Working Group on Hydrology (WGH) of ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee had its 13th Working Meeting in Nanjing
The working meeting was chaired by Mr. Mamoru MIYAMOTO, and attended by 65 participants in total from 9 out of 14 Members of the Typhoon Committee, namely: China; Japan; Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR); Malaysia; the Philippines; Republic of Korea; Singapore; Thailand; and USA. Typhoon Committee Secretariat (TCS) also participated in the meeting in person.
At opening ceremony, Dr. LIU Zhiyu, Deputy Director-General of Hydrology Department of Ministry of Water Resources; Mr. DAI Jiqun, President of Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute delivered their speeches. The message from the Secretary-General of Typhoon Committee Dr. DUAN Yihong was delivered by TCS hydrologist Dr. Jinping LIU. WGH Chairperson Mr. Mamoru MIYAMOTO gave his speech on behalf of TC WGH.
The theme of the meeting was proposed as “Strengthen Standardization for Better National Hydrological Services” with the following purposes:
- to review and present the status, achievements and progresses in hydrological components in Members in 2024;
- to review the implementation status and progresses of WGH Annual Operating Plans (AOPs) in 2024;
- to propose the implementation plans and success indicators for WGH AOPs for 2025:
- to discuss the preparation and hydrological contribution to prepare the 19th Integrated Workshop, and TC 57th Annual Session 2025
Taking the advantage of getting together, China, in cooperation with Typhoon Committee Secretary (TCS), organised one day technical seminar following the working meeting on innovative technology application in flood related disaster forecasting and early warning on 24 October 2024.
All presentations made at TC WGH 13th working meeting, including keynote speech, Members report, AOP report, and technical report, are available here.
The highlights video for TC WGH 13th Working Meeting is available here.