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  1. Central America Flash Flood Guidance System (CAFFGS)

Central America Flash Flood Guidance System (CAFFGS)

Countries

  • Belize
  • Costa Rica (Regional Centre)
  • El Salvador (second Regional Centre)
  • Honduras
  • Guatemala
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama

First Steering Committee Meeting of the Central America Flash Flood Guidance System(CAFFGS)

3 - 5 May 2017, San Jose, Costa Rica

Documents/Documentos

  • Draft report / Borrador del informe
  • Final agenda
  • Orden del día
  • List of participants / Lista de participantes
  • List of immediate actions
  • Lista de acciones immediatas
  • Conclusions and recommendations
  • Conclusiones y recommendaciones

Presentations

Day 1

  • Overview and Purposes of the CAFFGS SCM1 [Versión en Español]
  • Role of WMO [Versión en Español]
  • Introduction to the Global FFG System [Versión en Español]
  • FFGS Concept
  • CAFFG Project Overview
  • Country presentations:
    • Costa Rica
    • El Salvador
    • Guatemala
    • Nicaragua
    • Panama

Day 2

  • Central America Flash Flood Guidance System: CAFFG Forecaster Interface
  • FFGS Products Relevant to Agriculture
  • CAFFG Component Validation
  • Enhancements for FFGS improved operations
  • Flash Flood Guidance System Hydrometeorologist Training Programme
  • FFGS Verification Studies [Versión en Español]
  • The WMO Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project (SWFDP) [Versión en Español]
  • CAFFG Historical and Real-Time Data Used

Day 3

  • Organizational and Management Aspects [Versión en Español]
  • Responsibilities of the Regional Centre (RC) and NMHSs [Versión en Español]
  • Next steps and training plan

 

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