| Session I: Opening session |
| 09h00 |
Brief words of welcome from representatives of the hosting organizations
WMO - Jerry Lengosa (DSG)
WHO - Dr. Maria Neira
ISDR - John Harding
IFRC - Mohammed Mukhier
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Session II: Meeting Overview
Co-Chairs: Stephen Connor (Health) and Youcef Ait-Chellouch (DRR) |
| 09h30 |
Tour de Table |
| 09h45 |
Meeting structure, expected outcomes and review of agenda
Meeting Co-Chairs |
| 10h30 |
Coffee Break |
| 11h00 |
The Global Framework for Climate Services and its development process
Filipe Lúcio, WMO
Presentation |
| 11h30 |
The User Interface Platform and its interaction with other components of the GFCS (Observation, Research, Information Systems, Capacity Building, etc.)
Geoff Love, WMO
Presentation |
| 11h50 |
Questions and open discussion |
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| 12h30 |
Lunch |
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| Session III: Experiences in the use of Climate Services |
| 14h00 |
Experiences from the IFRC – status and gaps
‘Experiences from the Disaster Risk Reduction community – status and gaps’
Mohammed Mukhier, IFRC
Presentation
‘Opportunities for Strengthening Climate Risk Services for Disaster Risk Reduction'
John Harding, ISDR
Presentation
'Recent Experiences in Bridging the Gap between Climate Information Providers and End-Users in Africa' Youcef Ait-Chellouch, IFRC
Presentation
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| 14h40 |
Experiences from the humanitarian and emergency response communities – status and gaps
Krishna Krishnamurth, WFP
Presentation |
| 15h15 |
Coffee break |
| 15h30 |
Experiences from the health community – status and gaps
Joy Guillemot, WHO
Presentation |
| 15h50 |
Experiences in working with the health community
Simon Mason, IRI
Presentation |
| 16h10 |
WMO initiatives and partnerships for the provision of climate services for the health and DRR communities
Geoff Love, WMO
Presentation |
| 16h30 |
Open discussion |
| 17h00 |
Adjournment |
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| Day 2 |
SESSION IV: Panel discussion (Questions to be addressed)
(Chair: Youcef Ait-Chellouch (DRR)) |
| 09h00 |
Panel discussion on Health
Margarita Spasenovska, WHO Climate change health DRR Skopje, Macedonia
Dr. Yolande Wilna, MoH, Working Group health, Madagascar
James Sang, MoH in Kenya, epidemic response to Malaria, Chair of health and climate working group Kenya, Chair of Climate outlook forum
Salomon Nzioka, Kenya, WHO country Office, coordinating Climate and Health adaptation
Robert Frazer, IFRC, Water: focal point climate change, sanitation and water
Abere Mihretie, Anti Malaria Association Ethiopia, Climate Health Working Group
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| 10h30 |
Coffee Break |
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| 11h00 |
Panel discussion on DRR
Emma Visman, Humanitarian Futures Programme
Simon Mason, IRI
Cesil Perera, IFRC, Kuala Lumpur
Cher Khan: ACMAD
Krishna Krishnamurth, WFP |
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| 12h30 |
Lunch |
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SESSION V: Breakout Sessions
(Chair: DRR (John Harding) and Health (Stephen Connor)) |
| 14h00 |
Introduction to breakout sessions
Geoff Love, WMO
Presentation
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| 14h30 |
Breakout session to identify general sectoral/thematic implementation activities
Coffee Breaks at discretion of chairs
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| 17h00 |
Adjournment |
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| Day 3 |
SESSION VI: Reports from breakout sessions
(Chair: Solomon Nzioka) |
| 09h00 |
Health Group, reporting back by Katy Carmichael (UK-HPA)
Presentation
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| 09h30 |
Disaster Risk Reduction Group reporting back by Silvia Llosa (UN-ISDR)
Presentation
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| 10h00 |
Open discussion |
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| 10h30 |
Coffee Break |
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| 11h30 |
Second Round of Breakout Groups to identify specific sectoral/thematic implementation activities |
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| 12h30 |
Lunch |
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SESSION VII: Recommendation for the development of an operational strategy for the UIP implementation in GFCS in the short term (2013-2017)
(Chair: Solomon Nzioka)
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| 14h00 |
Second Round of Breakout Groups to identify specific sectoral/thematic implementation activities
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| 15h00 |
Recommendations from the Health community
Presentation
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| 15h30 |
Recommendations from the DRR community (reporting by Arame Tall - IFRC Climate Center)
Presentation
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| 16h00 |
Coffee break |
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| 16h30 |
General Discussion |
| 17h00 |
Conclusion
Filipe Lúcio, WMO
Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, WHO |
| 17h30 |
Closure of the meeting
Youcef Ait-Chellouch (IFRC) |
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