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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Final Report

 

Monday, 1 July 2024 

 

Time (KST) 

Item 

Facilitator 

Documents/Presentation

08:30 – 09:00 

Registrations 

KICT 

 

09:00 – 09:05 

Opening remarks 

Dr Hwirin Kim, Head, Hydrological and Water Resources Services (HWR) Division, WMO  

 

09:05 – 09:15 

Welcome remarks 

Dr Sung Kim, RA II Regional Hydrological Adviser (RHA) & Co-Chair, RA II CP-Hydrology 

 

Dr Byung Suk Kim, President, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) 

 

09:15 – 09:25 

Introductions and group photo 

 

 

09:25 – 09:40 

Objectives and expected outcomes – 3rd face-to-face meeting  

Dr Sung Kim 

Presentation

09:40 – 10:00 

WMO updates: 

  • Technical commissions, EC-78 
  • RA II Session 

Dr Hwirin Kim 

 

 

Presentation

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 

 

1 – Enhancement of Flood Resilience through Platforms on Water Resilience and Disasters 

Dr Mamoru Miyamoto 

Document

Presentation

10:30 – 10:45 

Coffee/tea break 

 

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 

 

2 – Contribute to the expansion of Integrated Flood Management HelpDesk to include Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) perspective 

Dr Mamoru Miyamoto 

Document

Presentation

3 – Use of APFM HelpDesk to promote development of extrabudgetary project proposals in RA II 

Dr Nguyen Hoang Minh 

 

Document

Presentation

4 – Capacity building in hydrology and water resources (with focus on Central Asia region) 

Ms Tursyn Tillakarim 

Document

Presentation

5 – Support to ongoing extrabudgetary projects in hydrology and water resources in RA II 

Dr Nguyen Hoang Minh 

Document

Presentation

12:30 – 14:00 

Lunch break 

 

14:00 – 15:30 

CPH Project 2 – Improve capabilities on Water Resources Assessment 

 

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 

Document

Presentation

7 – Quarterly seasonal hydrological outlook report provided to major water users including efficacy of seasonal outlook 

Dr Sergei Borsch 

 

Document

Presentation

7a – HydroSOS – Central Asia – linked to quarterly seasonal outlook reports 

Mr Serik Sairov 

Document

Presentation

15:30 – 15:45 

Coffee/tea break 

 

15:45 – 16:45 

Expert Team on Hydrometry – Reinforcing Member’s capacity in hydrometry and sediment transport 

 

2 – Training courses including online content for development of rating curves (from field measurement to assessment of rating) 

Dr Eunjeung Shim 

Document

Presentation

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

Presentation (Joint presentation with deliverable 2 under ET-Hydrometry)

16:45 – 17:00 

Discussions and closing of Day 1 

Dr Sung Kim 

 

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 

Document

Presentation

 

3 – Final version of the Guidelines on verification of hydrological forecasts with comments and feedback from RA II 

Ms Valeria Koliy 

Document

Presentation

 

4 – Integrated Decision Support System (DSS) for flood and drought forecasting concept developed for a pilot site 

Mr Arifuzzaman Bhuyan 

Document

Presentation

10:30 – 10:45 

Coffee/tea break

10:45 – 12:30

Expert Team on Hydrological Services – Improvement in Hydrological Services – continued 

 

 

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  

Document

Presentation

 

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 

Document

Presentation

 

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 

Document

Presentation

12:30 – 14:00 

Coffee/tea break

14:00 – 15:00 

Expert Team on Hydrological Services – Improvement in Hydrological Services – continued 

 

 

9 – Case studies on the application of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) to hydrological hazards 

Mr Fatah Masthawee

Document

Presentation

 

10 – Case studies on the application of APFM guidance on dissemination of alerts and flood management practices 

Dr Jihoon Park 

Document

Presentation

15:00 – 15:30 

Review and feedback on the Progress  

All

 

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  

Draft Plan

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

  • Typhoon Committee

  • Extrabudgetary projects

 

Dr Sung Kim 

 

17:15 – 17:30

Closing remarks 

Dr Sung Kim 

Dr Hwirin Kim