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Training Workshop on Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems with focus on Institutional Coordination and Cooperation
1-3 October 2009, Pula, Croatia
| Workshop Documents |
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| Final Report |
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| Participant Evaluation of the Workshop |
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| Annotated Agenda - Doc 1 |
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| Concept Note - Doc 2 |
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| Discussions topics for the workshop - Doc 3 |
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| Instructions for the trainers - Doc 4 |
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| Instructions for the participants and the working groups - Doc 5 |
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| Presentations of the Sessions |
Session 1 |
Opening and introduction |
"Background and Objectives of this training workshop" by Dr Maryam Golnaraghi
"What is an early warning system " by Dr Maryam Golnaraghi |
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Session 2 |
Good practices in Early Warning Systems |
| Cuba |
"Early Warning System for Tropical Cyclones in the Republic of Cuba" by Dr José Rubiera |
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| France |
"Météo-France contribution to the French DRR system : Vigilance" by Dr Cyrille Honoré |
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| Italy |
"Multi-Hazard Early Warning System in Italy" by Dr Patrizio Emiliani
"Italian Meteorological Service General Office for Air Space and Meteorology" by Col Sergio Pasquini |
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| United States of America |
"Serving the Nation's Environmental Forecasting needs" by Mr Lynn Maximuk |
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Session 2
Continued |
Other National Early Warning Systems |
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| Croatia |
"Example of Early Warning System in South East Europe: Croatia" by Dr Vlasta Tutis and Mr Robert Mikac |
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| Germany |
"Multi-Hazard Ealy Warning System in Germany " by Mr Axel Thomalla |
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| Hungary |
"The tragic story of the August 20, 2006 - Severe thunderstorm in Budapest as an example of the importance of good communication in the disaster management" by Mr Imre Bonta |
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| Administrative and Logistical Information |
| Information Note 1 |
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| Information Note 2 |
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| Other Reference Documents |
| Standard template for Documentation of Good Practices in Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems, with a Focus on the Role of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) |
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| Report of the First Experts’ Symposium on Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS-I) (May 2006) |
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| Hyogo Framework for Action: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters (World Conference on Disaster Reduction), January 2005 |
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| Global Survey of Early Warning Systems: An assessment of capacities, gaps and opportunities toward building a comprehensive global early warning system for all natural hazard (Third International Early Warning Conference, March 2006) |
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| International Conference on Early Warning Systems for Natural Disaster Reduction (EWC-I), September 1998 |
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| Second International Conference on Early Warning (EWC-II), October 2003 |
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| Third International Conference on Early Warning (EWC-III), March 2006 |
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For any additional information please contact:
Dr Maryam Golnaraghi
Chief, Chief of Disaster Risk Reduction Division
World Meteorological Organization
7bis,avenue de la Paix
Case postale 2300
CH-1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland
Tel: + 41-(0) 22-730-8006
Fax: + 41-(0) 22-730-8128
Email: mgolnaraghi@wmo.int
