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WMO OMM EC LXII The Main Thrusts of CAgM Food Security; Reduction of the Impacts of Natural Disasters in Agriculture (e.g. droughts, heatwaves, floods, etc.); Sustainable Land Management; Strategies to Cope with Climate Variability/Change Impacts on Agriculture.

WMO OMM EC LXII Management Group (MG) OPAG 1 Agrometeorological Services for Agricultural Production Chairperson: S. Walker (RA I) Co-chairperson: A. Kleschenko (RA VI) COMMISSION FOR AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGY COMMISSION FOR AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGY President: Jim Salinger, Vice-President: L.S. Rathore OPEN PROGRAMME AREA GROUPS (OPAGs) OPAG 2 Support Systems for Agrometeorological Services Chairperson: F. Rossi (RA VI) Co-chairperson: E. Palacios (RA III) OPAG 3 Climate Change/Variability and Natural Disasters In Agriculture Chairperson: R. Motha (RA IV) Co-chairperson: Panmao Zhai (RA II)

WMO OMM EC LXII OPAG 1 and 2 - Meetings 1.1 ICT on Agrometeorological Services – Vietnam Dec 2007; 1.2 ET on Content and Use of Agrometeorological Products by Farmers and Extension Services – Australia May 2009; 1.3 ET on Agrometeorological Aspects of Sustainable Agricultural Development – Canada July ICT on Support Services for Agrometeorological Services – India Feb 2009; 2.2 ET on Collection and Evaluation of Operational Agrometeorological Tools and Methodologies – Kenya Oct 2008; 2.3 ET on Communication of Agrometeorological Products and Services – Australia May 2009.

WMO OMM EC LXII Climate Change/Variability and Natural Disasters (OPAG 3) - Meetings ICT on Climate Change/Variability and Natural Disasters in Agriculture – USA Nov 2008; 3.2 ET on Climate Risks in Vulnerable Areas: Agrometeorological Monitoring and Coping Strategies – Norway June 2008; 3.3 ET on Drought and Extreme Temperatures: Preparedness and Management for Sustainable Agriculture, Rangelands, Forestry, and Fisheries – China Feb 2009.

WMO OMM EC LXII Six international workshops; Four regional workshops including drought monitoring workshops; Roving Seminars on Weather, Climate and Farmers in India, Ethiopia and Sri Lanka; Over 100 METAGRI Roving Seminars in West Africa funded by the State Meteorological Agency of Spain (AEMET); Support to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) including technical workshops and participation in COPs. Activities

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WMO OMM EC LXII World Agrometeorological Information Service (WAMIS) Currently, there are products and bulletins from 50 countries and organizations; Nearly 500,000 visits since the inception of the website in December 2003; average of about 15,000 visits per month; 19 categories of Tools and Resources with over 77 links; Resource page for NMHS on Weather and Desert Locusts; National Progress Report for Agrometeorology (npr.wamis.org); ISO Search Engine for WMO Information System (WIS); WAMIS used as PDF storage for WMO Ag.Met.Programme.

WMO OMM EC LXII Output of OPAG Structure CAgM Reports: 4 Proceedings: 1 Brochures: 3 CD-Roms: 7 2 refereed books by Springer 4 refereed journal issues –Australian Journal of Ag Research –Meteor. Applications –Climate Research –Ag and Forest Meteorology 2. Roving Seminars; 3. Every ET meeting (or workshop) was co-sponsored with other institutions; 4. All OPAG outputs have been delivered by the next CAgM Session (CAgM- XV) to be held in Brazil in July 2010; 5. 8 papers referenced from CAgM Deliverable in IPCC AR4 WGII report from “Increasing Climate Variability and Change: Reducing the vulnerability of agriculture and forestry”. Climatic Change, Volume CAgM Publications ( );

WMO OMM EC LXII Future Plans – what we are going to do International Workshop on Addressing the Livelihood Crisis of Farmers: Weather and Climate Services (Belo Horizonte, Brazil, July 2010; CAgM – XV Preparations (Belo Horizonte, Brazil; July 2010): - Updating CAgM Terms of Reference in line with RBM; - Evolution of the work programme;

WMO OMM EC LXII Future Vision – Proposed ETs OPAG 1 Services Strengthening Operational Agrometeorological Services; Applying Agrometeorological Products and Services for Sustainable Agricultural Development. OPAG 2 Support Developing Agrometeorological Decision Support Systems at Different Scales; Reviewing Software Resources For Operational Applications in agrometeorology.

WMO OMM EC LXII Future Vision – Proposed ETs OPAG 3 Climate Change & Variability and Natural Disasters Reviewing Weather and Climate Extremes and Impacts and Preparedness Strategies in Agriculture, Rangelands, Forestry, and Fisheries; Examining User Response to Climate Variability and Climate Change: Adaptation to Changing Climate at the Regional Level.

WMO OMM New Fisheries Initiative Joint Expert Team with JCOMM on Weather, Climate and Fisheries. EC LXII

WMO OMM EC LXII “Enable better management of the risks of climate variability and change and adaptation to climate change at all levels, through development and incorporation of science-based climate information and prediction into planning, policy and practice.” More effective use of global, regional and national climate information and prediction services by all stakeholders in climate- sensitive sectors in all countries (leading to improved planning and investment in sectors vital to national economies and livelihoods); Widespread social, economic and environmental benefits through more effective climate risk management and increased capacities for adaptation to climate variability and change. World Climate Conference - 3

WMO OMM Integrated Drought Management Combined with CHy, CCl and CAgM; It is planned the three TCs will work together; Drought is multifaceted, involving climate, water and agriculture; CAgM has three drought meetings in the next few months (NOAA, ISDR). EC LXII

WMO OMM EC LXII Agrometeorological Projects METAGRI funded by AEMET ongoing; Rockefeller Foundation Grant for Training of Trainers on Weather and Climate Information and Products for Agricultural Extension Services in Ethiopia (Two years - $323,000); Caribbean Agrometeorolgical Intiative (CAMI) funded by EU ACP (3 years - 1 million Euros); “Towards A Regional Framework For Weather And Climate Services For Food Aid, Food Security, Maritime Transport Safety Contributing To Disaster Risk Reduction In Lake Victoria Region” (World Bank – 3 years, $225,000 per year).

WMO OMM EC LXII Future Publications Guide to Agricultural Meteorological Practices (GAMP) – 2010 Edition (3rd) : – All chapters to be put on-line; – CDs to be distributed at CAgM-XV; – Updates will occur more frequently. Special Edition of Journal of Agricultural Science on “Climate Change and Agriculture”; Proceedings from Inter-Regional Workshop on Indices and Early Warning Systems for Drought (Lincoln, USA – Dec 2009); Brochures on Weather and Desert Locust & Climate Prediction and Agriculture.

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