Technical Conference on Future Challenges and Opportunities in Agricultural Meteorology. Programme

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1 Technical Conference on Future Challenges and Opportunities in Agricultural Meteorology Incheon, Republic of Korea 16 to 17 April 2018 Programme 08:00-09:00 hrs Registration SESSION 1: OPENING OF THE WORKSHOP MONDAY, 16 APRIL :00 hrs Welcome Dr Heung Jin Choi Vice Administrator, Korea Meteorological Administration () 09:05 hrs Address Byong-Lyol Lee President, Commission for Agricultural Meteorology World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 09:10 hrs Address Dong-geun Choi President, Korean Society of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 09:15 hrs Address Robert Stefanski Chief, Agricultural Meteorology Programme WMO, Switzerland 09:20 hrs Keynote Address Crop science to combat climate change Suk-Ha Lee Professor, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University 09:50 hrs Vote of Thanks -- 10:00 hrs Group Photograph and Tea/Coffee Break SESSION 2: Challenges and Opportunities in Agricultural Meteorology (Chairperson: Orivaldo Brunini Rapporteur: TBD) 10:30 hrs Challenges and opportunities for minimizing the impact of the agriculture sector on climate change - Ray Desjardins Agri-Food and Agriculture Canada

2 10:50 hrs Useful Technology to Engage Farmers with Value Added Weather Advisories Sue Walker Agricultural Research Council South Africa 11:10 hrs SISDAGRO (Decision Support System in Agriculture) Mr. Francisco de Assis Diniz, Director of INMET and Permanent Representative of Brazil with WMO Brazil 11:30 hrs Agrometeorology for a climate smart agriculture: A perspective on international agreements and protocols Anna Dalla Marta and Federica Rossi IBIMET Italy 11:50 hrs Recent developments towards drought-smart agriculture in Slovenia Andreja Sušnik Agrometeorological Analysis Section Slovenian Environment Agency 12:10 hrs Climatic Indices for Agriculture, a Joint Project with the Ministry of Agriculture - Analysis, Challenges and Future Developments Yiftach Ziv Israel Meteorological Service Israel 12:30 hrs Lunch SESSION 2: Challenges and Opportunities in Agricultural Meteorology (con t) (Chairperson: Elena Mateescu Rapporteur: TBD) 14:00 hrs Tools used to construct a weekly perspective of high impact meteorological events for the agricultural sector in the center-east of Argentina --- Lorena Ferreira Argentina Met Service Argentina 14:20 hrs Yield prediction of Barley (Hordeum Vulgare. L) using seasonal forecasts by coupling crop and Climate models in central Iran Sayed Masoud Mostafavi Darani Iran 14:40 hrs New Challenges of Agrometeorology Applications of Earth Observing Big Data John Qu George Mason University USA 15:00 hrs Activities for agricultural meteorological service at So-Young Yim Korea Meteorological Administration Republic of Korea 15:20 hrs Tea/Coffee Break 2

3 15:50 hrs Agrometeorological Service in Armenia Valentina Grigoryan Adviser to Director Hydromet Service of the Republic of Armenia Armenia 16:10 hrs CAgM Drought Expert Team: Overview of Report for the Intersessional Period Allan Howard Agri-Food and Agriculture Canada Canada 16:30 hrs Agrometeorological Services in Nigeria and Climate change: Challenges and opportunities James Ijampy Nigerian Meteorological Agency Nigeria 16:50 hrs Maintaining a National Meteorological Service with strong links to agriculture the Australian example Lynette Bettio Australian Bureau of Meteorology Australia 17:10 hrs Introducing Drought Monitoring System in Slovakia Pavol Nejedlik Slovakia 17:30 hrs Airborne Animal Disease Atmospheric Dispersion System Keith Lambkin Met Éireann -The Irish Meteorological Service Ireland 17:50 Discussion 18:00 hrs Adjournment 18:30 hrs Workshop Dinner Meeting of GLOBAL FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETIES (GFAMS) 3

4 TUESDAY, 17 APRIL 2018 SESSION 3: National and Regional Needs for Agriculture Resilience (Chairperson: Roger Stone Rapporteur: TBD) 09:00 hrs Evaluation of Belize s Current Climate Services and its Impact on the Agricultural Sector Shanea Young National Meteorological Service of Belize Belize 09:20 hrs Needs for agro-met information in Korea Kyu Rang Kim National Institute of Meteorological Sciences Republic of Korea 09:40 hrs Agrometeorological services delivery in the face of climate change and variability: Challenges and Opportunities Isack B. Yonah Tanzania Meteorological Agency Tanzania 10:00 hrs The utilization of climate and weather information for improvements in agricultural production Ana Setiowati Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia (BMKG) Indonesia 10:20 hrs Discussion 10:30 hrs Coffee / Tea Break 11:00 hrs How useful are seasonal rainfall forecasts for agricultural applications? Geert Sterk Utrecht University The Netherlands 11:20 hrs U.S. Drought Monitor: A Success Story and a Cautionary Tale Harlan Shannon U.S. Department of Agriculture USA 11:40 hrs Crop/grass drought/health condition monitoring system in China Uncertainty of meteorological drought indices and remote sensing solution Shibo Fang Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences China 12:00 hrs Philippines -- Edna Juanillo Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Philippines hrs Discussion 12:30 hrs Lunch 4

5 SESSION 4: Review of Specific National Needs Status and Perspectives (Chairperson: Federica Rossi Rapporteur: TBD ) 14:00 hrs National Meteorological Service in Romania - Current Status and Future Regional Perspectives Elena Mateescu Director General of Romania Meteorological Administration Permanent Representative of Romania with WMO Romania 14:20 hrs Agrometeorological Requirements and Challenges to Enhance Food Production and Security Orivaldlo Brunini Agronomic Institute Sao Paulo State Government Brazil 14:40 hrs Recent European and National Policies as New Opportunities for Agrometeorology Frederico Spanna Italian Association of Agrometeorology Italy 15:00 hrs Exploring Agrometeorological Parameters that affect spring wheat quality on the Canadian Prairies Manasah Mkansah University on Manitoba Canada 15:20 hrs Integrating Science and Farmer-based Climatic Adaptations in Japan Kazuhiko Kobayashi Ibaraki University Japan 15:40 hrs Tea/Coffee Break 16:10 hrs Agriculture Support Requirements in Russia Current and Future Perspectives Alexander Kleschenko Russian Research Institute of Agricultural Meteorology, Roshydromet Russia 16:30 hrs Discussion of Recommendations SESSION 5: Workshop Closure 17:45 hrs Vote of Thanks on behalf of Co-Convenors Robert Stefanski WMO 17:55 hrs Vote of Thanks from Host Country :00 hrs Workshop closure