WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION 
COMMISSION FOR BASIC SYSTEMS - OPAG DPFS

STEERING GROUP ON SEVERE WEATHER FORECASTING
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT (SWFDP)
WITH DEVELOPMENT OF
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION STRATEGY FOR SWFDP
SECOND MEETING

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 17-20 MARCH 2008

 

CBS-DPFS/SG-SWFDP/INF. 1

       (04.II.2008)
        _______

Item:    2

Original:  ENGLISH only


For ease of reference:
Report of the SG-SWFDP, 1st meeting
Geneva, 14-16 Dec 2005

SWFDP Overall Project Plan

SWFDP Guidebook on Planning Regional Subprojects


DOCUMENTATION PLAN
(20 March 2008)

Agenda
Item
AGENDA ITEMS
Subject
Doc. No. Submitted by Expected/
R
eceived

1

OPENING OF THE MEETING

2

ORGANIZATION OF THE MEETING

2.1

Provisional Agenda 
Provisional Agenda: Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies (Agenda item 5)
2.1(1)
2.1(1) Add.1
Secretariat 18 Feb 2008
18 Feb 2008

2.1

Explanatory Memorandum  2.1(2) Secretariat 29 Feb 2008

 

Provisional List of Participants    INF. 2 Secretariat

14 Mar 2008

 

Template for the cover page of Working Documents

n/a Secretariat 29 Feb 2008

3

REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF SWFDP TO DATE 

 

Introduction and Background of the SWFDP

3.1

Background from CBS and Congress

3.1

Chair
Secretariat
29 Feb 2008

3.2

Status of the Implementation of SWFDP in Southeast Africa

3.2

E. Poolman

Secretariat

29 Feb 2008

  Feature-based Diagnostics for Severe Weather Alterting from NWP Systems

INF. 3

 K. Mylne, H. Titley (UK) in session
4 PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES ASPECTS OF SWFDP

4.1

Public Weather Services and the Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project

4.1

G. Fleming 10 Mar 2008

4.2

Optimum Training Techniques in improving Public Weather Services

4.2

G. Fleming 10 Mar 2008

5

DEVELOPMENT OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES

5.

Linking SWFDP with Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies

5

Secretariat 12 Mar 2008

6

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

6.1

RA I (Africa)

6.1

W. Nyakwada

13 Mar 2008

6.2

RA III (South America)

6.2

R. da Silveira

3 Mar 2008

6.3

RA V (Pacific Island Countries)

6.3

I. Shepherd

11 Mar 2008

6.4

Other

6.4 (x)

Regional Representative, Secretariat

29 Feb 2008

7

OTHER BUSINESS

7

  n/a    

8

CLOSING