WMO :Regional Consultation on

Climate Services For Indian

Ocean Islands

Mauritius

14- 16 March, 2016

RIMES Contribution

Structure of Presentation

• RIMES Introduction.

• Type of Climate Products and Services Provided by RIMES

• RIMES Experience : Provision of Climate Services

• Key Issues : Provision of Climate Products /Services faced by RIMES

About RIMES

Established on 30 April 2009

Intergovernmental, owned and managed by Member States

Registered with the United Nations under Article 102 of UN Charter

UN ESCAP support for RIMES institutional development

Government Maldives as RIMES Secretariat and India as Council Chair.

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Regional: 32 Member and Collaborating States in Asia and Africa

Integrated: links science with generators and users of early warning information

Multi-hazard: started with tsunami and earthquake, and expanded to include hydro-meteorological hazards

Early warning: with mandate to provide early

warning services for enhanced preparedness

for, responses to, and mitigation of natural

hazards

System: consists of regional technical

support unit, connected to national

and local systems

About RIMES

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RIMES Member States

Key Support to Members – risk management

Improving data availability

Earthquake and tsunami services

Weather and climate services

Capacity building

Monsoon Forum

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Section I

RIMES Climate Products and Services

I RIMES : Enhances forecast providers and users Interaction :

Providers of Forecasts

Current

Potential

Users and key stakeholders

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RIMES Climate Products & Services

Climate information:

• Capacities development of NMHSs to provide better seasonal climate information

• Access to high resolution forecasts on 3-5 days (WRF) and 10-day (from ECMWF) time scales

• Developing in country capacities to generate such information

Climate Services:

• Regional Climate Outlook Forums and climate services users interfaces (assisting WMO and NMHSs)

• Monsoon Forums and National Climate Outlook Forums

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• CRM field schools

• Pilot sites to introduce farmers to the

use of science-based information for

decision-making – Myanmar, India

:Tamil Nadu

• Partnering with local NGOs and

township level agriculture extension

workers

Enhancing Capacities at community level

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DOM Mandate:

generation of

climate

information

of various

timescales

STAKE-HOLDER

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MONSOON FORUM

PROCESS

STAKEHOLDERS are key institutions in the country mandated for productivity and risks management

DOM as the Focal Institution, being

the mandated national institution for weather, climate (and tsunami) services in Sri Lanka

RIMES-ESCAP DEMAND-RESPONSE MECHANISM

MONSOON FORUM: DEMANDS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM COUNTRY STAKEHOLDERS

RIMES-NHMS APPLIED RESEARCH FOR PRODUCTS

DEVELOPMENT AND COSTUMIZATION

SHARING OF RESEARCH OUTPUTS ON EXPRIMENTAL

BASIS FOR VALIDATION

FURTHER ENHANCEMENT BASED ON VALIDATION AND

FEEDBACK

HAND-OVER OF CUSTOMIZED PRODUCT

AND CAPACITY BUILDING OF USERS FOR UPTAKE

Monsoon Forum Countries in South Asia

Slides contributed by Ms. Ruby Rose, RIMES

Bangladesh

Maldives

Myanmar

Pakistan

Nepal

Sri Lanka

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DAILY

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FOREC

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10 DAYS

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3 DAYS

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DEVELOPMENT OF FORECAST OF DIFFERENT TIMESCALES IN SRI LANKA BASED ON MONSOON FORUM STAKEHODER DEMANDS

ENHANCEMENTS IN SPATIAL RESOLUTION WERE ALSO INTRODUCED BY DOM; FORECAST FOR SPECIFIC SECTORS EVOLVED

RIMS Program : Indian oean Region

Project locations in the Indian Ocean in phase I

Locations in consideration for phase II

RIMES Contribution in Prioritizing WMO GFCS Services

Country User Interface Platform

Climate Services Information System

Observation and Monitoring

Research, Modelling and Prediction

Coordination and Capacity Development

Seychelles ✓ ✓

✓

In Progress ✓

Comoros ✓

✓

Planned ✓

✓

Sri Lanka ✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Maldives ✓

✓

Planned

✓

✓

Mozambique ✓

✓

Planned ✓

✓

Madagascar Planned Planned Planned Planned Planned

Tanzania Planned ✓

Planned Planned Planned

Section II

RIMES Experience in integrating climate products in National Institutions

Development and Implementation of an Integrated Ocean Information System for Indian

Ocean Countries with Integration of Climate /Weather Forecasts into Sector Users Decision

Making Systems.

INCOIS-RIMES-NMHSs Collaborative Framework

INCOIS • Customization of

forecast products • Refinement of

products based on users feedback

• Procurement and installation of Buoys

RIMES • Facilitate data from the

countries for customization of ocean forecast

• Facilitate the interpretation of the forecast products as per user requirements

• Establish data visualization and feedback mechanism

• Facilitate site survey and installation of Buoys

• Capacity building of NMHSs and user agencies

NMHSs • Assessment of user’s

need • Forecast

interpretation and issue advisories for specific users

• Feedback on the forecast

• Regular training programs for the potential users

Wave, Wave period, swell and other information critical for marine safety and operations to SIDS

• In collaboration with INCOIS, India. Operational in Maldives

Potential Fishing Zones

• To all coastal Member States

Coral Reef Health Monitoring

INTEGRATED OCEAN SERVICES: Indian ocean monitoring system

• Transfer to Comoros, Mozambique, Seychelles Sri Lanka and Tanzania, in

2014-16

• To other Member States subsequently

Customized forecast for Maldives

Customized forecast for Seychelles and Sri Lanka

Seychelles

1. National Meteorological Services (NMS)

2. Ministry of Land Use and Habitat (MLUH)

3. Seychelles Fish Authority (SFA)

4. Seychelles Port Authority (SFA)

5. Department of Risk & Disaster Management (DRDM)

6. Seychelles National Park Authority (SNPA)

7. Coast Guard

8. Maritime Training Center (MTC)

9. University of Seychelles

10. GEF Project Unit of UNDP

11. GIS Division of Ministry of Environment

12. Seychelles Maritime Safety Association (SMSA)

13. National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)

Country Partners

Sri Lanka

1. Department of Meteorology

(DOM)

2. National Aquatic Resources

Research & Development

Agency (NARA)

3. Survey Department of Sri

Lanka

4. Lanka Hydraulic Institute (LHI)

5. Colombo Radio,

6. Sri Lanka Port Authority

(SLPA)

7. Shipping Merchant Division

8. Fisheries Institute of Sri Lanka

(DFAR)

9. Navy of Sri Lanka

10. Disaster Management Center

(DMC)

Country Partners

Mozambique

1. National Institute of Meteorology (INAM)

2. National Institute for Hydrography and Navigation (INAHINA)

3. Marine Administration and Surveillance Institute (INAMAR)

4. Fishing Harbour (Maputo)

5. Institute for Development of Small-Scale (Artisanal) Fisheries (IDPPE)

6. Fisheries Research Institute (IIP)

7. National Directorate of Geology (DNG)

8. Disaster Management (INGC/ CENOE)

9. Mapping (CENACARTA)

10. National Directorate of Environmental Management (DNGA)

11. Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM).

Country Partners

Comoros

1. National Agency for Civil Aviation and Meteorology (ANACM)

2. University of Comoros

3. National Data Center Department, Comoros

4. Department of Fishery

5. National Directorate of Environmental Management (DGRS)

6. HAIRU Project Unit, Comoros

7. Department of Oceanography and Hydrographic

8. Department of Aviation Security and Navigation (ASECNA)

9. UNESCO Project in Comoros

10. APC, Comoros

11. Disaster Management (COSEP)

Country Partners

RIMES INCOIS

Forward Linkages

Disaster Problem Identification

Threshold Value Estimations

Define Forecast Product Profile

Feedback

Data from Observation stations

Maintenance of Observation

Stations

Final Forecast Product

Pilot testing

Impact outlooks, Response

Options

Forecast Technology Transfer

Backward Linkages

Initial Forecast Outputs

Skill verification& Threshold Value refinements

Final Forecast Products

Iterative Interaction Process

INCOIS and RIMES Interaction Process

Section III

Key Issues and Challenges Faced

Key Issues

• NMHSs capacity development in terms – observational networks, data base management and human resources

• Bringing synergy in ongoing and planned activities to maximize and sustain benefits

• Engaging users and demonstrating end-to-end climate service delivery in various climate sensitive sectors to be viewed as an ongoing process

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Climate Services : An End to End Perspective

needed

Dissemination to at-risk communities

Observation

Warning formulation

Community response

Data analysis

Prediction Risk assessment

Emergency response plans

Public education/ awareness

Mitigation programs

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