Regional Workshop on Framework & Toolkit Development for Impact Based Forecasting (IBF)

Day 2 Highlights

Day 2 covered review and summary from Day 1 and focused on Framework and Toolkit Development.

DAY 2: 25th November 2025
Framework and Toolkit Development | 09:00 AM – 17:00 PM (Bangkok Time, UTC+7)
SessionTimeDetailsLead/Speaker(s)
Recap of Day 109:00 AM – 09:10 AMSummary of Day 1 sessions, key points, and outputsWorkshop Participant (to be nominated the day before)
Session 9: SAHF Knowledge Hub (SKHub) Community of Practice (CoP) Demonstration09:10 AM – 09:40 AMDemonstration of the CoP feature in SKHub, including how members can join communities, post questions, exchange technical insights, and support continuous collaboration

Output: Participants‘ understanding of how the CoP facilitates knowledge sharing and peer learning across the region
RIMES IT Expert
Session 10: Governance, Roles, and Coordination Mechanisms09:40 AM - 10:35 AMCo-defining institutional roles, governance structures, and coordination between regional, national, and sub-national actors

Output: Draft governance map and
role/responsibility matrix
RIMES/ UKMO + Workshop Participants
Coffee/Tea Break10:35 AM – 10:50 AM
Session 11: Terminologies and core concepts of IBF/IF, understanding the implications for temperature-related hazards10:50 AM – 12:00 PMIntroduction of fundamental terminologies and core concepts of temperature-related hazards and IBF/IF

Co-development of region-wide hazard (heatwave, cold wave), exposure (who/what is at risk), vulnerability (who is most susceptible), and impact (health, economic, social outcomes) components/indicators

Output: Regionally harmonized glossary of core components of temperature-related hazards and IBF/IF
RIMES/ UKMO + Workshop Participants
Lunch Break12:00 PM – 13:00 PM
Session 12: Hands-on exercise for co-developing the region-wide components of IBF/IF (Continuation of Session 10)13:00 PM – 16:45 PMContinuation of the previous session with more orientation and hands-on exercise on the components/indicators of temperature related hazards IBF/IF - Hazard, vulnerability, exposure and impact

Output: Key indicators for the temperature-related hazard, vulnerability and exposure
RIMES/ UKMO + Workshop Participants
Preparatory Brief for Day 316:45 PM – 17:00 PMReminders and logistical briefing for the UNESCAP side events under the 5th ESCAP Disaster Resilience WeekRIMES