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Flood Forecasting Initiative Advisory Group, meeting Q4 (2024)

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Commission for Weather, Climate, Hydrological, Marine and Related Environmental Services and Applications (SERCOM)

The purpose of this meeting is to establish a foundational understanding of the WMO Flood Forecasting Initiative (FFI) by reviewing its history, key milestones, and current status. The group will assess past achievements, ongoing tasks, and the relevance of the FFI within the current WMO structure. This meeting will initiate a review of the Plan of Action (PoA) for Hydrology to ensure alignment with the broader objectives of the Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (MHEWS). Additionally, the meeting will address the significance of community-based flood management to enhance last-mile outreach efforts, while reviewing critical documents such as the proposed Catalogue of Hazardous Events (CHE), the Terms of Reference for the Advisory Group on Socioeconomic Benefits (AG-SEB), and the Flash Flood Guidance System with Global Coverage (FFGS) Implementation Plan.

Final report

Agenda 

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Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • Opening remarks from Ian Lisk (Chair of FFI-AG) and Stefan Uhlenbrook (Secretary of the FFI-AG).
  
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Adoption of the Agenda 

  • Ian Lisk

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3Self-Introduction of participants (Name; Affiliation)  
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Brief History of the WMO Flood Forecasting Initiative (FFI) 

Presenter: G. Teruggi (WMO Secretariat)

  • Institutional Background
  • Major Achievements 2007-24 and follow up on recommendations FFI-AG 4th meeting.
  • Discussion on the alignment of the FFI within the new WMO structure, following Resolution 18 (Cg-19) and Decision 7 (EC-77), with consideration of Resolution 3 (SERCOM-3) establishing the FFI-AG under SERCOM and its current ToR.
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Challenges and emerging priorities in flood forecasting 

Presenter: H. Hwirin (WMO Secretariat)

  • Overview of the Plan of Action for Hydrology - LTA 1 “No one is surprised by a flood”
  • Integrating Further Social Sciences in flood forecasting (Examples from Italy, Czechia, Russian Federation)

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Discussion on the review of:

  • Proposed Catalogue of Hazardous Events (CHE).
  • Terms of Reference on the Advisory Group on Socioeconomic Benefits (AG-SEB)
  • Implementation Plan for the Flash Flood Guidance System with Global Coverage (FFGS)

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7Closing Remarks  

 

Past meetings of FFI-AG (as subsidiary body of Executive Council)

WMO Flood Forecasting Initiative, Fourth Meeting of the Advisory Group

WMO Flood Forecasting Initiative, Third Meeting of the Advisory Group

WMO Flood Forecasting Initiative, Second Meeting of the Advisory Group

WMO Flood Forecasting Initiative, First Meeting of the Advisory Group