Regional Workshop on Impact-Based Forecasting: Training of Trainers (ToT) and National Demonstration Planning for Temperature-related Hazards
- Feb 09-13, 2026
- Kathmandu, Nepal
Day 1 Highlights
- Monday | Feb 09, 2026
Day 1 covered Regional IBF Context & Forecast-to-Impact Pathway.
DAY 1: 09th February 2026 Regional IBF Context & Forecast-to-Impact Pathway 08:30 AM – 17:00 PM (Kathmandu, Nepal Time, UTC+5:45) |
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| Session | Time | Details | Lead/Speaker(s) |
| Registration | 08:30 AM – 09:00 AM | Registration of participants | RIMES Secretariat |
| Opening Session | 09:00 AM – 09:30 AM | - Welcome Remarks - Workshop Overview - Participant Introduction / Group Photo | - RIMES, UKMO and DHM - Dr. Anshul Agarwal, Danna Valdez, and Peter Ferrer, RIMES |
| Session 1: IBF for Temperature-related Hazards – Refresher (Applied) | 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM | - End-to-end IBF value chain for temperature hazards - IBF as a process supporting decision-making, not standalone product - Temperature Hazards in South Asia | Dr. K.J. Ramesh, RIMES |
| Session 2: Regional IBF Framework and Toolkit | 10:00 AM – 10:20 PM | - Regional IBF Framework Overview - IBF Toolkit components | Danna Valdez, RIMES |
| Morning Break | 10:20 AM – 10:40 AM | ||
| Session 3: Forecast Generation for Temperature Hazards | 10:40 AM – 11:30 PM | - Forecast types, lead times, and uncertainties - Strengths and limitations of temperature forecasts for IBF - Bias correction for temperature hazards forecasting to address how biases translate into indices | - Dr. Shiromani Jayawardena & Rabbani Golam, RIMES |
| Session 4: Overview / Demo of Regional Tool (INSTANT South Asia) | 11:30 PM – 12:30 PM | Co-design session of the INSTANT Tool (show demo, followed by group work to get user feedback on the design) | - Rabbani Golam, Raihanul Khan & Asif Udin Bin Noor, RIMES |
| Lunch Break | 12:30 PM – 13:30 PM | ||
| Session 4 Cont’n: INSTANT Tool Co-Design Session | 13:30 PM – 14:30 PM | Co-design session of the INSTANT Tool (show demo, followed by group work to get user feedback on the design) | - Rabbani Golam, Raihanul Khan & Asif Udin Bin Noor, RIMES |
| Afternoon Break | 14:30 PM – 14:45 PM | ||
| Session 5 + Group Exercise 1: Translating Forecasts into Impacts | 14:45 PM – 16:45 PM | - Introduction to Impact Tables and their role in IBF - Examples of Impact Tables for temperature related hazards - Introduction to facilitating national co-production of impact tables - Development of temperature related impact tables | - Helen Caughey, UKMO and Ramiz Khan & Madhab Uprety, RCCC |
| Wrap-up and Reflections | 16:45 PM – 17:00 PM | ||
