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REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING MULTI-HAZARD EARLY WARNING SYSTEM CAPACITY IN PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES .

Denpasar-Indonesia 7-8th March 2018 Solomon Islands

Content:

 Brief background Introduction  Outcome & Lesson learnt from

strengthening MHEWS capacity in Solomon Islands Meteorological Service Pilot Project

 Future Plans.

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Brief Introduction:

 BMKG staff visited Solomon Islands on

12th to 19th December 2017.

 To improve the capacity of the forecaster in

the provision of Multi-hazards risk assessment and early warning system in Solomon islands as the backbone phase of the Flood Forecast Early Warning System(FFEWS).

Outcome Activities :

 High resolution WRF weather model

is installed & resolution up to 7-km.

 Ocean Wave model Wavewatch3 with

the domain of the whole region of Solomon Islands.

Wavewatch3 model has been used Operationally NOW and very helpful to prepare marine warnings and forecast up to 7 days.

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Ww3 Model Output: Significant wave Height

Before After 10 m Surface Winds speed & Direction

BEFORE AFTER

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CAPACITY BUILDING SESSION WAS CONDUCTED Topics:

 Basic theory and utilization of WRF

and GrADS.

 Basic theory of ocean wave modelling

and utilization of Wavewatch3.

 Concept of Flood Early Warning

System (FEWS) for SI Pilot Project .

 Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)

standard format.

 Conceptual model framework.

BEFORE

 Lack of the capacity

and understanding

• n NWP modelling.

 Concept of Flood

Early Warning System (FEWS)

 CAP

AFTER

 Skill gained by

Forecasters from hands-on training session ,

 This has help us to

ensure the sustainability of the tools/Model used.

Lesson learnt :

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GrADS practise Using the Wave model

Future Plan :

 Need to buy Dedicated sever  Continuous assistance from BMKG

experts on the FEWS design .

 More in-depth training on

modelling(NWP) for forecaster .

 Integrated SIMs new tool in future

software for flood modelling for the Flood Forecast Early Warning System (5 yrs plan)

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• Strengthen Collaboration between SIMS &

relevant stakeholders(water/hydrology and disaster management divisions)on developing the FEWS, and to complement the FEWS with Digital Elevation Map and river data and modelling.

 Develop an SOP on CAP implementation

in daily weather forecast.

 Utilize the Conceptual Model for

multihazards as a mean to translate technical terms into more understandable language for public services, in consultation with BMKG experts.

THANK YOU!

BMKG Staff with SIMs Forecasters