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1 The Commission of Agricultural Meteorology MISSION and ACTIVITIES Byong Lee. South Korea. President Federica Rossi. Italy. Vice - President 1

2 World Meteorological Organization Working together in weather, climate and water WMO

3 WMO Strategic Thrusts ( ) WMO OMM Improving service quality and service delivery; Advancing scientific research and application, as well as development and implementation of technology; Strengthening capacity-building; Building and enhancing partnerships and cooperation; Strengthening good governance 3

Five priority Areas WMO OMM Global Framework for Climate Services; Aviation meteorological services; Capacity-building for the Developing, Least

4 Five priority Areas WMO OMM Global Framework for Climate Services; Aviation meteorological services; Capacity-building for the Developing, Least developed Countries, LLDCs; Implementation of the WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS) and WMO Information System (WIS); Disaster risk reduction 4

5 D. Grimes M. Jarraud 5

6 Regional Associations WMO OMM R.A. VI Europe R.A. IV North America, Central America and the Caribbean R.A. II Asia R.A. I Africa R.A.III South America R.A. V South-West Pacific WMO/OMM 6

Permanent representatives ITALY- Stato Maggiore Aeronautica Militare Permanent representatives (PRs) of Members with WMO are normally Directors of National Meteorological or Hydrometeorological

7 Permanent representatives ITALY- Stato Maggiore Aeronautica Militare Permanent representatives (PRs) of Members with WMO are normally Directors of National Meteorological or Hydrometeorological Services who act on technical matters for their governments between sessions of Congress. Permanent representatives are the normal channel of communication between the Organization and Members and maintain contact with the competent governmental or non-governmental authorities on matters concerning the work of the Organization. 7

8 CAgM is the strategic interface between WMO and agric communities (farmers, extension, policy makers) 15th Session of the Commission for Agricultural Meteorology (Belo Horizonte, Brazil July 2010) Approved CAgM Strategic Plan develop enhanced weather and climate services for agricultural, livestock, forestry, fisheries communities. Millenium Development Goals World Food Security Rome UN statements World Climate Conference Geneva better services through GFCS 8

9 Commission for Agricultural Meteorology Terms of Reference Support applications of meteorology to management of agriculture, livestock, forestry, rangelands and fisheries sectors; Assist Member countries in developing/establishing their agrometeorological services particularly on: Operational use of knowledge concerning weather and climate for sustainable agricultural management through conservation and better use of natural resources; Use of weather and agrometeorological observations, forecasts and warnings for operational purposes; 9

10 Commission for Agricultural Meteorology Terms of Reference (2) Use of climate observations and predictions; Adaptation to climate variability and change (developing countries); Combating unfavourable influences of weather and climate on agricultural subsectors, including weather-related pests and diseases; Protection of agricultural produce in storage/transit against damage due to direct and indirect influences of weather and climate; 10

11 Commission for Agricultural Meteorology Terms of Reference (3) Improve coordination and collaboration mechanisms with users of weather and climate information in agricultural subsectors & liaise actively with weather and climate service providers; Formulate data and information requirements for agricultural purposes; Foster development and use of effective communication methods for acquiring and disseminating agrometeorological information, advice and warnings to agricultural subsectors and getting feedback; Promote a better understanding of the interactions and impacts of weather and climate in regards to drought and desertification; 11

12 TORs of CAgM MG Review and decide upon priorities and schedules for the activation of Open Programme Area Group (OPAG) teams taking into account the requirements expressed at the session of the Commission, and assess and evaluate the progress achieved and provide continuing guidance on timescales for their work and outputs; 12

13 COMMISSION FOR AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGY scientific structure Management Group (MG) OPEN PROGRAMME AREA GROUPS (OPAGs) OPAG 1 Agrometeorological Services for Agricultural Production Chair: S. Walker (RA I) Co-chair: L.S. Rathore (RA II) OPAG 2 Support Systems for Agrometeorological Services Chair: O. Brunini (RA III) Co-chair: H. Shannon (RA IV) OPAG 3 Climate Change/ Variability and Natural Disasters In Agriculture Chair: R. Stone (RA IV) Co-chair: S. Orlandini (RA VI) 13

Key priorities for 2011-2014 from CAgM Strategic Plan 1- Support agrometeorological

Meteorological Practices (WMO No 134) Completed - CDs being finalized (May/June

14 Key priorities for from CAgM Strategic Plan 1- Support agrometeorological training at regional, national and local levels (curricola) Guide on Agricultural Meteorological Practices (WMO No 134) Completed - CDs being finalized (May/June 2011) Telugu language Andhra Pradesh. " VAATAVARANAM- VYASAYAM" "Weather - Agriculture". 14

15 2009 Seminar Demonstration of Raingauge WMO OMM 15 15

16 Key priorities for from CAgM Strategic Plan 2- Develop enhanced services for the agricultural, livestock, forestry, rangelands and fisheries communities and partner agencies: Improve quality & quantity of services- Share resources among existing project and initiatives. GFCS - Pilot projects- Integrate non-nhms networks into WIGOS and WIS via National Agromet Station Network initiative. Strategic planning GIS-Rs in generating combined maps Climate and weather info as a tool for: Tactical planning improve short-medium forecast Implement strategies for water & resources conservation Improve crop strategies and protection. Facilitate early monitoring systems. 16

17 Key priorities for from CAgM Strategic Plan 3- Climate services and development of the climate user interface as part of GFCS; Human services including agrometeorological consultation; Technological applications to communicate information to decision-makers; Identification of innovative risk-management systems in global food production; 4- Encourage development of knowledge sharing interface between scientists, extension services and the agricultural decision-makers; Encourage sharing of resources among WMO Members and other organizations to create synergies, to support human health and economic development- INSAM WAMIS 5- cooperation with others (FAO, UNCCD, Agric Res Inst.) 17

18 GFCS Structure from view point of CAgM Monitoring Communications Capacity Building User Interface Products/Applications Implementation of the GFCS 18

19 Global Framework for Climate Services Many decisions are weather/climate-driven AGRICULTURAL USER COMMUNITY Need to make critical day to day and long term planning decisions Tactical & Strategic Decisions 19

20 Agricultural User Community Government Policy Makers Agricultural Extension Services Crop Insurance Agricultural Decision - Makers Agribusiness Research Institutions Farm Operations 20

21 Weather and Climate Services National Meteorological & Hydrological Institutions International Institutions Regional Climate Centers Weather & Climate Service Providers National Climate Centers Research Institutions 21

22 Climate Service Providers & Agricultural Community Weather and Climate Service Providers Agricultural User Community 22

23 Climate Service Providers & Agricultural Community Weather and Climate Service Providers Resource Delivery System Agricultural User Community 23

24 Climate Service Providers & Agricultural Community Climate Services Providers User Interface Program Decision Makers (all climate sensitive sectors There is a need for an efficient user interface program to ensure an effective information flow from weather and climate service providers to decision makers in a timely manner for appropriate use. Source: Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) 24

25 Climate Service Providers & Agricultural Community CAgM : Commission for Agricultural Meteorology Resource Delivery Service The ultimate goal is to bridge the gap between providers and users of weather and climate information. For agriculture, the World AgroMeteorological Information Service (WAMIS) has been developed by CAgM for this purpose. WAMIS Phase I 2002; Phase II

26 Agroclimatic System WMO OMM Communication of Information--Needs Information for farmers/local decision makers: -- Relevant, timely and user-friendly Advisories on farm management: -- Planting/harvesting dates, disease spraying, irrigation scheduling etc. Early warning alerts of extreme weather events Improved short-term to long-range outlook for agriculture Media reporting (telephone, newspaper, radio, TV, mail, Internet) of forecasts, early-alert warnings and advisories 26

27 What Inhibits Effective Use of Weather, Water and Climate Information? Insufficient density of data observations in rural areas. The lack of standardized climate databases with software to create products necessary for agriculture (i.e., agricultural drought indices) Timely access to comprehensive products and resources. Availability of products and resources in standard formats. 27

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29 WAMIS Tools and Resources The following tools and resources were compiled from different sources to aid WMO Members in improving their agrometeorological bulletins and increasing their knowledge of available agrometeorological-related resources. Following are numerous documents and free software: Climate Forecasts Data Management Dissemination Drought Feedback Forestry/Fire GIS GRADS Irrigation/Drainage Natural Disasters Observations Online Training Phenology Plant/Animal Health Rainfall Monitoring Remote Sensing Soil Erosion Statistics Weather/Climate Data 29

30 WAMIS Phase II Servers: uwamis United States/George Mason Univ (GMU) kwamis South Korea/Seoul National Univ (SNU) iwamis Italy/Institute of Biometeorology IBIMET) 30

31 WAMIS Phase II The WAMIS Phase II servers are linked web portals that will access resource products and services at the international, national, regional and institutional levels. Resource products and services include: --NWP Forecast/ --Climate Change Scenarios --crop, p&d, models --IT Resources --Data Base Management System --Special Product Analyses Each server will have primary functions, but will be linked to the other two servers. 31

32 WAMIS Phase II Agronomic Data Crop Statistics Crop Models Hydrologic Data Forestry Data Weather & Climate Data Products Forecast Products Resource Sharing WAMIS Servers Risk Management Tools Decision Support Tools 32

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34 9. Capacity Building / Outreach Implementation Strategy Governance as Global Federation of Agrometeorology society with regional members from -Europe - East/ South/Central Asia - North/Latin America - Africans (4 sub-regions) - Oceania 34

35 RA VI- Working group on Climate & WMO OMM Hydrology Leader J. Etzinger Austria Task Team CLIMATE Aim: review of agrometeorological products/services to improve implementation and impacts.. Use of climate and meteorological resources in the European high-quality agricultural production chain Luigi Mariani, Federica Rossi, Simone Parisi 35

36 AGROMETEOROLOGY FOR FOOD-CHAINS AGROMETEOROLOGICAL NEEDS FOR CROP PRODUCTION Approach based on the adoption of the classical modeling scheme of crops production. The final output of the scheme (a given quantity/quality of yield) is the input of the agro-industrial chain to produce final outputs for market. Dynamic crop simulation models based on a cascade of energy triggered by solar radiation that feeds a cascade of matter 36

37 NPP PAR SR WMO OMM GASS Gross Assimilation [g CH 2 O] Respiration, conversion, translocation AT PNA Potential assimilation [g CH 2 O] Thermal limitation AT PNA_TL Thermal potential assimilation [g CH 2 O] Water limitation AT, RH, WV, SR PNA TL/WL - Thermal and water potential assimilation Accumulation Nutrient limitation NPP Net Primary Production [g CH 2 O] Assimilation repartition Simone G. Parisi - 8 Leaves fruits shoot roots Biological and chemical fact Pheno phase AT, RH, WV, SR RR

38 Agri-food chain Es: winter cereals: Harvest -> Desiccation -> Storage -> Trade -> Food industry -> Trade of final products Info needed as analysis/forecast: - harvest date yield quantity of production (t ha-1) -yield quality (e.g.: proteins and quality of gluten) Information at spatial scales: - single fields (traceability) - homogeneous cropping areas - administrative units. Specific information needed for the management of: desiccation plants: activity determined by rhythms of supply, seed water content and temperatur, air temperature and relative humidity. storage plants: management activities planned as a function of quantity / quality of products. At a 12-13%, grain moisture content, wheat can be stored up to 12 months if grain temperature is below 13 C. A uniform temperature throughout the bin is needed. stock exchange: information about product availability (quantity / quality) food industries : industrial processes must be tuned on the base of rhythms of product supply and its quantity/quality.

39 World Meteorological Organization Working together in weather, climate and water Thank You WMO

BUILDING ADAPTATIVE CAPACITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN A LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRY (LDC) THE RURAL SECTOR IN MALI

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