Southeastern Asia-Oceania Flash Flood Guidance (SAOFFG) System

Countries:

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Indonesia (Regional Centre)
  • Malaysia
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
  • Timor-Leste

Planning Workshop

Based on the desirability and need for the establishment of a regional flash flood guidance system for Southeastern Asia-Oceania, an initial planning meeting was organized by WMO from 2 to 4 February 2016. The workshop was hosted by the Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics of the Republic of Indonesia (BMKG) in Jakarta, allowing participants the opportunity of visiting the premises of the BMKG to see operational weather analysis and forecasting capacities, capabilities and infrastructure of the BMKG. This tour provided an excellent opportunity for the participants to receive first-hand information on the Indonesian weather RADAR network, Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) mesoscale modeling, Nowcasting, Weather Observation Network, and connection to the Global Telecommunication System (GTS).

First Steering Committee Meeting (SCM 1) SAOFFG System, Jakarta, Indonesia, 10-12 July 2017

As per the implementation plan, the first Steering Committee Meeting (SCM1) of the SAOFFG system was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 10 to 12 July 2017 with the participation of representatives of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and Timor Leste. Other participants included representatives from WMO, USAID, HRC, Research Center for Water Resources, Research Development Agency of Indonesia, Disaster Management Agency of Indonesia, and Jakarta Municipality.

The meeting objectives were to review the project development status; provide an overview of local data requirements and local data provision status by the participating countries; demonstrate how local data would improve the FFG products; provide an overview of verification and control of basin delineations; review the Jakarta Urban Flash Flood Early Warning System (EWS) data requirements; and seek feedback from participants on the development and effective implementation of the project.