| Day 1 |
| Session I: Opening session (Alexander Müller, Assistant Director General, FAO) |
| 09h00 |
Welcome Address (Alexander Müller, FAO)
Welcome (Mannava Sivakumar, WMO)
Tour de table: Introduction of participants |
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| Session II: User Interface Platform in GFCS (Chair: Peter Holmgren, FAO) |
| 09h30 |
Global Framework for Climate Services: Climate services for all —
Mannava Sivakumar, WMO
Presentation |
| 09h45 |
Developing a UIP component for GFCS: background and current status —
Bruce Stewart, WMO
Presentation |
| 10h05 |
Meeting Concept and Expected Outcomes — Ray Motha, US Department of Agriculture and Arnie Snorrason, the Iclandic Meteorological Office |
| 10h30 |
Coffee break |
| Session III: Needs for Climate Services in the Agriculture, Food Security and Water User Sectors at the Global and Regional Levels (Chair: Roger Stone, University of Southern Queensland) |
| 11h00 |
Climate Services for Agriculture and Food Security — Michele Bernardi, FAO
Presentation |
| 11h30 |
Climate Services needs for water sector — Anil Mishra, UNESCO
Presentation |
| 12h00 |
Climate Services for enhanced risk management, food security and resilience — Carlo Scaramella, World Food Programme (WFP)
Presentation |
| 12h30 |
Lunch |
| 14h00 |
Climate Service Needs for Agricultural Development — Sheila Mwanundu, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Presentation |
| 14h30 |
Climate Services needs for Irrigation and Power — Mark Svensen, International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage
Presentation |
| 15h00 |
General discussion |
| 15h30 |
Coffee break |
| Session IV: Current Status of Interactions between Climate Service Providers and End Users In the Agriculture and Water Sectors (Chair: Michele Bernardi, FAO) |
| 16h00 |
Review of Current status in the Agriculture Sector in Brazil — Paulo Sentelhas, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Presentation |
| 16h30 |
Review of Current Status in the Water Sector in Iceland and the Nordic Countries — Arni Snorrason, The Icelandic Meteorological Office
Presentation |
| 17h00 |
Adjournement |
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| Day 2 |
Session V: Current Status of Interactions between Climate Service Providers and End Users In the Agriculture and Water Sectors
(Chair: Michele Bernardi, FAO) |
| 09h00 |
Review of Current Status in the Agriculture Sector in Zimbabwe — Barnabas Chipindu, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
Presentation |
| 09h30 |
Review of Current Status of climate services for the Water Sector in India — A.K. Gosain, Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi), India
Presentation |
| 10h00 |
UNU Platform: Knowledge Management and Mobilization — Andrew Dansie, United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Canada
Presentation |
| 10h30 |
Coffee break |
| Session V: Mechanisms for Improving Interactions with Users in the Agriculture, Food Security and Water User Sectors (Chair: Bruce Stewart, WMO) |
| 11h00 |
Improving Interactions with Users in the Agriculture and Food Security Sector - Peter Holmgren, FAO
Presentation |
| 11h30 |
Improving Interactions with Users in the Water Sector – Ania Grobicki, Global Water Partnership
Presentation |
| 12h00 |
General discussion |
| 12h30 |
Lunch |
| Session VI: Advances in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICTS) in the Agriculture, Food Security and Water Sectors (Chair: Geoff Love, WMO) |
| 14h00 |
Use of ICTs in agriculture and rural development based on CTA’s experience with ACP organizations — Giacomo Rambaldi, The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), Netherlands
Presentation |
| 14h30 |
Research needs for new decision making processes in water sector under non-stationary conditions — Julie van Bliek, International Water Management Institute
Presentation |
| 15h00 |
General discussion |
| 15h30 |
Coffee break |
Session VII: Operational Strategy for UIP Implementation in GFCS during 2013-2017
(Chairs: Ray Motha and Arni Snorrason) |
| 16h00 |
Proposal for break-out groups and Terms of Reference – moderated by Ray Motha and Arni Snorrason
Group I: Agriculture and Food Security Sector
Group II: Water Sector |
| 18h00 |
Adjournment |
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| Day 3 |
| Session VII: (cont'd) |
| 09h00 |
Meeting of the break-out groups
Group I: Agriculture and Food Security Sector
Group II: Water Sector |
| 10h30 |
Coffee break |
| 11h00 |
Meeting of the break-out groups (cont’d) |
| 12h30 |
Lunch |
| Session VIII: Plenary Discussion on Operational Strategy for UIP Implementation in GFCS during 2013-2017 (Chairs: Ray Motha and Arni Snorrason) |
| 14h00 |
Presentation of the reports of the break-up groups:
Group I: Agriculture and Food Security Sector
Group II: Water Sector |
| 14h40 |
General discussion |
| 15h30 |
Coffee break |
| 16h00 |
Discussion on the way forward - Ray Motha and Arni Snorrason |
| 16h45 |
Vote of thanks - Filipe Lúcio, WMO |
| 16h55 |
Vote of thanks – Michele Bernardi, FAO |
| 17h00 |
Meeting closure |
