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Developing Climate Services

• The Process

Jacqueline Spence Applied Meteorologist International Conference on Climate Services 3 Montego Bay, December 4-6, 2013

CONTENTS

Stakeholder ¡Mee-ngs ¡and ¡Consulta-ons The ¡CAMI ¡Project ¡ Identification of Partners ¡ TOR ¡for ¡Working ¡Groups ¡ ¡ Accomplishments ¡and ¡Future ¡Work ¡ Climate ¡Informa-on ¡Tools ¡workshop ¡

• ¡Met Office, USAID and IRI – May 2013.
• Meetings held with key stakeholders – MWLECC, RADA,

Forestry, NEPA, CARDI, WRA, NIC,ODPEM

• Bring awareness to what exactly is Climate services and what

it means for each stakeholder/sector

• Informs Policy decision process
• Incorporating tools and strategies to effectively manage

climate risks and take advantage of opportunities.

• Collaborative effort

Stakeholder ¡Mee-ngs ¡and ¡Consulta-ons

• ¡Break out groups formed
• Persons were given questions which guided the discussion

about climate services.

• Questions asked:
• Current source for weather and climate information?
• What information and tools were needed and their

uses?

• Gap identification?

Stakeholder ¡Mee-ngs ¡and ¡Consulta-ons

• ¡Common information needed across stakeholders included:
• Meteorological parameters
• Short term weather forecast
• Soil moisture and temperature data
• Uses:
• Planning for policy and local
• Research and monitoring
• Crop Modelling
• Pest and Disease modelling
• Early warning system

Stakeholder ¡Mee-ngs ¡and ¡Consulta-ons

• ¡Gap Recognition
• Several organizations doing similar activity so the

need for greater collaboration.

• Forest fires need to be linked to drought.
• Soil moisture measurements necessary
• Insufficient stations with climatological information
• Seasonal forecast drivers – early/late rainfall season
• Data clearing house required – governance

Stakeholder ¡Mee-ngs ¡and ¡Consulta-ons

FOCUS ¡GROUPS ¡

• ¡ ¡Individual consultations were then conducted to determine

priorities of the different agencies and what was possible

• Target date for the development of actual products was the

ICCS3 in December 2013.

• Based on these meetings it was decided that working with the

Agricultural sector would be most feasible due to ground work already done through Caribbean Agro-Meteorological Initiative (CAMI) project.

Stakeholder ¡Mee-ngs ¡and ¡Consulta-ons

• Funded by the European Union’s ACP Science and

Technology Programme.

• Partnership between CIMH (Applicant), WMO, CARDI, Ten

Meteorological Services.

• Ten Met Services –Antigua & Barbuda, T&T,

Dominica, Jamaica, Belize, Barbados, Guyana, Grenada, SVG and St. Lucia.

¡

The ¡CAMI ¡Project ¡

1 ¡

• Increase and

sustain agricultural productivity

2 ¡

• Improved

dissemination

• f information

3 ¡

• Improved

application of information

4 ¡

• Products

targeted to small farmers

CAMI OBJECTIVES ¡

• ¡ ¡Data rescue for the Meteorological

Departments in the participating countries

• Farmers fora in the countries
• Statistics in Applied Climatology –
• nline course.
• Pest and Disease Modelling.
• Crop Simulation Modelling.
• Training in developing bulletins,

newsletters and other information publications.

¡CAMI ¡Ac-vi-es ¡and ¡Training

MET ¡

RADA ¡

MOA ¡ ACDI ¡ VOCA ¡

CARDI ¡

Identification of Partners ¡

¡ ¡

• A working group comprising MSJ, RADA, CARDI, Min. of Ag.

and ACDI VOCA will develop a climate service objective, in support of national food security goals.

• The Working Group will develop a work plan to achieve its
• bjective. The Work Plan will include milestones, roles, and

responsibilities

• The Working Group will seek high-level endorsement of the

work plan and be empowered to implement the work plan.

¡

TOR ¡for ¡Working ¡Groups ¡ ¡

• The Working Group will establish a schedule of work and

meetings, leadership representing the MSJ and RADA.

• The Working Group will establish a process for updating its

high level sponsors and management about progress in its work plan.

TOR ¡for ¡Working ¡Groups ¡ ¡

Drought Predictor

• Drought prediction

tool will better inform planning

• Current drought

monitoring tool will validate the prediction

Training of Extension Staff

• Improve

communication and awareness

• Develop capacity to

utilize climate products and information.

Revision

• f CAMI

bulletins

• Delivery of

information and Advisories

• Identification of

gaps.

Accomplishments ¡

Soil Water Balance tool

• Pilot project for

Irish potato.

• Develop a

forecast tool

Fire Potential tool

• Pilot for St.

Elizabeth

• Develop a

forecast tool

Pest and Disease Model

• Validate model

developed for selected areas

• Extend to other

areas

Future ¡Work ¡

Data requirements ¡

• Daily rainfall and temperature data
• Shape files for soil types
• Calculate Kc – crop coefficient for Irish potato

ET = Kc ETo

• Calculate Total available water (TAW) for the

different soil types . TAW =( FC – PWP) * depth.

• Root depth and planting dates is also required.

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Soil ¡Moisture ¡Balance ¡tool ¡for ¡Irish ¡Potato ¡– ¡Data ¡ Prepara-on ¡

Kc ¡ini ¡ Kc ¡mid ¡ Kc ¡end ¡ Ini-al ¡

Crop ¡ development ¡

Mid-­‑ ¡ season ¡ Late ¡ season ¡ ¡ ¡

Crop ¡Coefficient ¡ ¡Curve ¡for ¡Irish ¡Potato ¡ ¡

• Algorithm for SWB was done in data library

– Produces time series as well as maps – Seasonal averages could also be done

¡ ¡ Soil ¡Moisture ¡Balance ¡tool ¡for ¡Irish ¡Potato ¡– ¡IRI ¡Data ¡

Library ¡

¡ ¡

Eleva-on ¡grid ¡showing ¡loca-ons ¡used ¡

¡ ¡

Total ¡available ¡Water ¡(TAW) ¡profile ¡for ¡the ¡island ¡

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Soil ¡moisture ¡for ¡Jan-­‑Feb ¡2012 ¡

¡ ¡ Yearly ¡Time ¡series ¡of ¡Jan-­‑Feb ¡averaged ¡Soil ¡moisture ¡

for ¡Silt ¡Loam ¡

• Working group developed work plan
• Accomplished tasks
• Way forward in terms of additional products/

collaboration with other stakeholders

• Highlight work done from Climate tools workshop

held at IRI in New York

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CONCLUSION ¡