1. World Meteorological Organization Working together in weather, climate and water Proof of concept: Demonstration of the new tools in regional settings WMO Open Panel of CCl Experts – 4 OPACE - 4 WMO www.wmo.int Rodney Martínez Co-Chair OPACE IV

2. Some previous considerations: 1.Identify a region where different sector specific climate indices could be tested (agriculture, health, DRR, etc). 2.To have some previous work on using climate indices. 3.Possibilities of regional coordination and follow up.

3. A possible way forward: A collection and analysis of existing sector-specific climate indices is agreed by the ET in this meeting. Methods and tools, standardized software and associated training materials is prepared in close coordination with RCC and NMHSs from the region Pilot training workshop is organized during the second half of 2012, and a format for this workshop is discussed and adjusted previously with ET. Some of the deliverables of this workshop would be: -An Implementation Plan agreed by NMHSs for 2012-2013 period. -A validated format for the CRSCI workshops to be run in other regions -Validated training material including a Technical Manual.

4. ACTIVIDADRESPONSABLEFECHA 1.Final report of the Workshop CIIFEN31-January- 2011 2. Letter to NMHSs informing agreements and Regional Action Plan 2011 CIIFEN31-January- 2011 3. Quality control of designated stations Participants from NMHSs-Trainers 30- June – 2011 4. Homogenization of designated stations Participants from NMHSs-Trainers 31-October- 2011 5. Verification of Regional data set Regional Coordinator Trainers-CIIFEN 30-November- 2011 6. Calculation of indices in each country Participants from NMHSs-Trainers 31- December- 2011 7. Final analysis, paper preparation and submission to a peer review Journal. Regional Coordinator participants NMHSs-Trainers- CIIFEN 30-March-2012 REGIONAL ACTION PLAN (Guayaquil, Ecuador January 2011) NMHSs from 11 countries, > 307 stations IT IS PROPOSED TO IMPLEMENT THE PROOF OF CONCEPT IN RA III