Water and Climate Risk Management: Managing Hydroclimatic Risk in the Water Sector Technical...

Water and Climate Risk Management:

Managing Hydroclimatic Risk in the Water Sector

Technical Workshop and Training

Addis Ababa, June 30 – July 2, 2009

• Understand limitations of traditional approaches to water management and opportunities for improvement based on new understanding of climate and climate change

• Conduct a basic climate risk assessment

• Develop a simple seasonal forecast

• Apply climate risk management principles to water resources

• Evaluate current climate and climate projections and appropriateness of downscaling

• Become familiar with innovations to mitigate climate risk

Workshop Overview - Objectives

• UNESCO Paris & Addis Ababa offices

• International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI)

• Columbia Water Center, Columbia University

• Ethiopian Ministry of Water Resources

Workshop Overview – Sponsors

Day 1

Morning

• Overview and Workshop Opening

• Introductions

• Background and Motivation

Afternoon

• Regional Climate

• Data and Trends

Workshop Overview – Outline of Material

Day 2

Morning

• Probability and Risk Analysis Review

Afternoon

• Forecast Development and Implementation

Day 3

Morning

• Application of Climate Risk Management Principles

Afternoon

• Innovations

• Institutional Aspects

Workshop Overview – Outline of Material

• Informal – please ask questions

• Lectures, examples and exercises

• Time for discussion at the end of each session

• Full days – each building on previous

• Breaks

• Bathrooms

Logistics

Welcome by UNESCO

Workshop Opening by Ethiopian State Minister of Water Resources

• Paul Block, IRI, water resources

• Dave Watkins, Michigan Tech University, water resources

• Alessandra Giannini, IRI, climate science

• Tufa Dinku, IRI, climate and environmental monitoring

• Seifu Kebede, groundwater

Resource People

• Name

• Home country, region, city

• Title & Responsibilities

Participant Introduction