wmo 16 th session of ra vi (europe) (helsinki, finland, 10 – 17 september 2013) outcomes &...

WMO

16th Session of RA VI (Europe)(Helsinki, Finland, 10 – 17 September 2013)

Outcomes & Progress

Ivan Čačić

ICSEED-13, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 28 – 29 April 2014

RECO RA VI2013 Helsinki

Finland

~ 80 participants 35 countries >25 PRs


> 149 participants 39 RA VI countriesobservers from Canada and USA EUMETNET ECOMET

16th Session RA VI

2013 Helsinki Finland

Agreed set of regional priorities

RA VI (Europe) SurveyNMHS: Institutional Arrangements Challenges and PrioritiesICSEED-13, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 28 – 29 April 2014

16th Session RA VI (Europe)

• Regional Priorities (Doc.7.2)

Coping with issues related to the economic conditions affecting the NMHSs: constant pressure for budget and staff cuts, insufficient qualified personnel, difficulties to maintain and sustain basic functions, due to lack of resources

Enhancement of Climate Services - implementation of GFCS at regional and national level

Implementation of WIGOS and WIS (noting that WIS implementation has already been in progress), including focus on concrete and urgent needs related to the maintenance and improvement of the observing systems and the quality of observations

Enhancement of Services: PWS, DRR/EWS, aviation and related services as well as demonstration and communication of the resulting social and economic benefits, in particular to decision makers / Government

Enhanced international cooperation and partnership: raising the effectiveness and efficiency of the regional activities, building common position on issues like data policy, commercialization and public/private sector relationships

Helsinki 10 – 17 September 2013


• New – Old Work Structure The core structure was determined

16th Session RA VI (Europe)Helsinki 10 – 17 September 2013


• New Work Structure Management Group – composition:

President (Croatia) Vice-president (Lithuania) Hy Adviser (Switzerland) PRs: Finland, Germany, Israel, Portugal, Russian Federation,

Turkey Chairs and Co-Chairs of WGs Invitation extended to the Chair of ICH/CIS

First meeting held on 16 September



• New Work Structure Working Groups:

Technology Development and Implementation (TDI)Chair – Mr Dieter Schroeder, GermanyVice-chair – Mr Ercan Büyükbas, Turkey

Climate and Hydrology (CH) Co-Chair (C) – Ms Anahit Hovsepyan, ArmeniaCo-Chair (H) – Mr Dominique Berod, Switzerland (Hy Adviser)

Service Delivery and Partnership (SDP)Chair – Mr Axel Thomalla, GermanyVice-chair – Prof Adriaan Perrels, Finland

Task teams will be established by 2nd MG meeting on 15th May 2014 in Tallinn (hopefully after EUMETNET GA)



• Effectiveness and Efficiency Shorter Sessions – agreed - max. 1 week Improved agenda and action oriented documents More frequent high level events – agreed to hold a Director’s

Conference in the middle of intersession period

Strong support to the proposed amendments to the General Regulations in order to determine better the role and responsibilities of the RAs – to be submitted to Cg-XVII



• Effectiveness and Efficiency Recognition of contribution of regional experts – 70 experts

awarded



• Lessons learnt Agenda and documents

Documents – action oriented and with clear regional context; information part to be in INFs

Better pre-session coordination of documents with departments Actions need to be clearly highlighted PPTs – only if necessary and closely related to documents – to highlight

decisions and actions Allocate more time to experts from WGs

Innovations Webex/videoconferencing was handled well technically but needs further

consideration Need to establish good two-way communication, provide the presentations to

interpreters in advance, etc. Engage all Members – work to ensure attendance and engagement Duration of RECO ↗, duration of Session ↘



• Progress and Actions after 16th Session RA VI 1st meeting of the RA VI TT on the Regional Operating Plan Geneva, January 2014

Recommended the regional priorities to be incorporated in the SP 2016 – 2019

Made suggestions for changes to the KOs that were included in the draft of the WMO SP 2016 -2019

Decided on the timetable for the work-programme of the TT As soon as the work programmes of the RAVI WGs are ready,

• the existing RAVI OP will be reviewed what concerns 2014 – 2015. • The initial planning for the new OP 2016 – 2019 will also start with the main

emphases for RAVI on 2016 – 2017 Planned to have a short meeting in connection with the EC in June 2014

President RA VI communicated the outcomes of the RA VI 16th Session and the TT ROP meeting at

the Joint meeting of the PRAs and PTCs, January 2014, and EC WG / SOP, February 2014 In a few days (up to 1st April 2014) is going to approve RA VI component of the

Operating plan 2016 - 2019 on the basis of the compilation of the TT ROP outcomes by the WMO Office for Europe


WMO SP priority areas TT-ROP comment RA VI priority Note


WMO

Thank you
