WIS2 Training Workshop for the Pacific region

WIS2 Training Workshop for the Pacific region

This workshop is designed to support Pacific National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in implementing and maintaining the infrastructure required for WIS2 data exchange, early warning systems and climate services. This training will build capacity to address differing national needs through practical exercises and the promotion of regional collaboration.

Funding for this workshop is jointly provided by CREWS and COSPPac.

Objective

The training will address the capacity-building needs of staff at National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) implementing WIS2, with a focus on the ICT systems that support reliable data sharing.

The training aims to strengthen the capacity of WMO Members in the following areas: 

1. Publishing data to WIS2, with practical examples using the wis2box software
2. Understanding architectural options for hosting a WIS2 Node, including self-hosted and shared configurations
3. Using a backup WIS2 Node
4. Extracting data from national networks and forwarding it for publication on WIS2, with practical examples using CLiDE
5. Hosting, installing and configuring WMO CAP Composer, forwarding CAP XML for publication on WIS2, and disseminating published alerts
6. Receiving data from WIS2, with practical examples using the wis2downloader software
7. Maintaining, monitoring and securing the systems that support WIS2 data flows

Venue

Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) Headquarters
Address: 700 Collins St, Docklands VIC 3008, Australia

Language

English

Participants

Invited participants from Region V.

Agenda

Agenda and presentations will be available on the WMO Moodle in due course.

Contact

For further information, please contact us at wiswmo [dot] int (subject: Inquiry%20about%20WIS2_Training_Oman_2025) (wis[at]wmo[dot]int)

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(Last update: 16 October 2026)