Seventh Session of the MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE OUTLOOK FORUM (MedCOF-9)

Zagreb, Croatia, November 20-23, 2017

Monday 20 November 2017

Pre-COF Training

08:30-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:15

Opening & Working arrangements

  • Information on logistical arrangements during the sessions (host)
09:15-10:30

Introductory Lectures (I) (chair: Silvio Gualdi)

10:30-11:00 COFFEE BREAK & GROUP PHOTO
11:00-12:00

Introductory Lectures (II) (chair: Peter Bissolli)

12:00-13:00

Practical Session (I)

  • Jean-Pierre Ceron (WMO):
    • Introduction to MME
    • Access to and use of data from LC-LRFMME
13:00-14:00 LUNCH BREAK
14:00-15:30

Practical Session (II)

  • Jean-Pierre Ceron (WMO)/Christian Viel (MF, France): Practical session with CPT tool
15:30-16:00 COFFEE BREAK
16:00-18:00

Practical Session (III)

  • Jean-Pierre Ceron (WMO)/Christian Viel (MF, France): Practical session with CPT tool
18:00 Adjourn day 1
Tuesday, 21 November 2017
09:00-09:30

Opening

  • Welcome addresses by:
    • Ivan Čaćić (President RA VI and PR WMO Croatia)
    • Krešo Pandžić (Deputy Director, DHMZ)
    • Representative of Ministry Environment and Energy, Croatia
    • WMO
09:30-09:45

Introductory Lecture (chair: Haythem Belghrissi)

09:45-10:30

Session I – Verification of MedCOF-8 outlook (chair: Haythem Belghrissi)

10:30-11:15

Session II – Climate monitoring (chair: Jean-Michel Soubeyroux)

11:15-11:45 COFFEE BREAK
11:45-13:00

Session III - Production of large-scale climate outlook for winter (DJF) 2017-2018 (chair: Branko Bijelic)

13:00-14:00 LUNCH BREAK
14:00-15:30

Session III - Production of large-scale climate outlook for winter (DJF) 2017-2018 (cont.) (chair: Roxana Bojariu)

15:30-16:00 COFFEE BREAK
16:00-17:30

Session III - Production of large-scale climate outlook for winter (DJF) 2017-2018 (Chair: C. Viel/W. Badi) (cont.)

  • Editing and provisional MedCOF-9 climate outlook statement (step 3 document)
17:30 Adjourn day 2
Wednesday, 22 November 2017
09:00-09:10

Welcome address by:

  • Vlasta Tutiš (Head of weather analysis and forecasting division, DHMZ)
09:10-11:00

Parallel sessions SEECOF-18 and PRESANORD-11

11:00-11:30 COFFEE BREAK
11:30-13:00

Parallel sessions SEECOF-18 and PRESANORD-11 (cont)

13:00-14:00 LUNCH BREAK
14:00-15:00

Parallel sessions SEECOF-18 and PRESANORD-11 (cont)

15:00-16:00

Session IV - Production of large-scale climate outlook for winter (DJF) 2017-2018 (Chair: Anca Brookshaw)

  • Branko Bijelic: Brief report back from SEECOF-18
  • Wafae Badi: Brief report back from PRESANORD-11
  • Discussion
16:00-16:30 COFFEE BREAK
16:30-18:00

Session IV - Production of large-scale climate outlook for winter (DJF) 2017-2018 (Chair: Anca Brookshaw) (cont)

  • Provisional version of MedCOF-9 climate outlook statement (step 3 document)
18:00 Adjourn day 3

Thursday, 23 November 2017

Plenary session with users and stakeholders

09:00-10:30

Session VI – Presentation from users and stakeholders (chair: Dunja Placko-Vrsnak)

10:30-11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:30-13:00

Session VII – Copernicus Climate Change Service (chair: Jean-Pierre Ceron)

13:30-15:00 LUNCH BREAK
14:00-15:30

Session VII – Copernicus Climate Change Service (cont) (chair Jean-Pierre Ceron)

16:00-16:30 COFFEE BREAK
16:30-17:30

Session VIII – Final discussions (chair: Ernesto Rodríguez)

  • Discussion on MedCOF matters
  • Conclusions and Recommendations
17:30 Closure of MedCOF9

 

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