSOS-OUTLAST Stakeholder Engagement Workshop (led by German government’s OUTLAST project team) to be held in the same venue with the aim to identify the needs of key groups for global early warning system for drought hazards in various water-related sectors and the linkages to HydroSOS in the basin for the benefit of the LVB Member States and the region.
Goals and Objectives
The following are the training workshops main objectives
- Develop capacity to process data and produce hydrological status products at a national scale
- Creating trust of national stakeholders for national, regional, and international HydroSOS data. Involvement of the user community at the national level enhances participation and trust for the products and the development process.
- Creating regional ownership of the products through collective participation in the development process. Ownership of the national stakeholders shall be enhanced, which contributes towards the long term sustainability of the products.
- To equip the participants with skills for integrating and visualizing products at national, regional, global scales through web services
- Finalizing a strategy to operationalize and sustain HydroSOS at basin (Lake Victoria Basin) and national scale to support EW4ALL
- Identify the needs of key groups (users, stakeholders, funders, NMHS) to drive the integration of products from OUTLAST project (aims to develop global early warning system for drought hazards in various water-related sectors) to HydroSOS portals for the benefit of the LVB Member States and the region as a whole
AGENDA
Day 1:
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Time (EAT) |
Activity |
Responsible |
Moderator/Faciltator |
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8:30 – 9:00 |
Registration |
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9:00 - 9:30 |
Opening Session |
Kenya ICPAC NBI WMO Kenya |
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9:30 – 10:00 |
Introductions |
All participants |
Kenya HA |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
HydroSOS Context (Setting the scene), Q&A |
WMO |
ICPAC |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Tea Break |
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11:00 - 12:00 |
Group discussion on existing issues faced during the status exercise |
All |
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Discussions on solutions to handle data gaps, accessibility, standardization of methods, WHOS |
All |
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13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 - 17:00
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Basic R, Run scripts with already prepared data
|
UKCEH, WMO, Outlast team |
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Day 2:
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Time (EAT) |
Activity |
Responsible |
Moderator/Faciltator |
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8:30 - 10:30
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Preparation of data for day 2 based on previous discussions |
All participants Grouped into countries |
UKCEH |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Tea Break |
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11:00 - 13:00
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Working with pre-processed data to produce status products at the national scale |
All participants Grouped into countries |
UKCEH and WMO |
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13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 - 15:30
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Working with pre-processed data to produce status products for Mara and Kagera Basins |
All participants Groups into sub basins (led by focal points) |
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15:30 - 17:00 |
Presentation of the results for the basins and countries |
Focal points |
UKCEH and WMO |
Day 3
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Time (EAT) |
Activity |
Responsible |
Moderator/Facilitator |
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8:30:00 - 10:30 |
Reviewing visualization outputs and finalizing status products
|
UKCEH and All participants |
WMO |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Tea Break |
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11:00 - 13:00 |
Gaps in visualization, intended dissemination methods, examples |
UKCEH, ICPAC, NBI, LVBC, OUTLAST team, Countries |
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13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 - 15:30 |
Presentation on the portal and types ofdata, standards, and formats |
UKCEH |
TMA |
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15:30 - 17:00 |
Pushing data to the test global portal |
UKCEH |
WMO |
Day 4
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Time (EAT) |
Activity |
Responsible |
Moderator/Faciltator |
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8:30 - 9:30 |
Wrap up |
UKCEH and WMO |
ICPAC |
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09:30 - 10:30 |
Discussing the strategy to make the status operational (basin and national scale) |
All |
Coordinators of sub basins |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Tea Break |
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11:00 - 13:00 |
Finalizing a strategy to make the status operational (basin and national scale) |
All |
Coordinators of sub basins |
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13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 - 15:00 |
Next steps - Outlook, funding strategy |
All |
LVBC |
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15:00 - 15:30 |
Presentation of the results so far |
UKCEH |
Basin coordinator |
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15:00 - 16:00 |
Tea break |
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16:00 - 16:45 |
Closing |
All HAs present Partners WMO Kenya |
NBI |