Regional Association II (Asia) Sixteenth session Abu Dhabi 12–16 February 2017 Abridged final report with resolutions and decisions WEATHER CLIMATE WATER CLIMATE WEATHER WMO-No. 1188 Regional Association II (Asia) Sixteenth session Abu Dhabi 12–16 February 2017 Abridged final report with resolutions and decisions WEATHER CLIMATE WATER CLIMATE WEATHER WMO-No. 1188 WMO-No. 1188 © World Meteorological Organization, 2017 The right of publication in print, electronic and any other form and in any language is reserved by WMO. Short extracts from WMO publications may be reproduced without authorization, provided that the complete source is clearly indicated. Editorial correspondence and requests to publish, reproduce or translate this publication in part or in whole should be addressed to: Chairperson, Publications Board World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 7 bis, avenue de la Paix Tel.: +41 (0) 22 730 84 03 P.O. Box 2300 Fax: +41 (0) 22 730 81 17 CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland E-mail: [email protected] ISBN 978-92-63-11188-3 NOTE The designations employed in WMO publications and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of WMO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by WMO in preference to others of a similar nature which are not mentioned or advertised. This report contains the text as adopted by Plenary and has been issued without formal editing. Acronyms used in this report may be found in METEOTERM, the WMO terminology database, at http://public.wmo.int/en/resources/meteoterm CONTENTS Page GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF THE SESSION ......................................... 1 APPENDIX 1. AGENDA ....................................................................................... 2 APPENDIX 2. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE SESSION .................................... 4 1 Regional WMO Integrated Global Observing System Implementation Plan 2017–2020 .......................................................................................... 4 2 Regional Basic Synoptic Network and Regional Basic Climatological Network in Region II ................................................................................................. 36 3 Regional Association II Management Group ..................................................... 92 4 Regional Association II Working Group on Weather Services .............................. 93 5 Regional Association II Working Group on Climate Services ................................ 98 6 Regional Association II Working Group on Hydrological Services ......................... 102 7 Regional Association II Working Group on the WMO Integrated Global Observing System and WMO Information System ............................................. 105 8 Pilot project to develop support for National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in numerical weather prediction ......................................................... 110 9 Pilot project to sustain and enhance the capacity of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in the provision of official medium-range weather forecasts .................................................................................................... 112 10 Pilot project to develop support for National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in the collection and application of data from Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay .................................................................................................. 114 11 Pilot project on impact-based forecasting ........................................................ 115 12 Pilot project to enhance meteorological disaster risk reduction capability in Regional Association II (Asia) ........................................................................ 117 13 Regional Association II Operating Plan 2016–2019 ............................................ 118 14 Review of previous resolutions and recommendations of the Association .............. 129 APPENDIX 3. DECISIONS ADOPTED BY THE SESSION ........................................ 135 1 Organization of the session ........................................................................... 135 2 Implementation of the WMO Disaster Risk Reduction Roadmap in Regional Association II .............................................................................................. 136 3 Public weather services and provision of multi-hazard impact-based forecast and warning services .................................................................................... 138 4 Flood forecasting ......................................................................................... 139 5 Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project – Reporting and identification of regional entity ......................................................................................... 141 6 Enhancing capacity and competencies of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in tropical cyclone forecasting and warnings ........................................ 142 iv ABRIDGED FINAL REPORT OF THE SIXTEENTH SESSION OF REGIONAL ASSOCIATION II (ASIA) Page 7 WMO support to implementation of the Paris Agreement .................................... 143 8 Implementation of the country-focused results-based framework and mechanism for WMO contributions to the Global Framework for Climate Services in Regional Association II .............................................................................................. 145 9 Analysis of WMO multi-year climate reports ..................................................... 147 10 Accelerating data rescue and collaboration on regional and international data rescue initiatives .......................................................................................... 148 11 Implementation and coordination of Regional Climate Centre operations in Regional Association II ................................................................................. 149 12 Establishing regional WMO Integrated Global Observing System Centres in Regional Association II in the pilot phase ......................................................... 151 13 Pilot Regional Basic Observing Network in Regional Association II ....................... 161 14 Radio-frequency matters in Regional Association II ........................................... 162 15 The WMO Information System ....................................................................... 163 16 Further implementation of the WMO Strategy for Service Delivery and harmonization of service delivery in Regional Association II ............................... 167 17 Regional activities in aeronautical meteorology ................................................. 169 18 Strengthening operational agrometeorological advisory services ......................... 172 19 Enhancing national and regional drought monitoring systems ............................. 173 20 Regional activities in marine meteorology ........................................................ 174 21 Development of the Asia High-mountain Global Cryosphere Watch Observing Network ..................................................................................................... 175 22 International exchange of snow data .............................................................. 179 23 Seamless Data-processing and Forecasting System ........................................... 180 24 Implementation of forecast verification activities, high-resolution numerical weather prediction and impact-based forecasting and warning............................ 184 25 Revised Manual on the Global Data-processing and Forecasting System ............... 186 26 Hydrology and water management ................................................................. 187 27 Support of the Sand and Dust Storm Warning Advisory and Assessment System ....................................................................................................... 189 28 Capacity development priorities for 2017–2019 including the country profile database .................................................................................................... 190 29 Enhancing support to WMO education and training activities and facilitating bilateral and multilateral assistance from Members ........................................... 196 30 Regional priorities for education and training ................................................... 198 31 Report on the status of WMO Regional Training Centres in the Region ................. 199 32 Resource mobilization ................................................................................... 200 33 Organization-wide and regional priorities 2020–2023 ........................................ 201 CONTENTS v 34 Regional Association II planned intersessional meetings/activities 2017–2020 ...... 209 35 Information sharing on climate services .......................................................... 215 36 Public-private sector engagement in Regional Association II ............................... 216 37 Gender equality ........................................................................................... 218 APPENDIX 4. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS ................................................................ 220 GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF THE SESSION 1. The president of Regional