AGENDA

DAY 1: 5 October 2000

8:00 - 9:00   Registration

9:00 - 9:30    Opening Ceremony

9:30 - 9:45   Coffee Break

SESSION 1: Introduction to the Climate Program and the Workshop

9:45 - 11:00

History of the Program and Workshop Purpose

Kamal Kishore

ECE Program Manager, ADPC

Meeting Structure: Roles of Facilitators and Discussants

General Introductions and Meeting Expectations

Review Agenda

Review Discussion Format

SESSION 2: Methodology for Impact Assessments of Past Extreme Climate Events
Discussant: Michael Glantz, NCAR

11:00 - 11:15

ECE Methodology Document

Kamal Kishore

ECE Program Manager, ADPC

11:15 - 11:20

Discussant Comments

11:20 - 11:45

Discussion

11:45 - 12:45

LUNCH

SESSION 3: Translating ENSO Parameters into Local Weather Variables
Discussants: ASMC/ WMO

12:45 - 1:00

Ir. Sri Diharto

Director General

Meteorological and Geophysical Agency (BMG), Indonesia

1:00 - 1:15

Dr. Aida Jose

Chief, Climatology and Agrometeorology Branch

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services

Administration (PAGASA), Philippines

1:15 - 1:30

Dr. Pham Duc Thi

Chief, Long-range Meteorology Forecast Division

The National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecast

Hydro-Meteorological Service of Vietnam (HMS)

1:30 - 1:35

Discussant Comments

1:35 - 2:15

Discussions

SESSION 4: Using ENSO Forecasts for Anticipating Potential Impacts on the Agriculture Sector
Discussant: Eileen Shea, East-West Center

2:15 - 2:30

Ir. Sutarto Alimoeso

Director of Crop Production

Directorate General of Food Crops and Horticulture, Indonesia

2:30 - 2:45

Romeo S. Recide

Director, Bureau of Agricultural Statistics

Department of Agriculture, Philippines

2:45 - 3:00

Dr. Nguyen Van Viet

Director, Agrometeorological Research Centre

Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Vietnam

3:00 - 3:05

Discussant Comments

3:05 - 3:45

Discussions

3:45 - 4:00

Coffee Break

SESSION 5: Using ENSO Forecasts for Anticipating Potential Impacts on Water Resources and Public Health
Discussant: Cheryl Anderson, University of Hawaii

4:00 - 4:15

Dr. Joesron Loebis

State Ministry of Public Works, Indonesia

4:15 - 4:30

Ms. Susan Espinueva

National Water Resources Board, Philippines

4:30 - 4:45

Prof. Dr. Tran Thanh Xuan

Deputy Director, Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology

Hydro-Meteorological Service of Vietnam (HMS)

4:45 - 5:00

Dr. Eric Tayag

Head, Infectious Diseases Section

Department of Health, Philippines

5:00 - 5:05

Discussant Comments

5:05 - 5:45

Discussions

5:45 - 5:55

Wrap Up First Day/ Day 2 Overview

DAY 2: 6 October 2000

SESSION 6: Experiences from other Regional and International Initiatives
Discussant: Candyce Clark, NOAA/OGP and Dr. Iwan Gunawan, BPPT

8:30 - 8:45

Challenges and Opportunities to Retail Climate Forecast Information for Local Needs

Michael Glantz

Environmental and Societal Impacts Group

National Center for Atmospheric Research

8:45 - 8:50

Questions

8:50 - 9:05

Climate Forecasting Application Experiences from the Pacific

Cheryl Anderson

University of Hawaii Social Science Research Institute

9:05 - 9:10

Questions

9:10 - 9:25

Global Experiences of Climate Forecasting Applications

Reid Basher

Director, Applications Research

International Research Institute for Climate Prediction

9:25 - 9:30

Questions

9:30 - 9:40

Discussant Comments

9:40 - 9:55

Coffee Break

9:55 - 10:30

Discussion: Regional Opportunities for Applications Work

SESSION 7: Global and Regional Ideas for Future Action
Discussant: ADB Representative

10:30 - 10:45

Climate Affairs Program

Michael Glantz

Environmental and Societal Impacts Group, NCAR

10:45 - 10:50

Questions

10:50 - 11:05

Climate Training Institute

Eileen Shea

Climate Program, East-West Center

11:05 - 11:10

Questions

11:10 - 11:15

Discussant Comments

11:15 - 11:45

Discussions

11:45 - 12:45

LUNCH

SESSION 8: Experiences from Regional and National Initiatives
Discussants: Romeo S. Recide, BAS and Dang Quang Tinh, DDMFSC

1:00 - 1:15

East Java Pilot Demonstration Project

Dr. Iwan Gunawan

Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), Indonesia

1:15 - 1:20

Questions

1:20 - 1:35

Developing Climate Vulnerability Monitoring System Tools

Kamal Kishore, AR Subbiah

Asia Disaster Preparedness Center

1:35 - 1:40

Questions

1:40 - 1:50

Discussant Comments

L1:50 - 2:30

Discussions: Applicability of Projects and Tools to National Efforts

SESSION 9: Ideas for Future Action
Discussant: WB Representative

2:30 - 2:40

Regional Policy Workshop on the Institutionalization of Climate Forecasting Application Systems

Kamal Kishore, ADPC

2:40 - 2:45

Discussant Comments

2:45 - 3:00

Discussions

3:00 - 3:15

Coffee Break

3:15 - 4:15

Summary: Future Actions for the Regional Climate Program

4:15 - 4:30

Conclusion