Face-to-Face WMO RA II Hydrology Meeting (1st for 2025-2027)
Siem Reap, Cambodia
The first face-to-face meeting on hydrology matters in Regional Association II (Asia) (RA II) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) was held in hybrid format in Siem Reap, Cambodia between 10-11 November 2025.
Meeting report is available on RA II Collaboration Hub
Agenda
Monday, 10 November 2025 (Day 1) | ||
Time (ICT) | Item | Facilitator |
09:00 – 09:05 | 1. Opening Opening remarks | Dr Hyeonjun Kim, Chair RA II Hydrology Body & & Core Expert SERCOM Standing Committee on Hydrological Services (SC-HYD), Senior Research Fellow, Korea Institute of Construction Technology (KICT), Republic of Korea (RoK) |
09:05 – 09:20 | Welcome remarks | Dr Mamoru Miyamato, Regional Hydrological Adviser (RHA) to the President of RA II, International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHARM), Japan
Ms Seth Vannareth, Advisor and General Director, Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MoWRAM), Cambodia
Mr Ben Churchill, Director WMO Regional Office for Asia and the South-West Pacific (RAP), WMO Secretariat |
09:20 – 09:40 | Introductions and group photo | All |
09:40 – 10:00 | 2. Hydrology in WMO | Dr Hwirin Kim, Chief Hydrological Services Water Resources Section (HWR), Services Department, WMO Secretariat |
10:00 – 10:20 | 3. Outcomes of Phase I of the 18th Session of WMO RA II (RA II-18(I)) and other WMO constituent body meetings relevant for hydrology, and expectations for the current intersessional period 2025-2027 | Mr Ben Churchill |
10:20 – 10:40 | Coffee/tea break | |
10:40 – 12:30 | 4. RA II CPH, WG-I/ET-HM, and WG-S/ET-HS achievements from the previous intersessional period and expectations for the upcoming intersessional period | Mr Nakul Prasad Core Members (former) RA II CP-H |
12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch break | |
14:00 – 14:30 | 4. RA II CPH, WG-I/ET-HM, and WG-S/ET-HS achievements from the previous intersessional period and expectations for the upcoming intersessional period (continued) | Mr Nakul Prasad Core Members (former) RA II CP-H |
14:30 – 15:30 | 5. Discussion on WMO Plan of Action on Hydrology | Dr Hyeonjun Kim Dr Mamoru Miyamoto Dr Hwirin Kim |
15:30 – 15:50 | Coffee/tea break | |
15:50 – 17:00 | 6. Discuss RA II WG-I ET-HM activities, milestones, deliverables and assignment of experts | Dr SATO Yoshiaki, Chair RA II WG-I ET-HM Core Members Mr Yongqing Chen, Technical Coordinator (Infrastructure), WMO RAP Office |