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International Workshop on Agricultural Risk International Workshop on Agricultural Risk Management Management

25 – 2725 – 27thth October, 2006 October, 2006Vigyan Bhawan New DelhiVigyan Bhawan New Delhi

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World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Commission for Agricultural Meteorology Commission for Agricultural Meteorology

Session XIVSession XIV(CAgM XIV)(CAgM XIV)

28 Oct. to 328 Oct. to 3rdrd Nov. 2006 Nov. 2006

Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi

Structure of WMO

187 Member States

It functions through its constituent bodies

CONGRESS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS TECHNICAL COMMISSIONS

Secretariat Headquarters: : Geneva

Regional Associations

R.A. IR.A. IAfricaAfrica

R.A.IIIR.A.IIISouth AmericaSouth America

R.A. VR.A. VSouth-West PacificSouth-West Pacific

R.A. VIR.A. VIEuropeEurope

R.A. IVR.A. IVNorth North America, America, Central Central AmericaAmericaAnd the And the CaribbeanCaribbean

R.A. IIR.A. IIAsiaAsia

Technical CommissionsBasic 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 India Radio, Doordarshan, Newspaper, Internet etc.

• Different weather based advisories including mitigation of prevailing agrometeorological risk like pests and diseases forecasting, frost,fog etc. are being issued regularly.

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

• 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

Upgradation of Agromet Advisory Service in India

Participating Organisation under Integrated AAS

• 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

More than 160 foreign delegates from about 75 countries and about 40

Indian delegates

Participation at the International Workshop and the 14th Session of CAgM

International Workshop on Agricultural International Workshop on Agricultural Risk Management Risk Management

25 – 2725 – 27thth October, 2006 October, 2006Vigyan Bhawan New Delhi 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.);

• 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 for minimizing agrometeorological risks and uncertainties for sustainable agriculture.

• 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 SymposiumWeather Risk Insurance for Agriculture – 26th October, 2006 18:00 – 20:00 hrs

WMO CAgM XIV, WMO CAgM XIV, 28 Oct. to 328 Oct. to 3rdrd Nov. 2006, Nov. 2006,

Vigyan Bhawan, New DelhiVigyan Bhawan, New Delhi

Fourteenth session of the WMO Commission forAgricultural 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

Agrometeorological Services for

Agricultural Production

(Chairperson: P. Doraiswamy

Co-chairperson: H. Abdalla)

OPAG II

Support System for

Agrometeorological Services

(Chairperson: G. Maracchi

Co-chairperson: O. Brunini)

OPAG III

Climate Change / variability &

Natural diasters in Agriculture

(Chairperson: M. Salinger

Co-chairperson: S. Wang))

New Dynamic and proactive structure called Open Programme area Groups (OPAGs) adopted in XIIIth Session of CAgM.

Within in each OPAG there are Expert Teams (ETs) and an Implementation Coordination Teams (ICts).

ETs - for developing solutions to scientific / technical problems and studying issues requiring specific expert knowledge.

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 inter-annual 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

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