Transcript World Meteorological Organization CAgM XIV, New Delhi 28

A brief on Events
International Workshop on Agricultural Risk
Management
25 – 27th October, 2006
Vigyan Bhawan New Delhi
&
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Commission for Agricultural Meteorology
Session XIV
(CAgM XIV)
28 Oct. to 3rd Nov. 2006
Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
Structure of WMO
187 Member States
It functions through its constituent bodies
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CONGRESS
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
TECHNICAL COMMISSIONS
Secretariat Headquarters: Geneva
Regional Associations
R.A. VI
Europe
R.A. IV
North America,
Central
America
And the
Caribbean
R.A. I
Africa
R.A.III
South America
R.A. II
Asia
R.A. V
South-West Pacific
Technical Commissions
Basic Commissions
 Commission for Basic Systems (CBS)
 Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observations (CIMO)
 Commission for Hydrology (CHy)
 Commission for Atmospheric Sciences (CAS)
Applications Commissions
 Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology (CAeM)
 Commission for Agricultural Meteorology (CAgM)
 Joint WMO/IOC technical Commission for Oceanography and
Marine Meteorology (JCOMM)
 Commission for Climatology (CCl)
WMO/OMM
India’s Role in WMO
• Founder Member of WMO
• Regular Member of the Executive Council
• Operates
– Regional Telecom Hub at New Delhi
– Regional Specialized Meteorological Center
for Tropical Cyclones RSMC
– Regional Meteorological Training Center
(RMTC) at Pune
Agromet Advisory Service
for
Agrometeorological Risk
Management
in India
Agromet Advisory Services of IMD for
Agrometeorological Risk Management
• Agromet
Advisory Service (AAS) bulletins are being
issued to the farming community of the country from
22 State Agromet Advisory Service Units of IMD.
• These
are disseminated through All
Doordarshan, Newspaper, Internet etc.
India Radio,
• Different
weather based advisories including
mitigation of prevailing agrometeorological risk like
pests and diseases forecasting, frost,fog etc.
being issued regularly.
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Network of Agromet Advisory
Service Units of IMD
22 Agromet Advisory Units
Agroclimatic Zones of the
Country
There are 127
Agroclimatic
Zones in the country
Upgradation of Agromet Advisory Service in India
• Establishment of Integrated System
involving a number of Stake holders
• Application of latest technology
(GIS,Remote sensing etc.) for preparation
of advisories.
• Complete Automation
• Dissemination even upto village level
Participating Organisation under Integrated AAS
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India Meteorological Department
National Centre for Medium Range Wx Forecasting
Ministry of Agriculture
State Departments of Agriculture
State Agricultural Universities
Department of Space
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
Other NGOs
International Contribution of IMD
WAMIS
(World AgroMeteorological
Information Service)
Albania
Lesotho
Australia
Malawi
Belgium
Malaysia
Bulgaria
New Zealand
Burkina Faso
Niger
Chile
Peru
Colombia
Philippines
Côte d'Ivoire
SADC
El Salvador
South Pacific
Ethiopia
Sudan
EU-MARS
Swaziland
Fiji
Tanzania
Germany
Turkey
India
USA
Italy
• Agrometeorological training
for a duration of 6 months to
WMO member countries
• Leading role in various
Working Groups of CAgM
and Preparation of Technical
Documents of WMO
• Supply of requisite
agrometeorological data and
products
• Hosting of scientific
workshops and seminars
Participation at the International Workshop
and the 14th Session of CAgM
More than 160 foreign
delegates from about 75
countries and about 40
Indian delegates
International Workshop on Agricultural
Risk Management
25 – 27th October, 2006
Vigyan Bhawan New Delhi
International Workshop on Agrometeorological Risk Management:
– Challenges and Opportunities
25-27 October 2006, New Delhi, India
Objectives
To identify farmers' coping strategies with risks in different regions of the world, e.g.
extreme climatic events (droughts, floods, cyclones, frosts and high winds etc.);
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• To help Reduce vulnerability of different agro-ecosystems to weather and climate related risks
and uncertainties, access to technological advances (particularly in developing countries);
• To review the opportunities for farmers to mitigate risks and uncertainties in different parts of
the world, e.g. with structural measures (irrigation, water harvesting, microclimate management and
manipulation and other preparedness strategies) and non-structural measures (seasonal climate
forecasts, improved application of medium-range weather forecasts).
• To provide on-farm examples of appropriate coping strategies
agrometeorological risks and uncertainties for sustainable agriculture.
for
minimizing
• To review, through appropriate case studies, the use of crop insurance strategies and schemes
to reduce the vulnerability of the farming communities to agrometeorological risks;
• To discuss and recommend suitable policy options, such as agrometeorological services for
managing risks in different parts of the world.
Workshop Sessions Cont..
• SESSION 1 OPENING OF THE WORKSHOP
• SESSION 2 WEATHER AND CLIMATE RISKS,
PREPAREDNESS AND COPING
STRATEGIES: OVERVIEW
• SESSION 3 Challenges to coping strategies
with agrometeorological risks and
uncertainties - regional perspectives
• SESSION 4 Agrometeorological risks and
uncertainties – perspectives for farm
application
• SESSION 5 Coping Strategies with
Agrometeorological Risks and Uncertainties
Workshop Sessions Cont..
• SESSION 6 Coping with Agrometeorological
Risks and Uncertainties – Policies and
Services
• SESSION 7 WORKSHOP RECOMMENDATIONS
• SESSION 8 WORKSHOP CLOSURE
A Special Evening Symposium
Weather Risk Insurance for Agriculture –
26th October, 2006 18:00 – 20:00 hrs
WMO CAgM XIV,
28 Oct. to 3rd Nov. 2006,
Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
Fourteenth session of the WMO Commission for
Agricultural Meteorology
28 October to 3 November 2006, New Delhi, India
The Commission for Agricultural Meteorology (CAgM) of WMO provides scientific and technical
guidance for the implementation of the Agricultural Meteorology Programme of WMO.
The Commission co-ordinates:
• Applications of meteorology to agricultural farming systems, forestry, livestock
management and agricultural land use
• Development of agricultural meteorological services of Members by providing
advice on a range of issues.
During the Fourteenth Session, the Commission will review ongoing activities and
will establish priorities and strategies to carry out work relating to the above
objectives for the next four years.
Representatives of the 187 Member countries of WMO, United Nations, its
subsidiary bodies, other international organizations and non-governmental
organizations having consultative status with WMO are invited to attend the
session.
Commission for Agricultural Meteorology
President: R. Motha,USA, Vice President: L. Akeh, Nigeria
Management Group
(MG)
OPEN PROGRAMME AREA GROUPS (OPAGs)
OPAG I
OPAG II
OPAG III
Agrometeorological Services for
Support System for
Climate Change / variability &
Agricultural Production
Agrometeorological Services
Natural diasters in Agriculture
(Chairperson: P. Doraiswamy
(Chairperson: G. Maracchi
(Chairperson: M. Salinger
Co-chairperson: H. Abdalla)
Co-chairperson: O. Brunini)
Co-chairperson: S. Wang))
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New Dynamic and proactive structure called Open Programme area Groups (OPAGs) adopted in XIIIth Session of CAgM.
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Within in each OPAG there are Expert Teams (ETs) and an Implementation Coordination Teams (ICts).
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ETs - for developing solutions to scientific / technical problems and studying issues requiring specific expert knowledge.
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ICT – Implementation issues at regional level and coordination of specific results of ETs including capacity building
measures.
CAgM XIV :Issues to be addressed
• Agro-meteorological Services for Agricultural
Production
• Support Systems for Agro-meteorological
Services
• Impacts of Climate Variability and Natural
Disasters on Agriculture
• Meteorological support for covering Agricultural
Risks
• Elections for the different positions of CAgM
Recent Actions by CAgM
• Promoting the active use of seasonal to interannual climate forecast in agricultural planning
operations.
• Strengthening
relevant
observation
and
information networks, including disseminations
of information through advisories and warnings.
• Bottom-up approach for full involvement of
farmers to enhance relevance and timely
response.
Recent Actions (cont.)
• Promote use of GIS and Remote Sensing
for sustainable land management and
agroclimatic zoning.
• Guidance and advice provided to
members on validation and application of
crop simulation models and other research
results at national and regional level.
• Conduct roving seminars to disseminate
results from expert workshops.
Advantages to India
• Excellent occasion to discuss and improve
IMD modernization plans with the groups
from the world over at side-meetings
• Great opportunity for our young scientists
to meet a large gathering of agricultural
and atmospheric scientists from all over
the world
Thanks