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

Day 4 Highlights

Day 4 covered review and summary from Day 2 and focused on Framework and National Demonstration Introduction.

DAY 4: 27th November 2025
Framework and National Demonstration Introduction | 09:00 AM – 17:00 PM (Bangkok Time, UTC+7)
SessionTimeDetailsLead/Speaker(s)
Recap of Day 209:00 AM – 09:30 AMSummary of Day 2 sessions, key points, and outputs.

Reflections from Day 3 ESCAP Side Events
Workshop Participant (to be nominated the day before)

RIMES / UKMO
Session 13: From IBF/IF to operational scenario-based impact forecasting: Case studies and way forward09:30 AM – 12:30 PM
(with break)
Presentation of IBF/IF case studies and regional best practices on communication approaches for IBF/EWS

Group Exercise: Draft plain-language warnings for different vulnerability groups (elderly, outdoor workers, urban poor)

Output: Draft communication templates/messages for the Toolkit; Understanding of IBF process – from operations to action
RIMES, UKMO, National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) India
Lunch12:30 PM – 13:30 PM
Session 14: Data, Modelling and Forecast data workflow13:30 PM - 14:30 PMIdentification of data flows (observation, forecast data), APIs, and integration with DSS/portals (SKHub, RDAS)

Output: Draft data workflow notes for Toolkit
RIMES
Session 15: Guidelines for National Demonstrations14:30 PM – 15:15 PMPresentation of the EOI template, selection criteria, and co-development of national demo guidelines

Output: Validated guidelines and criteria for national demonstrations
RIMES
Coffee/Tea Break15:15 PM – 15:30 PM
Session 16: Stakeholder and Mechanism Mapping at Country Level15:30 PM – 17:00 PMIdentification of relevant national stakeholders, vulnerable groups, institutional mechanisms, data systems; align with framework/toolkit modules

Output: Stakeholder and mechanism maps per country
Country Groups with Facilitators