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14/03/2018 REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING MULTI-HAZARD EARLY WARNING SYSTEM CAPACITY IN PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES . Denpasar-Indonesia 7-8 th March 2018 Solomon Islands Content:  Brief background Introduction  Outcome & Lesson learnt from strengthening MHEWS capacity in Solomon Islands Meteorological Service Pilot Project  Future Plans. 1

14/03/2018 Brief Introduction:  BMKG staff visited Solomon Islands on 12 th to 19 th 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. 2

14/03/2018 Ww3 Model Output: Significant wave Height Before After 10 m Surface Winds speed & Direction BEFORE AFTER 3

14/03/2018 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 . Lesson learnt : AFTER BEFORE  Skill gained by  Lack of the capacity Forecasters from and understanding hands-on training on NWP modelling. session ,  Concept of Flood  This has help us to Early Warning ensure the System (FEWS) sustainability of  CAP the tools/Model used. 4

14/03/2018 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) 5

14/03/2018 o 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 6