South-Caucasus EW4All Event
Genève, Швейцария
The event was organized to discuss the challenges and possibilities in implementing Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWSs) in South-Caucasus region, including the proposed Multi-Hazard Early Warning Advisory System for Central Asia and South Caucasus (CASC-MHEWS), and to plan the way ahead under the EW4All initiative.
Presentations
Introduction
Introduction to the Early Warnings for All initiative (EW4All) - Erica Allis, Chief, Partner Engagement and Coordination Division, Disaster Risk Reduction, MHEWS Office and Public Services Branch, Services Department, WMO
Early Warnings for All in Focus - Results of the Pillar 2 Rapid Assessment - Assia Alexieva, Chief, Monitoring, Evaluation, Risk and Planning Office, WMO
Current situation of national EWSs
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
Observations to support EWSs
Implementation of WMO activities related to observations and monitoring (GBON, WIGOS, WIS, WHOS - Dominique Berod, Chief, Earth System Monitoring Division, WMO
Regional data sharing
- Examples of successful data sharing (e.g. Sava River, South-East European Multi-Hazard Early Warning System) - Milan Dacić, Senior Scientific Officer, Regional Office for Europe, WMO
Forecasting and warning provision for priority hazards
- WMO activities to support flood forecasting - Hwirin Kim, Head, Hydrological and Water Resources Division, WMO
- Operational flood forecasts and warnings in Finland - Miia Kumpumäki, Finnish Environment Institute
- WMO Integrated Processing and Prediction System (WIPPS) - Yuki Honda, Chief, Earth System Prediction Division, WMO
Resource mobilization for developing EWSs
Resource mobilization for developing EWSs - Daniel Kull, Director, Resources Mobilization and Development Partnership, WMO
Regional cooperation in development of EWSs
- South-East European Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (SEE-MHEWS-A) - Sari Lappi, Coordinator, Regional Office for Europe, WMO
- MedEWSa: Mediterranean and pan-European forecast and Early Warning System against natural hazards - Jon Cox, Scientific Officer, Science and Innovation Department, WMO
- Finnish cooperation in South-Caucasus for developing EWSs - Harri Pietarila, Head of Unit, Consulting Services, Finnish Meteorological Institute