Opening & Working arrangements

• Information on logistical arrangements during the sessions (host)

Introductory Lectures (I) (chair: Silvio Gualdi)

• Ernesto Rodríguez (AEMET, Spain): Global RCOF Review workshop.
• WMO: Update on Climate Services Toolkit
• Roxana Bojariu (NMA, Romania): Understanding sources of predictability
• Meaghan Daly (Univ. Leeds, UK): Examining the Co-production of Knowledge and Climate Services for Adaptation: A Regional Comparative Study of Climate Outlook Forums

Introductory Lectures (II) (chair: Peter Bissolli)

• Silvio Gualdi (CMCC, Italy): MEDSCOPE project
• Anca Brookshaw (ECMWF, UK): The S2S project and database
• Jean-Michel Soubeyroux (MF, France): New products from RA VI RCCLRF for MedCOF
• Itzhak Carmona (IMS, Israel): ECMWF SYSTEM 5 verification of precipitation prediction in the Israeli winter (DJF 1981/82-2016/17)

Practical Session (I)

• Jean-Pierre Ceron (WMO):
  • Introduction to MME
  • Access to and use of data from LC-LRFMME

Practical Session (II)

• Jean-Pierre Ceron (WMO)/Christian Viel (MF, France): Practical session with CPT tool

Practical Session (III)

• Jean-Pierre Ceron (WMO)/Christian Viel (MF, France): Practical session with CPT tool

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

Introductory Lecture (chair: Haythem Belghrissi)

• Roxana Bojariu (NMA, Romania): Climate predictive drivers for the Mediterranean region

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

• Peter Bissolli (DWD, Germany) and Haythem Belghrissi (INM, Tunisia): Presentation of MedCOF-8 verification draft
• Discussion and approval of step 1 document

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

• Peter Bissolli (DWD, Germany) and Haythem Belghrissi (INM, Tunisia): Presentation of MedCOF-9 climate monitoring draft.
• Discussion and approval of step 2 document

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

• Anca Brookshaw (ECMWF, UK): Seasonal forecast from GPC ECMWF and GPC Exeter
• Valentina Khan (Hydrometeorological Research Center, Russia): Seasonal forecast from GPC Moscow
• Jean-Michel Soubeyroux (Meteo-France, France): Seasonal forecast from GPC Toulouse
• Silvio Gualdi (CMCC, Italy): Seasonal forecast from CMCC
• Peter Bissolli (DWD, Germany): Seasonal forecast from GPC Offenbach (tbc) / MPI-ESM-LR/German Climate Forecast Systems

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

• Massimiliano Pasqui (IBIMET, Italy) Seasonal forecast from statistical systems (via weblink)
• Christian Viel (Meteo-France, France): Summary from RA VI RCC-LRF
• Wafae Badi(DMN, Morocco): Summary from North African RCC-LRF
• Discussion

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)

Welcome address by:

• Vlasta Tutiš (Head of weather analysis and forecasting division, DHMZ)

Parallel sessions SEECOF-18 and PRESANORD-11

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

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

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

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)

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

• Ernesto Rodriguez (AEMET, Spain): Purpose/principles of MedCOF seasonal forecasts. Presentation of MedCOF9 climate outlook statement
• Meaghan Daly (Univ. Leeds, UK) : The role of co-production in RCOFs: Toward usable climate services (TBC)
• Amalija Božiček (Ministry of Defense, Croatia): Long term weather forecast in Croatian armed forces
• Diana Kuraži (DHMZ, Agrometeorological Section, Croatia): Seasonal forecast application in agrometeorology
• Zvonimir Škarić (Croatian Electric Power Company, Croatia): Use of seasonal forecast at HEP-Trgovina d.o.o.
• Ksenija Cindrić Kalin (DHMZ, Climate Research and Biometeorology Section): DriDanube - Drought Risk in the Danube region

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

• Carlo Buontempo (ECMWF, UK): Introduction to Copernicus and C3S (via web-link)
• Anca Brookshaw (ECMWF, UK): C3S Seasonal Predictions
• Carlo Buontempo (ECMWF, UK): Introduction to the SIS contracts (via web-link)
• Llorenç Lledó (BSC, Spain): Seasonal wind predictions for the energy sector (via web-link)

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

• Ilias Pechlivanidis (SMHI, Sweden: The pan-European seasonal hydrological forecasting service developed by SMHI for C3S (via weblink)
• Carlo Buontempo (ECMWF, UK): The way forward: agriculture, tourism, individual application on the CDS (via web-link)
• Q&A and discussion

Session VIII – Final discussions (chair: Ernesto Rodríguez)

• Discussion on MedCOF matters
• Conclusions and Recommendations