Meeting Report and Agenda

Pacific Meteorological Desk & Partnership

FIFTH MEETING OF THE PACIFIC METEOROLOGICAL COUNCIL
Hosted by the Government of Samoa

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6 August 2019

Tanoa Session with Partners and Countries

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7 - 9 August 2019
TUIATUA TUPUA TAMASESE EFI (TATTE) Conference Centre, Apia, Samoa

Theme: "Science to Services for a Resilient Pacific

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

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Time		Agenda Item	Working Papers
Monday 5th August		PMC Panel Meetings @ TATTE	N/A
Tuesday 6th August	8.00-9.00	Varysian Working Breakfast: Best practice in public and private sector @ TATTE	N/A
	9.00-5pm	Tanoa Session with Donors and Partners @ TATTE	N/A
	5-7pm	Varysian Cocktail Reception @ TATTE	N/A
Wednesday 7th August		PMC OPENING SESSION	Program
		Registration at TATTE Conference Centre	N/A
	Agenda Item 1:	Opening Ceremony	N/A
	1.1	Opening Prayer	N/A
	1.2	Opening Address by the Associate Minister of Natural Resource and Environment, Honorable Taefu Lemi Taefu
	1.3	Address by the Current PMC Chairman, Mr David Hiba Hiriasia
	1.4	Key Note Remarks from the Director General of the Secretariat of the Pacific Environment Programme (SPREP), Mr Leota Kosi Latu
	1.5	Key Note Remarks from the WMO Secretary General Representative & Director of Development and Regional Activities Department, Ms Mary Power
		Group Photo and Morning Tea
	Agenda Item 2:	Organization of the Fifth Meeting of the Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC-5)
	2.1	Election of Chair and Vice Chair for PMC-5	WP 2.1 2.1 Att 1 2.1 Att 2
	2.2	Adoption of Agenda and Program of Work	WP 2.2 and WP 2.3
	2.3	Establishment of a Drafting Committee	WP 2.2 and WP 2.3
	Agenda Item 3:	Setting the Scene for PMC-5: Objectives and Expected Outcomes	WP 3.0 3.0 Att 1
	Agenda Item 4:	Report on Actions Taken on Matters Arising from the 4th Meeting of the Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC-4) and the Honiara Ministerial Statement	WP 4.0 4.0 Att 1 4.0 Att 2
	Agenda Item 5	Pacific Climate Change Science to Services	WP 5.0
	Agenda Item 6	WMO Congress and Reform	WP 6.0
	Agenda Item 7	The Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific and the Pacific Resilience Meeting	WP 7.0 7.0 Att 1
	Agenda Item 8	Progress on the Pacific Climate Change Centre and relevance to the PMC	WP 8.0
	Agenda Item 9	Potential alignment of the PMC to the WMO Reform	WP 9.0
		Lunch Side Events Room 1- Side Event 1: MOEJ Room 2 – Side Event 2: Framework for Resilience Development in the Pacific (FRDP)
	Agenda Item 10	Countries’ Reports from National Meteorological and Hydrological Services	Reporting template
	10.1	American Samoa	Report
	10.2	Cook Islands	Report
	10.3	Federated States of Micronesia	Report
	10.4	Fiji	Report
	10.5	French Polynesia	Report
	10.6	Kiribati	Report
	10.7	Marshall Islands	Report
	10.8	Nauru	Report
	10.9	New Caledonia & Wallis and Futuna	Report
		Afternoon Tea
	10.10	Niue	Report
	10.11	Palau	Report
	10.12	Papua New Guinea	Report
	10.13	Samoa	Report
	10.14	Solomon Islands	Report
	10.15	Tokelau	Report
	1016	Tonga	Report
	10.17	Tuvalu	Report
	10.18	Vanuatu	Report
	10.19	Australia	Report
	10.20	New Zealand	Report
	10.21	United States of America	Report
	10.22	General Discussion on the Countries Reports	N/A

6.30-9.30pm		Opening Function Hosted by Government of Samoa (Robert Louis Stevenson Museum, Vailima)	N/A

Thursday 8th August		Agenda Item	N/A
8.00-9.00am		Meeting of the Drafting Committee Varysian Working Breakfast: Data Integration	N/A
	Agenda Item 11	Aviation Weather Services	N/A
	11.1	Progress on the PIAWS Panel including outcomes of related regional and international meetings and surveys	WP 11.1 11.2 Att 1 11.3 Att 2 11.4 Att 3 11.5 Presentation

	Agenda Item 12	Climate Services	N/A
	12.1	Progress on the Pacific Island Climate Services (PICS) Panel	WP 12.1
	12.2	Update on the demonstration phase of the WMO RA-V Pacific Regional Climate Centre (RCC) Network	WP 12.2
		Discussions, Questions and Answers	N/A
		Morning Tea	N/A
	Agenda Item 13:	Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (MHEWS)	N/A
	13.1	Update on the Pacific Tsunamis Early Warning System	WP 13.1
	13.2	Progress from ORSNET	WP 13.2
	13.3	Upscaling the Development of Pacific Coastal Inundation Early Warning Forecast Systems	WP 13.3
	13.4	Capacity of the Pacific SIDS to respond to Climate Variability and Extreme Weather Events	WP 13.4
	Agenda Item 14	Hydrology and Flood Early Warning System	N/A
	14.1	Progress on the Pacific Hydrological Services (PHS) Panel including updates on the Needs and Gaps Analysis	WP 14.1 14.1 Att1
	14.2	Establishment of Flash Flood Guidance System for Fiji (FijiFFGS)	WP 14.2 14.2 Att1

		Lunch Side Events Room 1- National Adaptation Plans Room 2 – Riskcape (NIWA)	N/A
	Agenda Item 15:	Marine Weather Services and Ocean Issues	N/A
	15.1	Progress on the Pacific Island Marine and Ocean Services (PIMOS) Panel	WP15.1 Att 1 Att 2
	15.2	Oceans Acidification in the Pacific	WP15.2
	15.3	International obligations for the delivery of Marine Meteorological Services	WP15.3
	15.4	Pacific Community Center for Ocean Science and UN Decade of Ocean Science	WP15.4 Att 1 Att 2
	Agenda Item 16:	Communications and Infrastructure	N/A
	16.1	Progress on the Pacific Island Communication and Infrastructure (PICI) Panel	WP 16.1 Att 1 Att 2 Att 3
	16.2	National Emergency Telecommunications Plans (NETP)	WP 16.2
		Discussions, Questions and Answers	N/A
		Afternoon Tea	N/A
	Agenda Item 17	Training, Education and Research	N/A
	17.1	Progress update from the Pacific Island Education, Training and Research (PIETR) Panel	WP 17.1 Att_17.1
	17.2	Progress on the Regional Training Centre Feasibility Study	WP 17.2 Att.1 Presentation
	17.3	Pacific Climate Change Science and Services Research Roadmap	WP 17.3
	Agenda Item 18	Meteorological Services Developments	N/A
	18.1	The Republic of Korea – Pacific Island Climate Prediction Services Project	WP 18.1 18.1 Att
7:00 – 9:00pm		Sunset Event POSTECH & SPREP – Launch of the Republic of Korea – Pacific Island Climate Prediction Services Project Phase 2 (Taumeasina Island Resort)	N/A
Friday		Agenda Item	N/A
8:00-9:00am		Meeting of the Drafting Committee	N/A
	Agenda Item 19	Meteorological Services Contribution to Climate Change	N/A
	19.1	Connecting Climate Change Science to Action	WP 19.1
	Agenda Item 20	The Pacific Meteorological Desk Partnership and Progress in Implementing the PIMS	N/A
	20.1	Progress in Implementing the PIMS and the PMDP	WP 20.1 20.1 Att 1
	20.2	Opportunities’ and Challenges in project proposals	WP 20.2
	20.3	Progress of the UNEP GCF Project Proposal for Tuvalu, Marshal Islands, Palau, Cook Islands and Niue	WP 20.3 WP 20.3_Att1
	Agenda Item 21	PMC Engagement Strategy	WP 21.0 21.0 Att 1
	Agenda Item 22	Media Supporting Meteorological Services	WP 22.0
	Agenda Item 23	Review of PMC Terms of Reference	WP 23.0 23.0 Att 1 23.0 Att2
	Agenda Item 24	Venue of the Sixth Meeting of the Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC-6) and the 3rd Pacific Ministerial Meeting on Meteorology (PMMM-3)	WP 24.0
	Agenda Item 25	Review and Adopt the Report of PMC-5
		Lunch Side Events Room 1- Side Event 5: ACCESS-S (COSPPac) Room 2 - Side Event 6: TBC	N/A
	Agenda Item 25:	Continue Review and Adopt the Report of PMC-5
	Agenda Item 26:	Closure of PMC-5

FIFTH MEETING OF THE PACIFIC METEOROLOGICAL COUNCIL Hosted by the Government of Samoa

FIFTH MEETING OF THE PACIFIC METEOROLOGICAL COUNCIL
Hosted by the Government of Samoa