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Video summarizing the outcome of the first two days of the HydroConference

Monday, 7 May 2018

Conference Chairperson: Johan Gély, Head of the Global Programme Water of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
 
7:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:20 Opening Ceremony
9:20-10:00 The Societal Benefits and Value of Hydrometeorological Services - Key note presentations
  1. The value of hydrological sciences for operational applications and services
    Günter Blöschl - Professor for Hydrology and Water Management, Vienna University of Technology
  2. The economic benefit of integrating weather, hydrological and climate services - a Nordic case study
    Arni Snorrason – Director Icelandic Met Service, Reykjavik, Iceland

Technical Sessions

Segment 1: Hydrological Data Management - covering networks, data monitoring, data collection, management and dissemination, including quality management and capacity building. (Moderator: Julia Slingo, UK)

 
10:00-10:45 Key Presentation on selected existing Hydrological Data Management Initiatives
Berit Arheimer, Head of Hydrological Research at Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
10:45-11:30 Panel Discussion - Data Providers/Data users
Panelists: Martin Stümpfle, Robert Argent, Cristina Wahrmann Vargas, Rafatou Fofana, Hossain Saiful
11:30-12:00 Coffee Break
12:00-13:00 Open Forum on Possible Future Activities
13:00-14:30 Lunch


Segment 2: Hydrological Products - covering hydrological forecasting, design data, water resources planning and management,including quality management and capacity building. (Moderator: A. Sezin Tokar, Senior Hydrometeorological Hazard Advisor, USAID)

 
14:30-15:15 Key presentation on selected existing Hydrological Product Initiatives
Maria-Helena Ramos, Research Scientist in hydrology and hydrometeorology at the National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and Agriculture, France
15:15-16:00 Panel Discussion - Product providers/Product users
Panelists: Htay Htay Than, Ken Takahashi, Andreas Schumann, Alan Jenkins, Eva Contreras Arribas
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break
16:30-17:30 Open Forum on Possible Future Activities
 
18:00-20:00 Reception to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the World Hydrological Cycle Observing System (WHYCOS)

Tuesday, 8 May 2018


Segment 3: Hydrological Services - Product Delivery - covering user requirements, expectations and satisfaction (including feedback mechanisms), sustainable services delivery, long term strategies and funding, including cost recovery, quality management and capacity building. (Moderator: Hycinth Banseka, Regional Coordinator, Global Water Partnership Central Africa)

 
9:30-10:15 Key presentation on selected existing Hydrological Services Delivery initiatives
Denis Hughes, Professor for Water Research, Rhodes University, South Africa
10:15-11:00 Panel Discussion - Service providers/Service users
Panelists: Yuri Simonov, Sarra Touzi, Aref Gharib, Arlene Williams, Pavel Kabat
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12:30 Open Forum on Possible Future Activities
12:30-14:00 Lunch


Segment 4: Addressing the Hydrological Value Chain
 
14:00-16:00 Breakout Groups on End-to-End service delivery covering all three segments – The end-to-end Service Chain – Data Collection-Product Development-Product dissemination-Feedback Mechanisms
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break
16:30-17:30 Discussion on the outcomes of the Breakout Groups (Chair: Johan Gély)
 
18:00-19:00 Award ceremony - IAHS-UNESCO-WMO International Hydrology Prize, Dooge and Volker medals & IAHS Tison award

Wednesday, 9 May 2018

High Level Segment: Hydrology for Sustainable Development
High Level Segment Chairperson: David Grimes, President of WMO
 
9:30-10:45 Opening of High Level Segment
9:30-9:40 Opening remarks by David Grimes, President of WMO
9:40-9:50 Introduction by Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General of WMO
9:50–10:10 Video summarizing outcome of first two days and summary of preliminary conclusions reached in the three technical sessions and the breakout groups - Johan Gély
10:10-10:30 Danilo Türk, Chair of the Global High Level Panel on Water and Peace
10:30-10:45 Khayrullo Ibodzada, Chair of the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan
10:45-11:15 Coffee Break
11:15-13:00 High Level Statements by Dignitaries/Key Participants
11:15-11:30 Video Messages: Miroslav Lajcak, President of the United Nations General Assembly; Amina Mohamed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations; and José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of FAO
11:30-11:45 H.E. Reza Ardakanian, Minister of Energy, Islamic Republic of Iran
11:45-12:00 Anthony Slatyer, Special Adviser on Water, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia
12:00-12:15 Andrey Vasilyev, Deputy Executive Secretary of UNECE
12:15-12:30 Professor Khaled Abdelhay Ramadan Mohamed, President of National Water Research Center of Egypt
12.30-12:45 Henk Ovink, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs for the Kingdom of the Netherlands
12:45-13:00 Discussion
13:00-14:30 Lunch


Detailed Conclusions and Outcomes
Chair: Johan Gély
 
14:30-16:00 Discussion of the Matrix of Engagements – followed by open discussion and possible adoption of a statement
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break
16:30-17:30 Summation and Closing Session