Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project (SWFDP) Regional Sub-project for West Africa Training Workshop on Severe Weather Forecasting (Week 1 - DPFS) and Delivery of Warning Services (Week 2-PWS) (Lomé, Togo, 20-30 November 2018) Week-2 Provisional Programme for Workshop on Public Weather Services (PWS) (26-30 November 2018) (Updated on 15 November 2018) Date Time Agenda Items Who 26 November Item 1: Opening/welcome Host/WMO 2018 (Monday) Item 2.1: Working Arrangements Host Item 2.2: Workshop objectives and outline S. Muchemi, WMO 09:00 12:30 – Item 3: Presentations by participants: All PWS Participants weather warning dissemination, representing countries challenges and gaps Moderator (S. Muchemi) Determining and summarizing national 14:00-15:30 S. Muchemi Service Delivery gaps Service Delivery in General: The case 16:00-17:00 of a lead NMHS South African E. Webster (SAWS) – Weather Service (SAWS) 27 November Item 4: Forecasting & warning 2018 09:00-10:30 Introduction to IBF with examples (Tuesday) E. Webster (SAWS) from South Africa Introduction to the Weather Ready 11:00-12:30 E. Page (UCAR) Nation initiative Interactive IBF Exercise introducing exploring the concept of 14:00-15:30 E. Webster (SAWS) vulnerability/exposure and how this relates to risk IBF exercise continued, culminating in 16:00-17:00 creating impact tables for participant E. Page (UCAR) countries Session on gathering 28 November E. Webster (SAWS) 09:00-10:30 customer/stakeholder requirements 2018 (interactive) (Wednesday) Session on gathering E. Webster (SAWS) 11:00-12:30 customer/stakeholder requirements (interactive) - continued 14:00-15:00 IBF Exercises E. Page (UCAR)
Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project (SWFDP) Regional Sub-project for West Africa Training Workshop on Severe Weather Forecasting (Week 1 - DPFS) and Delivery of Warning Services (Week 2-PWS) (Lomé, Togo, 20-30 November 2018) Week-2 Provisional Programme for Workshop on Public Weather Services (PWS) (26-30 November 2018) (Updated on 15 November 2018) Date Time Agenda Items Who 26 November 2018 (Monday) 09:00 – 12:30 Item 1: Opening/welcome Item 2.1: Working Arrangements Item 2.2: Workshop objectives and outline Item 3: Presentations by participants: weather warning dissemination, challenges and gaps Host/WMO Host S. Muchemi, WMO All PWS Participants representing countries Moderator (S. Muchemi) 14:00-15:30 Determining and summarizing national Service Delivery gaps S. Muchemi 16:00-17:00 Service Delivery in General: The case of a lead NMHS – South African Weather Service (SAWS) E. Webster (SAWS) 27 November 2018 (Tuesday) 09:00-10:30 Item 4: Forecasting & warning Introduction to IBF with examples from South Africa E. Webster (SAWS) 11:00-12:30 Introduction to the Weather Ready Nation initiative E. Page (UCAR) 14:00-15:30 Interactive IBF Exercise introducing exploring the concept of vulnerability/exposure and how this relates to risk E. Webster (SAWS) 16:00-17:00 IBF exercise continued, culminating in creating impact tables for participant countries E. Page (UCAR) 28 November 2018 (Wednesday) 09:00-10:30 Session on gathering customer/stakeholder requirements (interactive) E. Webster (SAWS) 11:00-12:30 Session on gathering customer/stakeholder requirements (interactive) - continued E. Webster (SAWS) 14:00-15:00 IBF Exercises E. Page (UCAR)
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