3rd face-to-face RA II CP-Hydrology
The third face-to-face RA II CP-Hydrology Meeting was held in a hybrid format at Goyang-Si, Republic of Korea from1 to 2 July 2024.
This meeting was the final face-to-face meeting for the ongoing intersessional period (2021-24). The objectives of the meeting were to:
- Present the progress of the activities
- Review milestones and current operating plan
- Discuss topics for next intersessional period
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Monday, 1 July 2024 |
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Time (KST) | Item | Facilitator | Documents/Presentation |
08:30 – 09:00 | Registrations | KICT |
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09:00 – 09:05 | Opening remarks | Dr Hwirin Kim, Head, Hydrological and Water Resources Services (HWR) Division, WMO |
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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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Dr Byung Suk Kim, President, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) |
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09:15 – 09:25 | Introductions and group photo | |
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09:25 – 09:40 | Objectives and expected outcomes – 3rd face-to-face meeting | Dr Sung Kim | |
09:40 – 10:00 | WMO updates:
| Dr Hwirin Kim | |
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 | ||
10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee/tea break |
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10:45 – 12:30 | CPH Project 1 – Promote cooperation in hydrology and water resources among RA II Members and ensure coordination among the hydrology substructures in RA II – continued |
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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 | ||
3 – Use of APFM HelpDesk to promote development of extrabudgetary project proposals in RA II | Dr Nguyen Hoang Minh | ||
4 – Capacity building in hydrology and water resources (with focus on Central Asia region) | Ms Tursyn Tillakarim | ||
5 – Support to ongoing extrabudgetary projects in hydrology and water resources in RA II | Dr Nguyen Hoang Minh | ||
12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch break |
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14:00 – 15:30 | CPH Project 2 – Improve capabilities on Water Resources Assessment |
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6 – Implementation of Dynamic Water Resources Assessment Tool (DWAT) softwar with user manual and training materials including workshop and case studies of implementation | Dr Cheolhee Jang Dr Hyeonjun Kim | ||
7 – Quarterly seasonal hydrological outlook report provided to major water users including efficacy of seasonal outlook | Dr Sergei Borsch | ||
7a – HydroSOS – Central Asia – linked to quarterly seasonal outlook reports | Mr Serik Sairov | ||
15:30 – 15:45 | Coffee/tea break |
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15:45 – 16:45 | Expert Team on Hydrometry – Reinforcing Member’s capacity in hydrometry and sediment transport |
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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 | ||
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 | Presentation (Joint presentation with deliverable 2 under ET-Hydrometry) | |
16:45 – 17:00 | Discussions and closing of Day 1 | Dr Sung Kim |
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Tuesday, 2 July 2024 | |||
Time (KST) | Item | Facilitator | Documents/Presentation |
09:00 – 09:10 | Recap of Day 1 | Nakul Prasad, WMO | |
09:10 – 10:30 | Expert Team on Hydrological Services – Improvement in Hydrological Services | ||
| 1 - Report of comparative studies on hydrological measurements, information provision and hydrological services for RA II Members | Dr Yashar Falamarzi | |
| 3 – Final version of the Guidelines on verification of hydrological forecasts with comments and feedback from RA II | Ms Valeria Koliy | |
| 4 – Integrated Decision Support System (DSS) for flood and drought forecasting concept developed for a pilot site | Mr Arifuzzaman Bhuyan | |
10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee/tea break | ||
10:45 – 12:30 | Expert Team on Hydrological Services – Improvement in Hydrological Services – continued |
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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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
12:30 – 14:00 | Coffee/tea break | ||
14:00 – 15:00 | Expert Team on Hydrological Services – Improvement in Hydrological Services – continued |
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| 9 – Case studies on the application of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to hydrological hazards | Mr Fatah Masthawee | |
| 10 – Case studies on the application of APFM guidance on dissemination of alerts and flood management practices | Dr Jihoon Park | |
15:00 – 15:30 | Review and feedback on the Progress | All |
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15:30 – 15:45 | Coffee/tea break | ||
15:45 – 16:15 | Preparation and review of draft RA II Operating Plan of hydrology and water resources for next intersessional period (2024 – 2027) | Dr Sung Kim | |
16:15 – 17:15 | Recommendations to upcoming RA II Session - Working Structure for hydrology - Nomination of experts - Draft agenda for the 1st Face to Face RA II National Hydrological Advisers Forum (RA II Hydrological Assembly) during the RA II-18 - Linkages with
| Dr Sung Kim |
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17:15 – 17:30 | Closing remarks | Dr Sung Kim Dr Hwirin Kim |
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