Agriculture and Food Security Dr Yahya Abawi: University of Southern Queensland, Australia: Climate and Agriculture Key Challenges and Opportunities 09:00 09:50 – – Dr N. Chattopadhyay, IMD : Current status of the use and needs for climate services and interfacing mechanisms Dr Ram Ghimire, Nepal: Delivery and Application of Climate Services in Agricultural Sector Water Dr Grabs Wolfgang, German Federal Institute of Hydrology: Water in the third pole region in the context of the Global 09:50– 10:40 Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) Mr Zin Than Kyaw, Myanmar: Implementation by Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems (DWIR) in Myanmar 10:40 11:10 – Health Break 11:10 11:30 – Health Dr D.R. Pattanaik, IMD: Climate and health Disaster Risk Reduction Mr Anand Kumar Sharma, IMD: Disaster Risk Reduction: 11:30 - 12:00 Kedarnath Case Mr Maung Maung Win Tin: Hazards in Myanmar Ms Nyamjantsan Baljinnyam, Mongolia: Disaster Risk Reduction in Mongolia Energy Mr B. Mukhopadhyay, IMD: Scope of Climate Services for the Energy 12:00 - 12:20 Sector 12:20-13:00 Plenary discussion 13:00 14:00 – Lunch The Cryosphere Mr Karma Tsering Rapporteur: Dr Arvind SESSION V Srivastava Description:Discuss the unique role of the cryosphere, its variability and change in the Third Pole region, along with the associated regional and global impacts, particularly highlighting the aspects of the cryosphere to be covered by the climate services. Observation of the cryosphere and the Global Cryosphere Watch (GCW) Mr Bajracharaya, ICIMOD, Nepal: Observation of cryosphere 14:00 15:00 – Dr Peter van Oevelen, GEWEX: GEWEX Activities and Observations in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region Ms Jambay Choden, Bhutan: Cryosphere Observation in Bhutan
09:00 – 09:50 Agriculture and Food Security Dr Yahya Abawi: University of Southern Queensland, Australia: Climate and Agriculture – Key Challenges and Opportunities Dr N. Chattopadhyay, IMD : Current status of the use and needs for climate services and interfacing mechanisms Dr Ram Ghimire, Nepal: Delivery and Application of Climate Services in Agricultural Sector 09:50– 10:40 Water Dr Grabs Wolfgang, German Federal Institute of Hydrology: Water in the third pole region in the context of the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) Mr Zin Than Kyaw, Myanmar: Implementation by Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems (DWIR) in Myanmar 10:40 – 11:10 Health Break 11:10 – 11:30 Health Dr D.R. Pattanaik, IMD: Climate and health 11:30 - 12:00 Disaster Risk Reduction Mr Anand Kumar Sharma, IMD: Disaster Risk Reduction: Kedarnath Case Mr Maung Maung Win Tin: Hazards in Myanmar Ms Nyamjantsan Baljinnyam, Mongolia: Disaster Risk Reduction in Mongolia 12:00 - 12:20 Energy Mr B. Mukhopadhyay, IMD: Scope of Climate Services for the Energy Sector 12:20-13:00 Plenary discussion 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch SESSION V The Cryosphere Mr Karma Tsering Rapporteur: Dr Arvind Srivastava Description:Discuss the unique role of the cryosphere, its variability and change in the Third Pole region, along with the associated regional and global impacts, particularly highlighting the aspects of the cryosphere to be covered by the climate services. 14:00 – 15:00 Observation of the cryosphere and the Global Cryosphere Watch (GCW) Mr Bajracharaya, ICIMOD, Nepal: Observation of cryosphere Dr Peter van Oevelen, GEWEX: GEWEX Activities and Observations in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region Ms Jambay Choden, Bhutan: Cryosphere Observation in Bhutan
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