Impact-based forecast and warning services (IBFWS) training workshop, Luang Prabang, Lao PDR

The CREWS Cambodia and Lao PDR Project is organizing a training workshop on Impact-Based Forecast and Warning Services (IBFWS) from November 11-14, 2024, in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR. Jointly organized by the World Bank and WMO, the workshop aims to build capacity for IBFWS, focusing on co-production between the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) and key user sectors, such as disaster management, agriculture, and social welfare. Through interactive sessions, participants will learn IBFWS fundamentals and start developing impact tables, with the goal of initiating pilot projects to enhance early warning systems in Lao PDR.

Luang Prabang 2024 IBFWS training

 

D1 exercise session

 

Meet the Instructors

Get to know the experts leading our Impact-Based Forecast and Warning Services (IBFWS) workshop. Learn more about their professional backgrounds, expertise, and roles in advancing early warning systems in Southeast Asia. Click here to read instructor bios.

Workshop materials

eCourse IBFWS

 

Presentations & photos day 1, day 2, day 3, day 4

Impact tables, posters, exercises

Workshop report