Inception Workshop Strengthening Climate Information and Early Warning Systems for Climate Resilient Development and Adaptation to Climate Change Venue: Hilton Hotel Date: 25/09/2012 Agenda Time Agenda Facilitators 09.00 9:30 Registration Opening remarks 09:30 – 09:45 Director General NMA 09:45 – 10:00 UNDP Ethiopia 10:00 – 10:15 His Excellence, State Minister of Water and Energy 10:15 – 10:30 Ministry of Agriculture 10:30 – 10:35 Introduction of the workshop agenda (UNDP/NMA) Project components and timeline - outline the 10:35 – 10:50 (International regional approach and potential benefits consultant) Coffee break 10:50 – 11:10 Session 1 Project background and ongoing activities – Presentation by Meteorological services on 11:10 – 11:30 NMA current state of observational infrastructure, forecasting floods and droughts and EWS. Presentation by Department of Water/hydrology 11:30 – 11:50 MOWE/NMA on current state of hydrological monitoring, water resources and flood forecasting Presentation by Department of Agriculture on 11:50 – 12:10 MOA/ extension services and responses to climate hazards Presentation by Disaster management on 12:10 – MOA/DRMFSS response and communication of warnings etc. Lunch 12:30 -13:30 Session 2 Review of project design and planning key activities –
Inception Workshop Strengthening Climate Information and Early Warning Systems for Climate Resilient Development and Adaptation to Climate Change Venue: Hilton Hotel Date: 25/09/2012 Agenda Time Agenda Facilitators 09.00 9:30 Registration Opening remarks 09:30 – 09:45 Director General NMA 09:45 – 10:00 UNDP Ethiopia 10:00 – 10:15 His Excellence, State Minister of Water and Energy 10:15 – 10:30 Ministry of Agriculture 10:30 – 10:35 Introduction of the workshop agenda (UNDP/NMA) 10:35 – 10:50 Project components and timeline - outline the regional approach and potential benefits (International consultant) 10:50 – 11:10 Coffee break Session 1 – Project background and ongoing activities 11:10 – 11:30 Presentation by Meteorological services on current state of observational infrastructure, forecasting floods and droughts and EWS. NMA 11:30 – 11:50 Presentation by Department of Water/hydrology on current state of hydrological monitoring, water resources and flood forecasting MOWE/NMA 11:50 – 12:10 Presentation by Department of Agriculture on extension services and responses to climate hazards MOA/ 12:10 – Presentation by Disaster management on response and communication of warnings etc. MOA/DRMFSS 12:30 -13:30 Lunch Session 2 – Review of project design and planning key activities
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