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Programmes > DRA > Regional Office for Asia and Pacific > RA V Regional Seminar

Regional Seminar on Climate Services in Regional Association V

Honiara, Solomon Islands, 1-4 November 2011

Programme

Opening Ceremony

Welcome Address (Mr Chanel Iroi, PR of Solomon Islands with WMO)
Opening Remarks (Dr Sri Woro B. Harijono, President of RA V)
Opening Remarks (Mr Robert O. Masters, WMO Representative)
Opening Address (Hon. John Moffat Fugui, Minister of Environment, Solomon Islands)

Session 1 - Climate Information and Prediction

1-1 General Introduction to the Seminar and Global Framework for Climate Services (Mr Robert O. Masters, WMO)
1-2 Assessing scientific knowledge about climate change (Dr James Renwick, New Zealand)
1-3 Seasonal Climate Prediction (Dr David Walland, Australia)

Session 2 - Climate Observing Systems and Data

2-1 Climate Data Management – Challenges and Opportunities (Mr Howard Diamond, USA)
2-2 Cost Recovery and Quality Management for Climate Services (Mr Arona Ngari, Cook Islands)
2-3 Global Cooperation (WIGOS) (Mr Russel Stringer, Australia)

Session 3 - Requirements for Climate Sensitive Sectors

3-1 Climate Services for Agriculture - Lessons from New Zealand and Samoa (Dr Andrew Tait, New Zealand)
3-2 Climate Services for Agriculture in Indonesia (Ms Nurhayati, Indonesia)
3-3
3-4 Outcomes of the International Workshop on Climate and Oceanic Fisheries (Dr Karen Evans, Australia)

Session 4 - Climate Services at National Level

4-1 Climate Services in Australia
4-2 Climate Services in Cook Islands
4-3 Climate Services in Fiji
4-4 Climate Services in French Polynesia
4-5 Climate Services in Indonesia
4-7 Climate Services in Malaysia
4-8 Climate Services in Federated States of Micronesia
4-9 Climate Services in New Zealand
4-10 Climate Services in Philippines
4-11 Climate Services in Samoa
4-12 Climate Services in Singapore
4-13 Climate Services in Solomon Islands
4-15 Climate Services in Vanuatu
4-16 Climate Services in USA

Session 5 - Cascading Global and Regional Climate Information to National Level

5-1 WMO Climate Services Information System (CSIS) (Mr Michael Coughlan, Australia)
5-2 WMO Regional Climate Centres (RCCs): Concept and Experiences (Mr Peer Hechler, WMO)
5-3 Regional Climate Outlook Forums (RCOFs) (Dr James Renwick, New Zealand)
5-4 Southeast Asian Climate Outlook Forum (SEACOF) (Mr Peer Hechler, WMO)

Session 6 - Gaps and Opportunities for Climate Services in RA V

6-1 Gaps and Opportunities for Climate Services in RA V (Mr Erwin Makmur, Indonesia)
6-2 Linking Climate Services to Compliment Traditional Knowledge (Mr Arona Ngari, Cook Islands)

Session 7 - Partnership, Capacity Building and Resource Mobilization

7-1 Capacity Development for GFCS (Mr Robert Masters, WMO)
7-2 Regional Partnerships and GFCS (Mr Penehuro Lefale, New Zealand)
7-3 Implementing a Quality Management System in NHMSs (Ms Sue O'Rourke, Australia)
7-4 Collaboration with SPREP (Ms Netatua Pelesikoti, SPREP)
7-5 Collaboration with UNDP (Ms Akiko Suzaki, UNDP Solomon Islands)
7-6 Collaboration with Other International and Regional Organizations (Mr Henry Taiki, WMO)

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