The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), CTA, FAO, IFAP, Meteo-France, and USDA together with a number of other co-sponsors are organizing this workshop and the background, specific objectives and expected outcomes are listed below. This workshop will be held in conjunction with the 15th Session of the WMO Commission for Agricultural Meteorology from 15-23 July 2010. Specific workshop objectives are: - to identify and assess the weather and climate risks and uncertainties in different regions of the world which affect the livlihoods of farmers e.g. extreme climatic events (droughts, floods, cyclonic systems, temperature and wind disturbances etc.), climate variability and climate change, lack of timely information on weather and climate risks and uncertainties etc.,
- to review and summarize various weather and climate services for the farming community such as timely weather and climate forecasts to facilitate on-farm operational decisions, agrometeorological monitoring and forecasts for pests and disease control, agrometeorological adaptation strategies to cope with climate change, agroclimatic zoning for crop planning etc.,
- to evaluate the current means of communication of various weather and climate services to the farming community in different regions of the world and suggest the ways and means to implement new and/or appropriate tools for dissemination of the weather and climate products and services, especially in regions where farmers are most vulnerable to the vagaries of weather and climate extremes,
- to review climate change risk management in adapting strategic plans to reduce the potential impacts of climate change for farmers;
- to review, through appropriate case studies, the use of weather risk insurance strategies and schemes to reduce the vulnerability of the farming communities to weather and climate risks;
- to obtain feedback from farmers from different regions of the world on the extent to which current weather and climate services assist them in coping with various weather and climate risks and enhance the productivity of crops on their farms; and
- to discuss and recommend suitable policy options to enhance weather and climate services for the farming community in different parts of the world.
Recommendations from the Workshop will be considered at the ensuing session of the Commission for Agricultural Meteorology of WMO for the provision of improved and weather and climate services to the farming community by the NMHSs. Related LinkInternational Workshop on Addressing the Livelihood Crisis of Farmers: Weather and Climate Services
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