CARE Component 1: 3rd Regional Workshop

Day 2 Highlights

Day 2 covered SAHF Numerical Weather Prediction Working Group (NWP WG) Meeting along with Directions from SAHF-4 and Executive Council, NWP WG Priorities and Regional NWP Strategy.

DAY 2: 25th February 2025
SAHF Numerical Weather Prediction Working Group (NWP WG) Meeting
Bangkok, Thailand | 09:00 AM – 05:15 PM (Bangkok Time, UTC+7)
(Parallel with High-Level Advocacy Workshop)
Agenda ItemTimingModerator/Speaker/Presenter(s)Content
Opening Session
Welcome Remarks09:00 PM – 09:10 AMDr. K. J. Ramesh, Regional Program Advisor, RIMES
Message from the World Bank and Insights from SAHF09:10 AM – 09:30 PMDr. Alice Soares, Senior Hydromet Advisor, World Bank
Introductions and Acknowledgement of Participants09:30 AM – 10:00 AMFacilitation: RIMES
Refreshment and Group Photo10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Directions from SAHF-4 and Executive Council, and NWP WG Priorities
Directions from SAHF-4 and Executive Council10:15 AM - 10:30 AMDr. Alice Soares, Senior Hydromet Advisor, World Bank; and Dr. Anshul Agarwal, Lead for SAHF, RIMES
Review of NWP WG Priorities10:30 AM – 11:00 AMWG/NWP Co-Chairs followed by discussion
Regional NWP Strategy
Overview of the Regional NWP Strategy 2025-203011:00 AM – 11:30 AMDr. Alice Soares, Senior Hydromet Advisor, World Bank
Review, Discussion, and Finalization of the Regional NWP Strategy 2025 – 203011:30 AM – 12:00 PMFacilitation: Dr. Alice Soares, Senior Hydromet Advisor, World Bank; and Dr. K. J. Ramesh, Regional Program Advisor, RIMES
Overview of the Roadmap for the Implementation of the Regional NWP Strategy 2025-2030 and its proposed activities under CREWS-South Asia12:00 PM – 12:30 PMDr. Alice Soares, Senior Hydromet Advisor, World Bank
Lunch12:30 PM – 01:30 PM
Development of the SAHF NWP Roadmap
Development of the Roadmap01:30 PM – 03:15 PMFacilitation: Dr. Alice Soares, Senior Hydromet Advisor, World Bank; Dr. K. J. Ramesh, Regional Program Advisor, RIMES; and Dr. Anshul Agarwal, Lead for SAHF, RIMES
Afternoon Refreshments03:15 PM – 03:30 PM
Development of Costed Action Plan Associated with the SAHF NWP Roadmap
Development of Costed Action Plan Associated with the Roadmap03:30 PM – 05:00 PMFacilitation: Dr. Alice Soares, Senior Hydromet Advisor, World Bank; and Dr. Anshul Agarwal, Lead for SAHF, RIMES
Summary of the Day05:00 PM – 05:15 PMNWP Co-Chairs