TC50 ADOPTED FINAL - Typhoon Committee · 8.3 Typhoon Committee Operational Manual (TOM) 8 IX. ... Hydrology, and Disaster Risk Reduction, and the Training and Research Coordination

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Session Report

TABLEOFCONTENTS

FiftiethSessionofTyphoonCommittee

PARTI–DECISIONSOFTHECOMMITTEE 1

PARTII–PROCEEDINGSOFTHECOMMITTEE 3

I.ORGANIZATIONOFTHESESSIONOpeningoftheSession(agendaitem1)

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II. REPORTONCREDENTIALCOMMITTEE(agendaitem2) 4

III. ELECTIONOFOFFICERS(agendaitem3) 4

IV. HIGH-LEVELSESSION(agendaitem4) 4

V. ADOPTIONOFTHEAGENDA(agendaitem5) 5

VI.

TECHNICALPRESENTATIONS(agendaitem6)6.1Summaryofthe2017typhoonseason6.2Verificationoftropicalcycloneoperationalforecastin2017typhoonseason6.3Crosscuttingprojects

6.3.1. SSOP-IIReport6.3.2. ESCAP’sTrustFundnewstrategicnote

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VII.

REPORTONTC’SKEYACTIVITIESANDOVERVIEWSUMMARYOFMEMBERS’REPORTS(agendaitem7)

7.1ReportonTC'sKeyActivitiesandMainEventsintheRegion7.2OverviewSummaryofMembers’Reports

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VIII.

REVIEWOFTHEACTIVITIESOFRSMCTOKYOANDAMENDMENTSOFTOM(agenda8)8.1ReviewoftheactivitiesofRSMCTokyo20178.2TropicalCycloneForecastCompetencyintheTyphoonCommitteeRegion8.3TyphoonCommitteeOperationalManual(TOM)

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IX.

REPORTSOFTCWORKINGGROUPSANDTRCG(agenda9)9.1WorkingGrouponMeteorology(WGM)Report9.2WorkingGrouponHydrology(WGH)Report9.3WorkingGrouponDisasterRiskReduction(WGDRR)Report9.4TrainingandResearchCoordinationGroup(TRCG)Report

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X.REPORTSOFTCSANDAWG(agenda10)

10.1TyphoonCommitteeSecretariat(TCS)Report10.2AdvisoryWorkingGroup(AWG)Report

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XI. STRATEGICPLAN2017-2021UPDATES(agendaitem11) 25

XII. PUBLICATIONS(agenda12) 25

XIII.PROGRAMMEFOR2018ANDBEYOND(agendaitem13)

13.1ReplacementofTyphoonNames25

XIV.

COORDINATIONWITHOTHERACTIVITIESOFTHEWMOTROPICALCYCLONEPROGRAMME(agendaitem14)

14.1CoordinationwithotherWMOactivities14.2CoordinationwithESCAPactivitiesonDRR

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ON EDITORIAL REVISION

XV.

SUPPORTREQUIREDFORTHECOMMITTEE’SPROGRAMME(agendaitem15)15.1TechnicalCooperation15.2In-kindContributions15.3TyphoonCommitteeTrustFund(TCTF)byWMO15.4ApprovalofTyphoonCommitteeTrustFund2018/2019Budget15.5DisasterInformationManagementServicesofESCAP

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XVI. DATEANDPLACEFORTHE13thINTEGRATEDWORKSHOP(agendaitem16) 28

XVII. HOSTINGOFTHE14thINTEGRATEDWORKSHOP(agendaitem17) 28

XVIII. DATEANDPLACEFORTHE51stTCSession(agendaitem18) 28

XIX. HOSTINGOFTHE52ndTCSession(agendaitem19) 28

XX. OTHERBUSINESS(agendaitem20) 28

XXI. ADOPTIONOFTHEREPORT(agendaitem21) 29

XXII. CLOSUREOFTHESESSION(agendaitem22) 29


TC50 FINAL REPORT –page 1/30

REPORTOFTHEFIFTIETHSESSIONOFTYPHOONCOMMITTEE

HaNoi,VietNam

28February–03March2018PARTI–DECISIONSOFTHECOMMITTEE

1. TheCommitteedecidedto:a. Approve the recommendations submittedbyCredential Committee as provided in the

AppendixIV.b. Approve the Typhoon Committee Operational Manual (TOM) with the amendments

providedintheAppendixXV.

c. ApprovetherecommendationssubmittedbyWorkingGrouponMeteorology(WGM)asexpressedinparagraph63.

d. Approve the recommendations submitted byWorking Group on Hydrology (WGH) as

expressedinparagraph79.e. ApprovetherecommendationssubmittedbyWorkingGrouponDisasterRiskReduction

(WGDRR)asexpressedinparagraph90.f. ApprovetherecommendationssubmittedbyTrainingandResearchCoordinationGroup

(TRCG)asexpressedinparagraph97. g. ApprovetherecommendationssubmittedbyTyphoonCommitteeSecretariat(TCS)and

alsothegeneralprinciplesassociatedwithpubliccommunicationissuesforTCSandTCSstaffaspresentedinparagraph101.

h. Approveachange to theTermsofReference for theWorkingGroups forMeteorology,

Hydrology, and Disaster Risk Reduction, and the Training and Research CoordinationGrouptoincludetheoptionofusingaCo-Chairpersonssystem.TheTermsofReferencefortheseWGswillbeamendedasfollows:

o TheWGM/WGH/WGDRR/TRCGshallbecomprisedasfollows:o TheChairpersonandVice-Chairperson(s);o or,Co-Chairpersons;o Focal point of Meteorological/Hydrological/DRR/Training Component from

eachMember;i. RequestAWGto furtherdiscusswith theWGs inclarifying theremaining issuesof the

Co-Chairpersonssystem.

j. Request AWG to identify procedures to document how to accept new Members incoordinationwithTCS,ESCAP,andWMO.

k. ApprovetheTropicalCycloneForecastCompetencyintheTCregion.



l. Approve MULAN, TRASES, HINNAMNOR, NYATOH as replacement names for HAIMA,SARIKA, NOCK-TEN and MERANTI, respectively, in the list of the names of tropicalcyclones.

m. Approve retirement of the names of tropical cyclones TEMBIN, HATO, and KAI-TAK,

respectivelyandrequestTCStoissueletterstorelevantMembers(JapanandHongKong,China)toprovidereplacementnamesinaccordancewiththeCommittee’sprocedure.

n. Approvethe2018/2019Budgetaspresentedbelow(seeAppendixXXVIIfordetail):

ByGroup2018/2019

Proposed

TCS 33,000.00

ALLWGs(IWSONLY) 40,000.00

TRCG 23,500.00

WGM 27,000.00

WGH 15,000.00

WGDRR 24,000.00

TOTAL 162,500.00

Plus

SpecialRequestBudgetforWGs 28,500.00

Total 28,500.00

TotalProposedBudgetplusSpecialRequestBudgetin2018/2019 191,000.00

o. Accept the kind offer of Thailand to host the 13th IWS. The proposed dates are 05-09November2018inChiangMai,Thailand.

p. AcceptthekindofferofUSAtohostthe14thIWSin2019.Thefinaldateandplacewillbe

confirmedinduecoursebyUSAandlatercommunicatedtoTCS.

q. AcceptthekindofferofChinatohostthe51stSession. ThefinaldateandplacewillbeconfirmedinduecoursebyChinaandlatercommunicatedtoTCS.



PARTII–PROCEEDINGSOFTHECOMMITTEEI. ORGANIZATIONOFTHESESSION

2. TheFiftiethSessionof theESCAP/WMOTyphoonCommittee (TC)washeldat theHaNoiDaewooHotel,HaNoi,VietNam,from28Februaryto03March2018.

The Session was attended by 153 participants from 13 of 14 Members of the TyphoonCommittee, namely: Cambodia; China; Hong Kong, China; Japan; Lao People’s DemocraticRepublic (Lao PDR); Macao, China; Malaysia; Philippines; Republic of Korea; Singapore;Thailand; United States of America (USA); and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.RepresentativesofUnitedNationsEconomicandSocialCommissionforAsiaandthePacific(ESCAP),WorldMeteorological Organization (WMO) and Typhoon Committee Secretariat(TCS)alsoattendedtheSession.

TheSessionwasattendedbyobserversfromChangefromIndonesiatoIndonesianAgencyforMeteorologyClimatologyandGeophysics(BMKG)ofIndonesia, JointTyphoonWarningCenter (JTWC), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Weathernews Inc.,International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM), Mekong RiverCommission (MRC), International Telecommunications Union (ITU), IntergovernmentalOceanographicCommission(IOC)/UNESCOandTohokuUniversityofJapan.For celebrating the 50th years of Typhoon Committee, the “Old Friends” listed on theAppendix I were invited to attend the Opening Day of the Session. The list of allparticipantsisgiveninAppendixII.On a side event a Display Area for Members was set-up with exhibits by the Membersshowingtheirhistoricalmaterialandmajorachievementsonthepast50years.

OpeningoftheSession(agendaitem1)

3. TheopeningceremonyoftheSessionbeganat09:05amonWednesday,28February2018.TheLocalOrganizingCommitteeofVietNamconductedtheopeningceremony.

4. The following speeches were delivered at the opening ceremony and are provided in

AppendixIII:

a) Mr. Le CongTHANH,Director General of National Hydro-Meteorological Service(NHMS)VietNamprovidedwelcomingremarks.

b) Dr.PetteriTAALAS,Secretary-General,WorldMeteorologicalOrganization.c) Mr. Kaveh ZAHEDI, Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic and

SocialCommissionforAsiaandthePacific.d) Dr.ToshihikoHASHIDA,ChairofTyphoonCommittee.e) Mr.YUJixin,SecretaryoftheTyphoonCommittee.



f) Dr. TRAN Hong Ha, Minister of Ministryof Natural Resources and Environment(MONRE),declaredtheopeningoftheSession.

5. Dr.RomanL.KINTANARAwardfortyphoonrelateddisastermitigationwaspresentedto:(i) The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting of National Hydro-Meteorological Service (NHMS) – Viet Nam, in recognition of their outstandingcontribution towards the typhoon-related risk reduction and damage mitigation andachievements on their professional tasks, scientific research and international/regionalcooperationin2017;and(ii)NationalDisasterManagementResearchInstitute(NDMI)– Republic of Korea, in recognition of their commitment and outstanding contributiontowards typhoon-related disaster mitigation and WGDRR's activities, particularly inresearch on Disaster Management sharing on typhoon-related policies and technologieswithintheTyphoonCommittee’sRegionandinternational/regionalcooperationin2017.

.II. REPORTONCREDENTIALCOMMITTEE(agendaitem2)

6. Dr.LEIXiaotu,ChairofWGM,Mr.YoshioTOKUNAGA,ChairofWGHandDr.JaehyunSHIM,

Chair of WGDRR, as appointed members of the Credential Committee, reviewed theCredentialLetterssubmittedbyTCMembers.Dr.LEIXiaotu,whowasappointedasChairofthe Credential Committee at the 49th Session, presented the Summary Report of theCredentialCommitteewhichcanbeconsultedatAppendixIV.

III. ELECTIONOFOFFICERS(agendaitem3)

7. Dr.LeCongTHANH,DirectorGeneralofNHMS,waselectedChairpersonandMr.YUYong,Deputy Administrator of China Meteorological Administration (CMA) was elected Vice-ChairpersonoftheCommittee.

8. Mr.TomEVANS,DeputyDirector,PacificRegionofNOAA,NationalWeatherService(NWS),

waselectedChairpersonoftheDraftingCommittee.9. TheappointmentoftheChairoftheCredentialCommitteewillbeonrotationbasiswithin

the 3 Chairs of the WGs. Therefore, the WGH Chair, Mr. Yoshio TOKUNAGA, has beenappointedtoserveasChairoftheCredentialCommitteeforthe51stSession.

IV. HIGHLEVELSESSION(agendaitem4)

10. The High-Level Session was completed by 13 Heads of Delegation speeches andpresentationsrelatedtoMemberAchievementsinthepast50years.AppendixV

11. The Committee notedwith appreciation theOld Friendswhowere invited to share their

history/experienceonthepastkeyeventsanddevelopmentoftheTyphoonCommittee.Inparticular, themany changes in TC down through the years were recognized and it wasimportant that a progressive mindset be maintained by the leadership such as AWG forimprovement and development to continue in the future. ESCAP and WMO SecretariatswerealsoencouragedtohelpraiseTCprofileandlinkupTC’sregionaleffortwithrelevantinternationalinitiatives.



12. TheCommitteeappreciated thededicationandhardworkof thepeople involvedand the

spiritofinternationalcooperationforthe50yearsofachievements.TheCommitteefirmlyreconfirmed that Committee continues to operate consensus based of decision makingprocesswhichisaneffortofMembersseektoreachamutualacceptablesolution.

V. ADOPTIONOFTHEAGENDA(agendaitem5)

13. TheCommitteeadoptedtheagendaasshowninAppendixVI.VI. TECHNICALPRESENTATIONS(agendaitem6)

6.1 Summaryofthe2017typhoonseason14. TheCommitteenotedwithappreciationthereviewofthe2017typhoonseasonprovidedby

theRSMCTokyoasprovidedinAppendixVII,whosesummaryispresentedinparagraph14–23.

15. In thewestern North Pacific and the South China Sea, 27 named tropical cyclones (TCs)

formedin2017,whichwasneartheaveragenumber,and11outofthemreachedtyphoon(TY)intensity.

16. EightnamedTCsformedinJuly,whichequalledthelargestnumberofformationinJulyin

1971 since 1951 when the statistical record on TC in RSMC Tokyo – Typhoon Centerstarted.AmongtheeightnamedTCs,fourformedinSouthChinaSea,twointheeastofthePhilippines and two in the East of Minamitorishima Island. During the month, the seasurfacetemperaturewashighintheseareasandconvectionswereactive,partlybecauseofthe phase of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO), to which the large number of TCformationcouldbeattributed.

17. ThemeangenesispointofnamedTCsformedinsummer(JunetoAugust)was19.7˚Nand

134.5˚E,withalmostnodeviation fromthe30-yearsummeraverage(18.4˚Nand135.9˚E,averagedfor1981–2010period),andthatofnamedTCsformedinautumn(SeptembertoNovember)was14.6˚Nand126.0˚E,showingalargewestwarddeviationfromthe30-yearautumnaverage(15.9˚Nand137.8˚E),whichcontributestothewestwarddeviationoftheannual average. The autumn deviation can be attributed to the higher sea surfacetemperatureintheeastofthePhilippinesthroughouttheautumnseasonbecauseoftheLaNinaeventwhichstartedinthebeginningofautumn,andtheactiveconvectioncausedbythe warm sea. In contrast, convection was not active in themiddle of the Pacific Ocean,whichcontributedtothesmallernumberofTCformationinthisarea.Astheresult,morenumberofTCsformedaroundthePhilippinesandcontributedtothewestwarddeviationofthemeangenesispointofnamedTCsformedin2017.

18. ThemeandurationofTCssustainingTSintensityorhigherwas4.3days,shorterthanthe

30-yearaverage(5.3days).19. TwonamedTCsformedfromApriltoJune.Merbok(1702)formedovertheSouthChinaSea

andhitChina.



20. Eight named TCs formed in July. Nanmadol (1703) formed south of Okinawa Island andcaused severe damagemainly to thewestern Japan. Talas (1704) formed over the SouthChina Sea and caused serious damage to Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam. Noru (1705)formed northeast of Minamitorishima Island and took a slow unique track over the seasoutheasttosouthofJapan.ItsdurationofTSintensityorhigherwas19days,whichisthesecond longest on record. Noru made landfall in the western Japan and damaged thecountryinAugust.Roke(1707)formedaroundtheLuzonStraitandhitChina.Sonca(1708)formed over the South China Sea and damaged Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam. Nesat(1709)formedeastofthePhilippinesandHaitang(1710)formedovertheSouthChinaSea.ThesetwoTCshitChinaoneafteranotherwithin24hoursandcausedseveredamagetothecountry.

21. Six namedTCs formed inAugust.Hato (1713) formed east of the Philippines and caused

severedamagetothesouthernChinaincludingHongKong,ChinaandMacao,China,andLaoPDRandVietNam.Pakhar(1714)alsoformedeastof thePhilippinesanddamagedChinaincluding Hong Kong, China. Sanvu (1715) formed around the NorthernMariana IslandsanddamagedtheOgasawaraIslands,Japan.Mawar(1716)formedovertheSouthChinaSeaandhitChina.

22. ThreenamedTCsformedinSeptember.Talim(1718)formedaroundtheNorthernMariana

Islandsandcausedseveredamage to Japan.Doksuri (1719) formedover theSouthChinaSeaandcausedseveredamagetoLaoPDR,ThailandandVietNam.

23. ThreenamedTCsformedinOctober.Khanun(1720)formednortheastofLuzonIslandand

hit the Philippines and China. Lan (1721) formed around the Yap Islands and damagedJapan.Saola(1722)formedwestoftheMarianaIslandsandalsodamagedJapan.

24. FivenamedTCsformedinNovemberandDecember.Damrey(1723)formedovertheSouth

China Sea and caused severedamage toVietNam.Kai-tak (1726) formedaround the seaeastofthePhilippinesandcausedseveredamagetothePhilippines.Tembin(1727)formedeastofMindanaoIslandandcausedseveredamagetotheisland.

6.2 Verificationoftropicalcycloneoperationalforecastin2017typhoonseason25. TheCommitteetooknotewithappreciationofthereportonVerificationoftropicalcyclone

operational forecast in2017 typhoonseasonprovidedby theShanghaiTyphoon Institute(STI)inAppendixVIIIandpresentedbyDr.LEIXiaotu,ChairpersonofWGM.VietNamhadprovidedcommentsandfurtherinformationtoupdateverification.

6.3 CrosscuttingProjects

6.3.1 SSOP-IIReport26. TheCommittee tooknoteof theprogressmade inSSOP-IIprojectpresented in thereport

(AppendixIX).27. TheCommitteetooknoteoftheplanningforthenextstepfortheSSOP-IIProject,namely

thein-countryworkshopsfortheTCandPTCMembercountries.28. The Committee thanked the WMO Regional Training Centre, Nanjing University of

InformationScienceandTechnology,NanjingChinaforhostingtheTrainingWorkshop.



29. TheCommitteethankedtheSSOP-IIInstructors,ProjectManagerandTCSRepresentatives

fortheircontinuingeffortandcommitmentinsupportofSSOP-IIactivities. 30. TheCommitteenotedwithappreciationtheallMember’scontributionsandsupportforthe

SSOP-II Projectwhich have strengthen relationships amongmember organizations of theTyphoon Committee and the Panel on TropicalCyclones.The Committee further urgedMemberstotakemeasuresandactionsforcontinuingsupporttheSSOP-IIProject.

31. TheCommitteewasrequestedtopromoteSSOP-IIasTCknowledgeproductandencourage

itsapplicationsinthecountrylevel.

6.3.2 ESCAPMulti-DonorTrustFundforTsunami,DisasterandClimatePreparedness:StrategicNote2017-2020

32. The Committee expressed its appreciation to the ESCAP Multi-Donor Trust Fund for

Tsunami,DisasterandClimatePreparednessforitscontinuedsupport(AppendixX).33. The Committee took note of new strategic note of ESCAP Multi-Donor Trust Fund for

Tsunami,DisasterandClimatePreparednessfortheimplementationoftheSSOP-IIprojectandfutureproposalstobesummited.

VII. REPORTONTC’SKEYACTIVITIESANDOVERVIEWSUMMARYOFMEMBERS’REPORTS(agendaitem7)

7.1 ReportonTC'sKeyActivitiesandMainEventsintheRegion34. TheCommitteetooknoteofthereportoftheTyphoonCommitteeChairpersonontheTC's

KeyActivitiesandMainEventsintheRegion,2017.(AppendixXI)35. TheCommitteeexpressedappreciationtothecontributionsofDr.ToshihikoHASHIDAand

Dr. TRAN Hong Thai as the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the Committee,respectively.

7.2 OverviewSummaryofMembers’Reports

36. TheCommitteetooknoteoftheSummaryofMembers’Reports2017(AppendixXII)thathighlightedthekeytropicalcyclone impactsonMembers in2017andthemajoractivitiesundertakenbyMembersunderthevariousKRAsandcomponentsduringtheyear.

37. TheCommitteeexpresseditssincereappreciationtoAWGChairforpreparingtheSummary

ofMembers’ReportsandtheobservationsmadewithrespecttothetrendsinKRAactivitiesunderthedifferentcomponents.

RecommendationsofAWG

a) Consider the key tropical cyclone impacts on Members in 2017 and review theinitiativestobepursuedunderthevariousKRAsandcomponentsformitigatingsuchimpacts.



b) Adopt Section 2.1 of the Summary of Members’ Reports 2017 as an “ExecutiveSummary”tobedistributedtoMembers’governmentsforinformationandreference.

c) Todevelopanewstandardformat/templateforthepreparationofMembersReportsbasedonthenewstrategicplan.

d) TCS andAWGwill explore the possibility of setting up online aweb-basedMemberReportsubmissionform

VIII. REVIEWOFTHEACTIVITIESOFRSMCTOKYOANDAMENDMENTSOFTOM(agendaitem8)

8.1 ReviewoftheactivitiesoftheRegionalSpecializedMeteorologicalCenter(RSMC)

Tokyo2017(AppendixXIII)

38. The Committee noted with appreciation the review of RSMC advisories, products andoperational activities and changesmade in2017. Itnoted the forecast verification resultsfor27typhoonsformedin2017:theforecasttrackerrorsfortheyearof82km(79kmin2016),151km(142km),248km(243km),335km(316km)and420km(442km)for24-,48-, 72-, 96- and 120-hour forecasts, respectively, the annual mean RMSEs for centralpressureforecastsof10.6hPa(14.6hPa),14.6hPa(21.5hPa)and16.4hPa(23.4hPa)for24-,48-and72-hourforecasts,respectively,andthoseformaximumwindspeedforecastsfor24-,48-and72-hourforecastsof5.1m/s(6.5m/s),6.7m/s(8.9m/s)and7.7m/s(10.0m/s),respectively.

39. The Committee noted planned changes of RSMC advisories, products and operational

activities,particularlytheadvancenoticeofanupgradetoatropicalstormforTCMembersviaemailandNTPwebsite,intensityforecastfor96and120hoursandtheextendedRSMCGuidanceforForecast.

40. The Committee expressed its appreciation to the operation of RSMC Tokyo’s Numerical

TyphoonPrediction(NTP)websiteandnotedchangesmadein2017.41. TheCommitteeexpresseditsappreciationtothecontinuouscontributionofRSMCTokyoto

the regional Storm Surge Watch Scheme (SSWS), especially the provision of variousproducts including storm surge forecast distributionmaps, time-series charts at selectedstationsandmulti-scenariostormsurgepredictionsaswellasweek-rangewaveforecasts.The Committee notedRSMCTokyo’s efforts to publish verification results of storm surgeproductsinAnnualReportontheActivitiesoftheRSMCTokyoandencouragedMemberstomaketheirtideobservationavailableinUniversityofHawaiiSeaLevelCenter(UHSLC)databasetocontributetotheverificationactivity.

42. TheCommitteewithappreciationnotedthefurtherdevelopmentofRSMCTokyo’sTropical

CycloneActivityPredictionmapsusingensemblesofECMWFandUKMO,whichwouldbeexpandedtothoseofNCEPandJMAandamulti-centergrandensemble(MCGE).

43. The Committee was pleased to note the progress of the regional radar network

developmentproject,whoseexperimentalexchangeofradarcompositedataamongRSMCTokyo, the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) and the Malaysian MeteorologicalDepartment (MMD) started in 2016. The Committee expressed its appreciation to RSMCTokyoforhavingmadeavailablethethreeMembers’radarcompositeimageryontheNTPwebsitesinceOctober2017.Italsonotedwithappreciationthatatechnicalmeetingforthe



experts of the three Members was held at the JMA headquarters in December 2017 todiscuss technical issues to improve data quality of nationwide radar composite mapsdeveloped by TMD and MMD and to discuss challenges for the development andimprovement of Quantitative Precipitation Estimation (QPE) techniques as well as theutilizationofDopplervelocitydata.TheCommitteerequestedtoextendthisprojecttootherMembers.

44. The Committee noted with appreciation that RSMC Tokyo published the RSMC Tokyo

Technical Review No.19 and the Annual Report on the Activities of the RSMC TokyoTyphoonCenter2016inMarchandDecember2017respectively.

45. TheCommitteewasinformedthatRSMCTokyostartedtropicalcyclonesatellitere-analysis

in 2012 for the period from 1981 to confirm and improve the quality of the CurrentIntensity(CI)numberinthesatelliteTCanalysis.Re-analysisfortheperiodfrom1987to1995 has been completed. In addition, TC satellite analysis datasets for the period from2004to2013were investigatedandthere-analysiswaspartiallycompleted.RSMCTokyoplanstocompletere-analysis1987to2013bytheendof2018.

46. The Committee noted with appreciation the operation of Himawari-8/9 geostationary

meteorological satellites and furtherwelcomed the intention of RSMC Tokyo to continueproviding technical supports for Members to utilize Himawari products. The CommitteenotedJMA’snewinternationalserviceforTargetAreaobservationrequests.

47. The Committee was pleased to note that RSMC Tokyo conducted the 17th Attachment

Trainingfrom11to21December2017,invitingthreeforecastersfromHongKong,China;Thailand; and Viet Nam. In accordancewith the decision of the third joint session of thePanelonTropicalCyclones(PTC)andtheTyphoonCommittee,RSMCTokyo,ESCAP,WMO,and PTC secretariats invited three forecasters from PTCMembers: Bangladesh, Maldivesand Myanmar. For additional information of Annual Training 2018-2021, see the TRCGReport(AppendixXIX).

48. The Committee noted with appreciation Japan's intention to invite forecasters from PTC

Member countrieswhodidnotparticipate in2017 training, toRSMCTokyo's attachmenttrainingin2018,toenhancecollaborationintrainingactivitiesbetweentheCommitteeandPTC.

49. TheCommitteenotedtheresultsoftheannualobservationexchangemonitoringduringthe

period of two typhoons in 2017:Hato (1713) andDoksuri (1719),which highlighted thespecialobservationconductedbyHongKong,ChinaandthePhilippinesduringtheperiods.ItexpresseditsappreciationtothetwoMembers,whoprovidedspecialobservationdatatothe Committee Members, and further encouraged all the Members to conduct additionalobservation,asrequestedbytheTyphoonCommitteeOperationalManual-MeteorologicalComponents(TOM).

8.2 TropicalCycloneForecastCompetencyintheTyphoonCommitteeRegion

50. TheCommitteewas informed that theTropical Cyclone Forecast CompetencyTaskTeam

met inGuam14 -16March2017, andproduced the finaldraftof the competency,whichincludedrequirementsfordedicatedandspecializedTCforecastersatTCforecastagencies



(Category 1) and those for general forecasters providing forecast services related to TCsbasedoninformationprovidedbytheparentRSMCorotheragencies(Category2).

51. TheCommitteenotedwithappreciationtheworkofthetaskteamforthedevelopmentof

the final draft tropical cyclone forecast competency in the ESCAP/WMO TyphoonCommitteeregionundertheinitiativeofRSMCsTokyoandHonolulu.

52. TheCommitteeapprovedtheTropicalCycloneForecastCompetencyasshowninAppendix

XIV. The Committee encourages the Competency to be used as a guiding document forMember’strainingactivitiesasappropriate.TheapprovedCompetencywillbeincludedintoTOMandmaybeupdatedasneeded.

8.3 TyphoonCommitteeOperationalManual(TOM)

53. The Session noted that the Typhoon Committee Operational Manual (TOM) rapporteur

requests WMO to publish and upload the 2018 edition of TOM on the Tropical CycloneProgramme(TCP)WebsiteassubmittedbytheRapporteur,withtheamendmentsgiveninAppendixXV.

� 54. TheCommitteeexpresseditsappreciationtotherapporteurforupdateofTOM.�

IX. REPORTSOFTCWORKINGGROUPSANDTRCG(agendaitem9)

55. Parallel sessions of the Working Groups on Meteorology, Hydrology and Disaster RiskReductionwereconvenedduringthe12thIWStoreviewprogressofworkduringthepastyear,identifyprioritiesforcooperationandmakerecommendationstotheCommittee.

56. The outcomes of the parallel sessions of the threeWorkingGroupswere reported to the

plenarysessionasgiveninthefollowingsections.

9.1. MeteorologicalComponent

57. The Committee took note of the Member’s activities and major progress and issues inMeteorologicalComponentin2017asreportedbyMembersatthe12thIWS.

58. TheCommitteereviewed theactivitiesofMembers in implementing theTCStrategicPlan

and its annual operating plan in relation toMeteorological Component during past year,detailsofwhicharepresentedinAppendixXVI.

59. TheCommitteetooknoteoftheoutcomesoftheWGMParallelSessionatthe12thIWSon30

October-3 November 2017. With the assistances of WMO/TCP and TCS and the strongsupport from all Members, WGM has successfully completed the tasks in 2017 withsignificantoutcomesasfollows:

a) WGMhasfulfilledalltheactionplans(5POPs,8AOPsand2PPs)in2017,whichwereendorsedatthe49thSession.



b) After the 49th TC Session in 2017,WGM has been carrying outmany activities thatinvolve the cooperationamongMembersaswell asotherTCWGsand internationalorganizations,whichinclude:

i. CoordinatedwithSTItoorganizethesecondOCmeetingforEXOTICCAinShanghaifrom7-8September2017.

ii. Coordinated with CMA for the International Training Course on TyphoonMonitoringandForecastfrom18to27September2017.

iii. Coordinated with WMO Regional Training Centre Nanjing for the SSOP-IIWorkshop onMechanism of Establishing and Preparing SSOP for Coastal Multi-hazardsEWSfrom24to26October2017.

iv. Coordinated with WMO Regional Training Centre Nanjing for the WMOInternationalTrainingCourseonTropicalCyclonefrom13to24November2017.

v. Coordinated with JMA for the RSMC Tokyo Attachment Training from 11 to 21December2017with three forecasters fromThailand,VietNamandHongKong,ChinaandthreeforecastersfromBangladesh,MaldivesandMyanmaraspartoftheprojectofSSOP-II.

vi. CoordinatedwithJMAforholdingatechnicalmeetingforradarcompositeprojectfrom12to15December2017.

vii. CoordinatedwithTRCG tohost the2017 research fellowshipswhich include thefollowing:• TheNationalTyphoonCenter(NTC)ofKMAprovidedatrainingandresearch

program on typhoon track and intensity forecast, numerical weatherpredictionandtyphoonre-analysismethodsfrom16to29April2017tofourparticipantsfromPhilippines,ThailandandVietNam.

• TwoforecastersfromThailandandVietNamparticipatedinthefellowshipon“Observational Study on Intensity and Structure of Offshore Typhoon forEXOTICCA”whichwas conducted from1 to 30 September2017 in ShanghaiTyphoonInstitute(STI).

• The fellowship on “Benefit evaluation of Typhoon disaster prevention andpreparedness” was offered to a forecaster from Malaysia (4-17 September2017). The objective of the fellowship is introducing the techniques forevaluatingbenefitsoftropicalcyclonedisasterpreventionandpreparationtotheMembers.

• The fellowship for the Visiting Editor for Tropical Cyclone Research andReview offered by STI was conducted in February 2018. Two experts, Mr.SomkuanTonjanfromTMDandDr.DoanQuangTrifromtheNationalHydro-MeteorologicalServiceofVietNamservedasvisitingeditorsforTCRR.

60. TheCommittee tooknote thatAOP3will be continue in2018according to the requestof

VietNam.61. TheCommitteetooknotethatWGMMeetingwillbeheldinShanghai,ChinainJune2018.

CONCLUSIONSofWGM

62. OnthebasisoftheinformationprovidedbyMembersandtherespectivecoordinatoroftheactions plan and based on the discussion during the 12th IWS, the following conclusionswerereached:

a) WGMactionplansin2017weresuccessfullycompleted.



b) Membersmade important progress in the implementation of the TC Strategic Planduringtheyear2017.

c) Membersmadesignificantprogressduring2017intropicalcyclonemonitoringandcommunication systems, data assimilation and numerical weather predictionsystems, tropical cyclone forecasting-aid systems, and scientific understanding oftropicalcycloneactivities.

d) KMA continued to provide seasonal outlook information for frequency of typhoongenesisandtrackpatterntoTCMembers.

e) Adynamical-statisticalmodelIIwasbeingdevelopedandprobabilisticinterpretationbecameavailable.

f) The web-based typhoon forum was linked to TC website to provide real-timeinformation,forecastverificationandhistoricalcases.

g) TwoexpertsfromThailandandVietNamservedasvisitingeditorsforTCRRinearly2018.

h) TCRR was included in two databases: China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI) and Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) to increase influence andexposure.

i) KMAcarriedout theTyphoonOperationSystem (TOS) technology transfer toTMDand PAGASA in October 2017. More technology transfer will be carried out uponMember’srequests.

j) STI/CMA continued to evaluate the performance of tropical cyclone forecast inwestern North Pacific in 2017 and provided real-time verification inWMO-TLFDPwebsite.

k) Newtropical cycloneactivitypredictionmaps (JMA,NCEP)weredevelopedby JMAand would be included in the NTP website soon with that of Multi-Center GrandEnsemble(MCGE).

l) JMA established a new early Dvorak Analysis (EDA) scheme and tropical cyclonegenesisguidancewasunderdevelopmentwithcombinationofEDAresultsandglobalensemblepredictions.

m) The TRAMS (Tropical Region Atmospheric Model System) was upgraded in 2017with resolution from 18km to 9km with improvement on model physics anddynamics.

n) Observation Experiment in the South China Sea was performed using data fromMaomingBoheMarineMeteorologicalScienceExperimentBase.

o) Thewebsite(http://www.swfdp-sea.com.vn)continuedtoshareglobalandregionalNWPproductsasakeyfunctionofRFSC-HaNoi.

p) Experimental radar data exchange among JMA, TMD andMMD continued in 2017,andtheradarcompositemapwasavailableattheRSMCTokyoNTPwebsitesince25October2017.

q) A technicalmeeting between JMA, TMD andMMDwas held in JMA from 12 to 15December2017toidentifyissuesandprovidetechnicaladvice.

r) The experience in radar data exchange would be shared with RA II &V WIGOSregionalprojectandaWIGOS/ASEANworkshopwouldbeheldinFebruary2018.

s) Literature review and discussion for TCAR3 continued in 2017 and a survey on“tropicalcycloneimpactsinTyphoonCommitteeregion”wasconducted.

t) The compilation of some chapters in TCAR3 has commenced with satisfactoryprogress.

u) Storm surge time-series charts for Cambodia and Singapore were added in 2017whichmadethetotalnumberofstationsto77in10Members.



v) Verification results of storm surge products were published annually in AnnualReport onActivities of RSMCTokyo andMembers are encouraged to provide tidalobservationsduringstormsurgeeventsforverification.

w) The second Organization Committee (OC) meeting for EXOTICCA was held inShanghai on 8 September 2017, with 18 participants from China, Hong Kong,Thailand,VietNam,MalaysiaandUSA.6papers for thedemonstrationresearch forEXOTICCAwerepublishedsincethelastmeeting.

x) Benefits on joining the EXOTICCA project was explained to TC Members andMemberswereinvitedtojointheprojectbasedontheTermsandConditions.

y) A research fellowship of demonstration research was offered by CMA and twoexpertsfromThailandandVietNamvisitedSTIinSeptember2017.

z) The draft for tropical cyclone forecast competency was completed by JMA andcirculatedtoWGMMembersforcomments.

aa) Newavailabledata,includingradarandAWSreal-timeanalysis,shouldbecombinedwith ideal model and Dvorak analysis when estimating tropical cyclone intensity,especiallyforlandingtropicalcycloneswhensufficientdataarepresent.

bb) TheCollaborativeDiscussionForum(CoDi)wasimplementedinCMANMC’swebsitein 2017 for testing. Users can post on desktop computers, laptops, tablets andsmartphones.

cc) Based on the discussion on the action plans for 2018 during the 12th IWS, it wasconcludedtoadopttheactionplansasfollows:

i. ThePOPitems1,3-5willbecontinuedin2018.ii. ThePOP2willbecontinuedbutcombinedwiththecurrentPP2,and“Web-

basedtyphoonforumandCoDiplatform”willbethenewtitle.iii. TheAOPitems1-7willbecontinuedin2018iv. TheAOP8werecompletedin2017andwillbeclosed.v. ThePP1willbecontinuedin2018.vi. A new PP2 item of “Enhancing Utilization of Hiramari 8/9 Products” will

commencein2018.dd) The total budget proposed byWGM,whichwill be concurred at the AWGmeeting

duringthe12thIWS,forundertakingtheactionsplans(5POPs,7AOPsand2PPs)in2018isUS$27,000.ThefinancialsupportofUS$5,000forOCMeetingforEXOTICCA(AOP6), US$5,000 for Expert Team Meeting for TCRR (POP3), and US$7,500 forExpertMeetingforAssessmentReportontheImpactofClimateChangeonTropicalCycloneinTCRegion(AOP4)willbeallocatedthrough“Specialfundingrequest”.

RECOMMENDATIONSofWGM

63. TheWGMmadethefollowingrecommendations:

a) To request KMA to continue develop the dynamical-statisticalmodel II and provide

seasonaltyphoonoutlookinformationforTCMembers.b) To request STI/CMA and TCS to call formore contributions from TCMembers and

working groups to the TCRR Journal, including technical summaries and operationinnovation,andresearchresultsassociatedwithstrategicplansandAOPs.

c) To request KMA to upgrade TOS up to TD forecast, provide technical support andpatch fornewversion,andpackagetheanalysis, trainingandstatistics intomodulesandtransferthemodulesstepbystep.

d) To request STI/CMA to continue the evaluation of performance of tropical cycloneforecast in western North Pacific in 2018, provided real-time verification inWMO-TLFDPwebsite,presentthepostseasonalverificationreportinnextTCSession.



e) To request JMA to provide verification results of ensemble tropical cyclone activitypredictionsfromfourNWPcentersandmulti-centergrandensemble(MCGE).

f) To request JMA to develop tropical cyclone genesis guidance using early DvorakAnalysis(EDA)andglobalensemble.

g) To request CMA to continue improving the TRAMS (Tropical Region AtmosphericModelSystem)andprovideforecastproductstoTCMembers.

h) To request NHMS of Viet Nam to host a training desk with experts from HKO toimprovetheguidancebetweenRFSCandSWFDPparticipatingNHMSs.

i) TorequestNHMSofVietNamtoperformpointforecastverificationofguidancewiththesupportfromECMWFandposttheresultstoNHMSandSWFDPwebpages.

j) To request NHMS of Viet Nam to host the Regional Training Workshop in SevereWeatherForecastingandDeliveringofWarningServicesforSoutheastAsia.

k) To request JMA to further refine quality control techniques and QPE calibrationappliedtoMMDandTMDradarnetworks.

l) TorequestJMAtocontinuetheexperimentalregionalradarcompositedataexchangeand share the progress with RA II/V WIGOS radar project in Southeast Asia forexpansionoftheexperiment.

m) TorequestJMAtoholdfollow-uptechnicalmeetingsuponreceiptofprogressreportsfromTMDandMMD.

n) TorequestSMGtocoordinateandholdtheexpertmeetingin2018,andcompletethefirstdraftoftheassessmentreport(TCAR3)forMembers’commentsin2018/2019.

o) TorequestJMAtoprovideastronomicaltideestimatedbyanoceanmodeltostationswhereastronomicaltideisnotavailable.

p) TorequestJMAtoaddstormsurgetimeseriespredictionuponrequestfromMembers.q) TorequestJMAtoencourageMemberstoprovidecompletehourlytidaldataaswell

astidalobservationsduringstormsurgeevents.r) TorequestSTI/CMAtocontinuefieldcampaign,improvemajorinstruments,conduct

demonstrationresearchandholdajointworkshopofWMO-TLFDPandEXOTICCAin2018.

s) TorequestCMAtoencourageTCMemberstoshareavailablesurfaceobservations.t) TorequestCMAtoencourageTCMemberstonominatecontact(s)togettheaccount

andpasswordforusingtheCoDiPlatform.u) To request allWGM focal point and coordinator of the projects to attend theWGM

Meeting.v) TorequestWGMtoupdatetheAnnualReportaftertheinputthedetailactionofAOP3

fromVietNam.w) Toendorsetheactionplansin2018(including5POPs,6AOPsand2PPs)aslistedin

Annex IIofAppendix I–SummaryReport for theWGMParallelMeetingat the12thIWS,whichsummarizestheaboverecommendationswithadditionalactionitems.

x) ToendorsetheWGMbudgetrequestincludedinthebudgetproposaltobesubmittedbyAWGforTC’sapproval.

y) ToappointMr.ChiashiMUROIastherapporteurofTOM.

8.2. HydrologicalComponent

64. TheCommitteereviewedtheactivitiesoftheMembersrelatedtotheimplementationofthe

TC Strategic Plan and its annual operating plan (AOP) for the hydrological componentduringthepastyear.DetailscanbefoundintheAppendixXVII.

65. TheSessionnotedthat,thewater-relateddisasterevents,includingriverflood,urbanflood,

flash flood anddebris flow, anddrought caused seriousdamage in someMembers of the



Committeeinthepastyear,suchasChina,Laos,Japan,Malaysia,Philippines,VietNam,etc.The hydrological departments in the Members provided valuable service of floodforecasting and warning to the decision-making departments of the Governments. TheMembersachievedremarkableprogressesoncapacitybuildingofhydrologicalmonitoring,datacollectionandfloodforecastingandwarningin2017.

66. TheSessionnotedwithpleasurethat,the6thWGHworkingmeetingwassuccessfullyheld

from 25 to 28 September 2017 in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (ROK) with theme of“AdaptiveCapacityBuildingforExtremeFloodPreparedness”.About20participantsfrom8MembersnamelyChina,Japan,Laos,Philippines,theRepublicofKorea,Thailand,USAandVietNam, and thehydrologist ofTCS tookpart in themeeting. The Session expressed itsappreciationtotheMinistryofLand,InfrastructureandTransport(MOLIT)ofROK,throughHan River Flood Control Office (HRFCO) with cooperation of Korea Institute of CivilEngineeringandBuildingTechnology(KICT),forgenerouslyhostingthemeeting.

67. TheSessionnotedwithappreciationthat,JapanexpresseditswillingnesstohostWGH7th

Working Meeting in September 2018. The meeting is temporarily proposed 4 days,including one-day workshop for the project led by Japan, namely Flash Flood RiskInformation forLocalResilience, andone-day seminar tobe fundedbyChinaonDecisionSupportingtoSOPforCoastalMulti-hazardsEarlyWarningandReduction.

68. TheCommitteewasinformedontheimplementationstatusin2017andfutureactivitiesof

on-goingprojects(AOPs):a) FlashFloodRiskInformationforLocalResilienceb) ExtremeFloodForecastingSystemc) GuidelinesforExtremeFloodRiskManagementinTCRegiond) DevelopmentandApplicationofOperationalSystemforUrbanFloodForecastingand

InundationMapping(OSUFFIM)forTCMemberse) ApplicationofHydrologicalDataQualityControlSysteminTCMembersf) EnhancementofFloodForecastingReliabilitywithRadarRainfallDataandStochastic

Techniqueg) ImpactAssessmentofClimateChangeonWaterResourceVariabilityinTCMembers

69. TheSessionwasinformedthat, theMinistryofLand, InfrastructureandTransport(MLIT)and the International Centre forWaterHazard andRiskManagement (ICHARM) of Japanhas put the project of Flash Flood Risk Information for Local Resilience substantiallyforward in 2017, including analyzing theMembers’ disaster prevention policies by usingquestionnaireandexchanginginformationinWGHmeetings. TheSessionalsonotedwithpleasure that Japan will promote the collaboration between this AOP and the “NationalPlatformonWaterandDisaster”projectof theInternationalFloodInitiatives in2018andbeyond.

70. TheSessionwas informedthat, twoprojects ledbyRepublicofKorea,namelya)Extreme

FloodForecastingSystem(EFFS),andb)GuidelinesforExtremeFloodRiskManagementinTC Region, have been closed successfully in 2017. The technical reports have beenpublished in2017as twopublicationsof theCommittee(TC/TD-No.0015andTC/TD-No.0016) and distributed at 12th IntegratedWorkshop which was held in Jeju, Republic ofKorea from 30 October to 03 November 2017. The operation system for EFFS has beentestedinpilotMembers,namelyLaoPDR,Philippines,ROKandThailand.TheSessionalsonotedwith appreciation that, theHRFCO andKICT committed to continue improving thefunctionsofEFFS,andcontinueprovidingthetechnicalsupporttoMembers.



71. TheSessionwasinformedthat,theprojectonDevelopmentandApplicationofOperational

SystemforUrbanFloodForecastingandInundationMapping(OSUFFIM)forTCMembers,whichwasledbyChina,maderemarkableprogressesandachievementin2017,including:a)softwareupdatingandsystemconfigurationforDongguanCityofChina,HatYaiCityofThailand;b)fieldsurveymissionsinMalaysiafrom24to31August2017andinVietNamfrom 13 to 19 November 2017; c) experts from Department of Irrigation and Drainage(DID) of Malaysia and Royal Irrigation Department (RID) of Thailand working in SYSUniversity from 19 to 21 April 2017 and from 20 to 22 October 2017, respectively; d)OSUFFIM workshop was held in SYS University from 27 to 30 December 2017, withparticipantsfromChina,Myanmar,Malaysia,Philippines,ThailandandVietNamaswellasTCS; and e) experts of SYS University working in Hat Yai, Thailand for geographic datacollection from29 January to3February2018. Thesessionalsonotedwithappreciationthat,SYSUniversitygenerouslyprovidedfundingandexpertisesupportforimplementationofOSUFFIM.

72. TheSessionnotedthat,theprojectofOSUFFIMwasproposedtobeclosedat50thAnnual

SessionofTC,inordertoextendtheachievementtomoreTCMembers,WGHwillconductphase-IIforOSUFFIMinaperiodof3moreyearsfrom2018to2020withobjectivesofa)updatingOSUFFIM software and application in new selected pilot cities in 2-3 interestedMembers;andb)studyingthetrendofurbanfloodpatterninTCMembersunderachangingclimateandurbanization.TheSessionalsonotedwithappreciationthat,Prof.CHENYangboofSYSUniversity,aschiefscientistofOSUFFIM,iswillingtocontributehisknowledgeandsharehisexpertizeonurbanfloodforecastingandinundationmappingtotheMembers.

73. The Session was informed that, WGHwill officially launch three new initiatives in 2018

basedonthedetaildiscussionandcommunicationat6thWGHworkingmeetingand12thTCIntegratedWorkshop,including:

a) ApplicationofHydrologicalDataQualityControlSysteminTCMembers.Thepurposeof the project is to support and provide the guideline and system to improve thequalitycontrolofhydrologicaldatainTCregions.TheprojectisproposedtobedrivenbyHRFCOofRepublic of theKorea in cooperationwithKICT in a periodof 5 yearsfrom2018to2022,withobjectivesof:(1)enhancementofTCMember’scapacityformanaging & monitoring of hydrological data (Rainfall, Water Level, Discharge); (2)reducing the uncertainty of input data for flood forecasting; (3) suggesting theprocedureofproducinghydrologicaldata;and (4)establishmentof thehydrologicaldataqualitycontrolsystemlinkagetoEFFS.

b) EnhancementofFloodForecastingReliabilitywithRadarRainfallDataandStochasticTechnique. The purpose of the project is to upgrade the developed EFFS, especiallyflood forecasting technology using radar data and probabilistic flood forecastingtechnology.TheprojectisproposedtobedrivenbyHRFCOoftheRepublicofKoreaincooperationwithKICTinaperiodof5yearsfrom2018to2022,withobjectivesof:(1)enhancing TC Member’s capacity for flood forecasting using radar rainfall data &stochastic techniques; (2)upgrading theLEVEL3moduleofEFFS; (3)evaluating theuncertainty of flood forecasting, and suggesting the procedure of stochastic floodforecasting.

c) ImpactAssessmentofClimateChangeonWaterResourceVariabilityinTCMembers.The purpose of this project is to collect, collate, analyst, evaluate and develop thewaterresourcesmodellinginformationforbetterdecisionmanagementsystemsoasto improvethecapacitybuildingamongTCMembersonbetterunderstandingwater



modelling and water resources management. The project is proposed and will bedriven by Hydrological Forecast Center (HFC) of MWR, China in cooperation ofNanjing Hydraulic Research Institute (NHRI) with the objective of extending theapplicationoftheWaterBalanceModel(WBM)developedbytheResearchCenterforClimateChange(RCCC)oftheMinistryofWaterResources(MWR),ChinatoassesstheimpactofclimatechangetowaterresourcevariabilityinTCMemberssoastoprovidethe sustainablewater resources information to theMember Governments onwaterresourcesmanagementandsocial-economicplanninginthecountry.

74. The Session noted that, WGH established the project–bank for coming years under TC

StrategicPlan and the strategic frameworkofESCAPandWMOonwater-relateddisasterreduction,whichmainlyfocusesonenhancingtheknowledgeandcapacitybuildingonthemanagement of water-related disaster risks for a resilient future in Typhoon Committeeregion,including:

― Innovativefloodforecastingforungaugedriverbasin;― Flashflood(landslide,mud-flow)predictionandwarningusingQPE/QPF;― Extensiontheapplicationofurbanfloodforecastingandinundationmapping;― Rainfall-runoffinundationmappingforriverbasins;― Radarandsatellitedatautilizationinfloodforecastingandwarning;― Long-term forecasting for water resource management and drought monitoring

andwarningunderclimatechange;― Data-sharingintransboundaryrivers;― Damoperationforfloodriskmanagementunderclimatechange;

75. TheSessionnotedthat,TCWGHwebpagehasbeenoperatedforsharinginformationamong

WGH members, and has been linked with TC Webpage(http://www.typhooncommittee.org/wgh-web-page/). The webpage will be updated andoperatedbyHRFCOcontinuouslyincooperationwithKICTandTCS.

76. TheSessionwas informed that, following thedecisionofTC49thSession,WGHat its6th

workingmeetingcoordinatedandselectedMr.YoshioTOKUNAGA from ICHARMof Japanand Dr. CHO Hyo Seob from HRFCO of the Republic of Korea continue working asChairperson and vice chairperson of WGH, respectively, to TC 51st Session. Dr. HOUAizhongfromHFCofChinacontinuesservingasVice-chairpersonsofWGHto51stAnnualSession.

77. TheSessionnotedthat,basedondeepdiscussionatTC12thIWS,WGHrequestedAWGto

discussandconsiderthepossibilityofChair/Co-ChairsystemforWGHandtoadviseWGHChairmanship for the final decision. The Session also noted that, AWGhas discussed thismatterandhadaninitialcomprehensiveconsiderationatitsmeetingatTC12thIWSheldinJeju,RepublicofKorea.TheSessionalsonotedwithapleasure thatWGHexpressedtobeobligated to follow the advice from AWG as final solution (refer to item 20 for detailsdiscussedduringTC50Session).

CONCLUSIONSofWGH

78. On the basis of the outcomes 6thWGHworkingmeeting and the discussion of theWGHParallelSessionat12thIWS,thefollowingconclusionswerereached:

a) TheworkingmeetingofWGHisveryimportanttoreviewhydrologicalactivities,deeptechnical discussion and implementation status of WGH AOPs, and also is very



necessary toprepare IWSandannualsession.The fundingsupportandcontributionfrom the Republic of Korea played the vital role in organizing the annual workingmeeting in past years. WGH encourages more and wider resources to support theactivitiestokeepitssustainability.

b) Topromotethecapacityofforecasting,earlywarningandriskmanagementforurbanflood is an urgent need among TCMembers, especially urban flood forecasting andinundationmapping.AssubsequentactivityofTCfirstCross-cuttingprojectofUrbanFloodRiskManagement (UFRM), the on-goingproject ofWGHonDevelopment andApplication of Operational System for Urban Flood Forecasting and InundationMapping (OSUFFIM) is a tangible measure on this aspect and it will play a verymeaningful and important role for TC Members to promote the capacity on thetechniqueofurbanfloodforecastingandwarning.

c) Acquirement of the high quality hydrological data is the most basic work in floodforecasting. However, most of TC Members do not have adequate quality controlsystem of hydrological data. The suggestion of HRFCO for new AOP regarding dataqualitycontrolsystemisverymeaningfulforTCmemberstopromotetheircapacityoffloodforecastingandwarningwithbetterhydrologicaldata.

d) In TC Members, water is considered as the core of sustainable development and acritical element for its socio-economic development.Water is the driver of the keysectors of its economy and will remain as a crucial element to sustain its healthyecosystemwhicheventuallyaffects thewell-beingof itspopulation.Water isa finiteresourceanditisonlyrenewableifwellmanaged.Watercanposeseriouschallengestosustainabledevelopmentbutifmanagedefficientlyandequitably,waterwouldplaya key enabling role in strengthening the resilience of social, economic andenvironmentalsystemsinthelightofrapidandunpredictablechanges.Therefore,oneof the key elements in managing water resources is to provide a comprehensivemanagementinstrumentwhichcouldprovidemultiplefunctionsincludingaccountingfor water resources, providing real time via on-line information and long term(projection) on water availability and variability, an assessment tool to evaluateoperationoptions for efficientwater allocation anda forecasting system to assist inthe decisionmaking process. It is necessary and important forWGH to conduct thecooperationon ImpactAssessmentofClimateChangeonWaterResourceVariabilityamongTCMembersforimplementationofKRA3ofStrategicPlan2017-2021.

e) Enhancement of the close collaboration with the AWG of WMO CHy, WMO RA IIWorking Group on Hydrological Services in several themes of common interestprovidessignificantbenefitstotheCommittee.

RECOMMENDATIONSofWGH

79. Onthebasisoftheoutcomesof6thWGHworkingmeetingandthediscussionattheParallelSession of 12th IWS and subsequent discussion, the WGH made the followingrecommendations:

a) to request AWG to advise on the matter of Chairpersonship for WGH as the finalsolution. Before that, WGH will follow its current TERMS OF REFERENCE in aconsultativeandharmonizedmanner.

b) torequestUS$10,000fromTCTFintotalforsupportingWGHmembersparticipatingTC13thIWS.



c) to request US$15,000 from TCTF in total for supporting overall WGH activities for2018calendaryear.

d) torequestUS$3,000specialbudgettosupportpublishingOSUFFIMtechnicalreportin2018;

e) TorequestMLITandICHARMofJapantohostWGH7thworkingmeetingwithfundingsupportinSeptember2018.

f) toapprove theproposal toconductphase II forOSUFFIMasacontinualproject inaperiodfrom2018to2020;

g) toapprovetheinitiativesoftwoAOPsintheperiodfrom2018and2022proposedbyHRFCO of the Republic of Korea with cooperation of KICT: (1) Application ofHydrological Data Quality Control System in TCMembers; and (2) Enhancement ofFloodForecastingReliabilitywithRadarRainfallDataandStochasticTechnique.

h) toapprove theproject in theperiod from2018and2020proposedbyHFCofMWRand NHRI of China: Impact Assessment of Climate Change on Water ResourceVariabilityinTCMembers.

i) to request HRFCO to continue maintaining and operating the WGH webpage foreffectivesharinginformationamongWGHmemberswithsupportfromKICTandTCS;

j) To re-appoint the focal point ofWGH,Ms. Ji-Youn SUNG, HRFCO of the Republic ofKoreaastheliaisontoWGHofWMORAIIforWGHoftheCommittee.

k) Tocontinuefocusingonimprovingtheabilitytoforecasthydrologicalphenomenaandprovidemeasuresfortheeffectivenessoftheimprovements.

8.3.DisasterRiskReductionComponent80. The Committee took note of the activities; relevantmajor progress and issues related to

WorkingGrouponDisasterRiskReduction(WGDRR)aspresentedinWGDRRreport201781. The Committee reviewed the activities ofWGDRR in implementing the TC Strategic Plan

anditsAnnualOperatingPlans(AOPs)inrelationtoDRRcomponentduringthepastyear.DetailsofwhicharepresentedinAppendixXVIII.

82. TheCommitteewasinformedthat12thWGDRRAnnualWorkshopwassuccessfullyheldin

Ulsan,RepublicofKorea from30Mayto02 Jun2017withthethemeof “FutureStrategicPlan of WGDRR after Sendai Framework”, which was hosted and funded by NationalDisasterManagementResearchInstitute(NDMI)andESCAP,WMOandAWGMemberswerealsoinvitedtojointhemeeting.

83. The Committee expressed its appreciation to National Disaster Management Research

Institute(NDMI)fortheirkindcontributionandcontinuedsupportonWGDRRactivities.84. TheCommitteeexpresseditsappreciationtoDr.SHIMJaehyunfromRepublicKoreaforhis

remarkablecontributionastheChairofWGDRRinthepastyear.85. The Committee expressed its appreciation to Ms. Genevieve MILLER from USA for her

contributionandeffortinthepastyear



86. TheCommitteeexpresseditssincerelyappreciationtoMs.Cecilia,LEONGFongPengfromMacau for her contribution and effort serving as theViceChair ofWGDRR forpastmanyyearsastheCommitteewasinformedthatMs.CeciliaLEONGhasofficiallyresignedtheroleofViceChairasherjobhaschanged.

87. TheCommitteewasinformedthatDr.YuntaeKIMfromRepublicofKoreatobeappointed

astheViceChairreplacingofMs.Cecilia,LEONGFongPeng.88. TheCommitteewasinformedthattheprojects(AOPs)for2018recommendedbyWGDRR

asfollows:

a) AOP1: Expert Mission- the project aims to exchange information and experiencesharingrelatedtoDRRsuchaspoliciesandtechnologiesamongtheMembersinorderto improve the capacities onDRR. Itwas planned to continually conduct the expertmissionforinterestedMembers.

b) AOP2:Settingupearlywarningandalertsystems–TheprojectisfundbyNDMI.WithinstallationoftheEWandAlertSystems,theyimprovethecapacitiesofresiliencefortyphoon related disaster for participatingmembers.NDMI has planned to carry outtheprojectinLaosandVietNamin2018.

c) AOP3:iCowinproject-HKOprovidestrainingworkshopwiththebasicequipmentforsettingup thecommunityweatherstation in the interestedTCMembers inorder toraisepublicawarenessonsevereweathersuchasclimatechange.

d) AOP4:WGDRRAnnualMeeting-NDMIwillcontinuetoorganizeandfundtheWGDRRannual workshop in order to facilitate follow-up of the WGDRR activities andinformationsharingrelatedtoDRR,aswellasthecommunicationamongmembers.

e) AOP5:PromoteTC-PTCCooperation:NDMIwill invitePTCMember to join the13thWGDRRannualworkshopforinformationexchangeandexperiencesharingrelatedtodisastermanagementanddiscussionabout thecooperationbetweenTCandPTConDRRactivities.

f) AOP6:ParticipationinthePRiMOConference-theConferencewillbeheldinHonoluluin August 2018. WGDRR will take part in the conference in order to exchangeinformationrelatedtoDRR,aswellasintroduceTCtotheparticipants.

g) AOP7: Benefit evaluation of typhoon disaster prevention and preparedness project-this project is led by Shanghai Typhoon Institute (STI), China that functions toestablish a set evaluation index and provide an evaluation report that assists indecision-makingbasis for theoptimizationof typhoondisasterbehaviour.ChinawillprovideafellowshipprogramtotheMembersforthisprojectin2018.MissZHOUXiaoandCHENPeiyanfromSTI,Chinawillbethecoordinatoroftheproject.

h) AOP8: Supporting SSOP II Project- The SSOP Project Phase II that is aimed atimplementing the Synergized Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) for CoastalMulti-HazardsEarlyWarningSystem.Theexecutionofthisproject(phraseII)willbemainlyfocusedonthetrainingonhowtoestablishanappropriatestandardoperatingprocedure(SOP)basedonthepublishedSSOPManualandonpromotingtheTCandPTC Members' capacity building on Multi-Hazards Riskearly warning based onexistingtechnicalachievementforNationalMeteorologicalandHydrologicalServices(NMHSs) in the 10 beneficiary countries. WGDRR will fully support this project’simplementation.



i) AOP9:Sharinginformationrelatedtodisasterriskmanagement-InordertoimprovethecapacitiesofMembers’DisasterManagement,WGDRRwill continue toexchangeinformation and experience related to DRR through the forum on TC websiteestablishedbyTCSandDRRannualmeeting.

j) AOP10:TCReportaboutBigDataandSocialMediauseforDRR-Itwassuggestedtocollect the report fromMembers about big data and socialmedia use forDRR thenelaboratethepublicationforsharingwithMembersinordertoimprovethecapacitiesofdisastermanagement.TheprojectwillbeledbySTI,ChinaandcoordinatedbyMiss.ZHOUXiaoandCHENPeiyanfromSTI,China.

k) AOP11: Making education videos related to DRR- WGDRR planned to continuallyproduce education videos related to disaster management and share it with theMembersfortheDRReducationalmaterial.

CONCLUSIONSofWGDRR

89. OnthebasisoftheinformationprovidedbytheMembers,thereportspresentedbyprojectcoordinator/leader and findings of the parallel session on WGDRR, the followingconclusionswerereached:

a) BytheMember’sefforts,ithasmadeimportantprogressintheimplementationoftheTCSPduring2017

b) The12thWGDRRannualworkshopwassuccessfullyconductedinUlsan,RepublicofKoreafrom30Mayto02Jun2017withthethemeof“FutureStrategicPlanofWGDRRafterSendaiFramework”.DuringtheWorkshop,WorkingGrouponDRRfolloweduponprojectsandsharedinformationrelatedtoDRRamongMembers. AWGMemberswere also invited to attend the workshop and AWG Meeting was held during theWorkshop.NDMIshowedthattheywillcontinuetoorganizethe13thWGDRRannualworkshopandplantoinviteAWGMemberstojointheworkshopin2018

c) WGDRRwillcontinuetoconducttheprojectsthatcanimprovecapacitiesofdisastermanagementforTCMembersthroughexchangeofinformationsuchasExpertMissionandinformationsharingorparticipationinimportantconference.

d) WGDRR will continue planning the projects related to public education on DRR incomingfuturethatcanfacilitateraisingpublicawarenessontyphoonrelateddisasterssuchassettingupofcommunityweatherstationandproducingeducationalvideoetc.

e) It was suggested to enhance the cooperation among the Members and anotherregionalbodysuchasPTConDRRactivities.

f) Aside from the AOP items 1-6, the following are the new projects suggested byWGDRR,basedonthediscussionatthe12thIWS:i. WGDRRAnnualMeeting-NDMIwill continueorganize and fund theWGDRR

annual workshop to enhance the DRR Members’ communication such asfollow-upof theprogressof theproject,Member’sactivitiesand informationsharing.

ii. Participation in the PRiMO Conference - the Conference will be held inHonolulu,Hawaii inAugust2018.WGDRRwill takepart in theconference inordertoexchange informationrelatedtoDRR,aswellas introduceTCtotheparticipants.

iii. PromoteTC andPTCCooperation-NDMIwill invitePTCMember to join the13thWGDRRannualworkshopforexchangeofinformationrelatedtodisastermanagementandseekingthecooperationbetweenTCandPTC



iv. TCReportaboutBigDataandSocialMediause forDRR-To improve thebigdataandsocialmediauseinDRR.Itwassuggestedtocollecttheinformationon how to effectively use big data and social media on DRR among TCMembers.After thesuccessful collection,apublicationwillbemade to sharewiththeMembers.TheprojectwillbeledbySTI,China.

g) Forimplementationoftheproposedprojectsin2018,WGDRRproposedtherequestsoftotallyUS$32,000allocatedTCTFasthefollowingitems:i. To allocate US$ 6,000 budget of TCTF in 2018 for supporting the Expert

Mission.ii. To allocate US$ 5,000 budget of TCTF in 2018 for supporting the training

workshopfortheiCowinprojectthatwillbeheldinHKO.iii. ToallocateUS$8,000budgetofTCTFin2018forsupportingtheparticipation

inPRiMOConferenceinHonolulu.iv. To allocate US$ 6,000 budget of TCTF in 2018 for supporting the research

fellowship, whichwill be held in STI, China, related to benefit evaluation ofTyphoondisasterpreventionandpreparedness.

v. ToallocateUS$4,000budgetofTCTF in2018 formakingapublicationaftercollectingthereportaboutbigdataandsocialmediauseforDRR.

vi. To allocate US$ 3,000 budget of TCTF in 2018 for supporting to makeeducationalvideorelatedtoDRR.

RECOMMENDATIONSofWGDRR

90. On the basics of the conclusion of discussion and deliberations, the WGDRR made thefollowingrecommendations:

a) To appoint Dr. Yuntae KIM from Republic of Korea as the WGDRR’s Vice Chair toreplaceCecilia,LEONGFongPengfromMacau,China.

b) To request NDMI to conduct the Expert Mission that is aimed at improving thecapacities of disaster management through knowledge exchange and experiencesharingamongTCMembers.

c) To request HKO to continue conducting training workshops for iCowin project forinterestedMembersin2018andencouragetheMemberstojointheproject.

d) To encourage the benefited TCMembers to participate in the activities of the SSOPProjectII.

e) TorequestNDMIandNOAA,USAorganizetheparticipationofTCWGDRRinPRiMOConference.

f) To request STI, China continually conduct the research fellowship for the Project ofbenefited evaluation of typhoon disaster prevention and preparedness to theinterestedTCMembers.

g) To request STI, China coordinate the collection of big data and socialmedia use forDRRfromtheMembers.

h) TorequestNDMIcontinuallymakeavideorelatedtopubliceducationonDRR.

i) To request NDMI, Republic of Korea to hold the 13thWGDRRAnnualWorkshop in2018.



j) TorequestNDMIcontinuallytosupportandcarryouttheestablishmentoftheearlywarning and alert system in LaoPDRandVietNamand encourage theMembers tojointheprojectinthefuture.

k) ToencourageMemberstoactivelyshareinformationrelatedtoDRRviatheforumofTCwebsite.

l) To request the Committee to approve the proposed projects and related budget in2018.

8.4. TrainingandResearchCoordinationGroup(TRCG)

91. The Committee took note of the progress made in training and research activities as

presentedintheTRCGReport2017andtheprogressandcompletionoftheorganizationofthe Technical Conference (TECO) in conjunction with the 50th Session of the TyphoonCommittee(TC50) in2018(AppendixXIX).TheCommitteeexpressed itsappreciation toNHMSofVietNam forhosting theTECO inHanoiand thecontributionof speakers in theevent.

92. The Committee took note of the planning and recommendations made in the 3rd TRCG

Meetingheldon31Octoberand1November2017,particularlywithrespecttotherevisedpriorityresearchandtrainingareas,theproposedthemesofrovingseminarsin2018-2020and the formulation of a new 4-yearwork plan of TRCG for 2018-2021. The Committeethanked TRCGMembers for their continuing effort and commitment in support of TRCGactivities.

93. The Committee thanked China, Hong Kong, China and Republic of Korea for hosting

researchfellowshipprogramsin2017.94. The Committee took note of the successful completion of the RSMC Tokyo training

attachmentofsixforecastersfromTCandPTCMembersandexpresseditsappreciationtoJMAandWMOTCPforcontinuouslysupportingthiscapacity-buildinginitiative.

95. TheCommittee thankedChina for offering the International TrainingCourse onTyphoon

MonitoringandForecastingforthreeforecastersfromTC. 96. TheCommitteeappreciatedTRCG’s inputs insupportoftrainingandresearchactivities in

connectionwithTC’scross-cuttingprojects.

RECOMMENDATIONSofTRCG:

97. Basedonthediscussioninthe3rdTRCGMeetingon30October–1November2017andaspresentedintheTRCGReport2017,theTRCGmadethefollowingrecommendations:

a) Tore-appointDr.TCLEE(HongKong,China)asaChairpersonofTRCG.

b) ToappointDr.Nam-youngKANG(RepublicofKorea)asthenewViceChairpersonofTRCG,replacingMrRogerEDSON(USA)fortheremainderoftheterm.

c) TorequestMemberstoconfirmtheirrespectivefocalpointsasmembersofTRCGandupdatethelistofresourcepersonsasappropriate.



d) To endorse the revised priority training and research areas as proposed in TRCGReport2017.

e) ToendorsethenewTRCGWorkPlanfor2018-2021.

f) ToendorsetheTRCGAOP2018includingthehostingoftherovingseminarunderthesupportofTCTFandotherbudgetrequestswhichareincludedinthebudgetproposaltobesubmittedbyAWG.

X. REPORTSOFTHETCSANDAWG(agendaitem10)

10.1 ActivitiesofTCS

98. TheCommitteetooknoteof thereportof theTyphoonCommitteeSecretariat.(AppendixXX).

99. The Committee noted with appreciation the TCS’s activities 2017 in order to enhance

coordination and support to Members, improve the cooperative mechanism between TCandPTC, implementSSOP IIproject, increase thevisibilityofTyphoonCommitteevia thesocialmedia, improve the TCwebsite for sharing the forecast products and information,coordinate Working Groups activities, and keep TCS operation smoothly when TyphoonHatohitMacao,Chinaandtheofficewasseriouslydamaged.

100. The Committee expressed appreciation to Members for their donation for the Typhoon

Committee Trust Fund and in-kind contributions, and encourage Members to continuesupportactivitiesoftheCommittee.

101. In connection with some public communication issues of TCS recently encountered, the

CommitteeagreedthatthefollowingshouldbeobservedbyTCSasgeneralprinciples:

a) Except for information, recommendations and resolutions officially presented andadopted at the annual sessions or reporting of activities in TC related events, TCScommentingonissuesorreleasinginformationrelatingtoaparticularTCMembertothemedia(includingsocialmedia)shouldconsulttheMemberconcernedbeforehand.

b) TCS staff commenting on issues or releasing information related to TC or any TCMember to themedia (includingsocialmediaandevenafterconsulting theMemberconcerned)shouldonlydosoonbehalfofTC/TCSinhis/hercapacityasTCSstaff,andnotinassociationwithhis/heraffiliationtootherorganizationsassuchmixingupofcapacitycouldpotentiallybeseenasaconflictofinterest.

9.2 ActivitiesofAWG102. TheCommitteewasinformedoftheactivitiesoftheAWGaspresentedintheAWGReport

2017(AppendixXXI).103. TheCommitteewasbriefedon themajor issuesdiscussedat theAWGmeetings inUlsan,

RepublicofKoreaon31May2017andinJeju,RepublicofKoreaon3November2017.



104. TheCommitteewasinformedofthepreparationofthebudgetfor2018,includingitemsinsupportofactivitiesforthecelebrationof50thAnniversaryofTyphoonCommitteeaswellasothernon-recurringitemsforspecialfundingconsideration.

105. The Committee was informed of the successful completion of the Typhoon Committee

Strategic 2017 – 2021. The Committee is invited to recognize and thank Mr. KenKLEESCHULTE(USA)forleadingtheupdateefforts.

106. TheCommitteewas informedTomEVANS (USA)was selectedas theprojectmanager for

theSSOP-IIproject.107. The Committee was informed the SSOP-II project was successfully launched with the

Training Workshop on Synergized Standard Operating Procedures for Coastal Multi-hazardsEarlyWarningSystemon24-26October2017inNanjing,Chinaandthe2017RSMCTokyoattachmenttraining.

RECOMMENDATIONSofAWG

108. AWGrecommendedtheCommitteeto:

a) Recognize and thank Mr. Ken KLEESCHULTE (USA) for leading the update of theTyphoonCommitteeStrategicPlan2017-2021.

b) RecognizeandthankMr.EdwinLAIforhisoutstandingleadershipastheChairpersonoftheAWGfrom2014-2017.

c) Take note of the progress and recommendations made in the planning andimplementationofTCactivities,includingthepreparationofthebudgetfor2018.

d) Reviewandprovidecommentsonthe2018workplanfortheSSOP-IIproject(Agendaitem6.3).

XI. STRATEGICPLAN2017-2021UPDATES(agendaitem11)

109. TheCommitteetooknotethatthere’snonewinputsontheupdateofStrategicPlan2017-

2021.XII. PUBLICATIONS(agendaitem12)

110. TheCommitteetooknoteofthepublicationsoftheTyphoonCommitteein2017.111. TheCommitteenotedwithappreciationthatallMember’scontributionstothepublications

ofTyphoonCommitteehavepromoted visibility and transparencyofTC. TheCommitteefurther urged Members to take measures and actions for continuing support the TCpublication.

112. TheCommitteenotedwithappreciationSTI,TCS,WGsandallMemberscontributionstothe

publicationofTyphoonCommitteeTCRRSpecialIssuesforthe50thSession.



XIII. PROGRAMMEFOR2018ANDBEYOND(agendaitem13)

13.1. Retiredandnewtropicalcyclonenames

113. The Committee noted China provided MULAN, FENGLING and TIANMA as replacementnamesforHAIMA.

114. TheCommitteenotedCambodiaprovidedROMPE,TRASESandKANTHEAYasreplacement

namesforSARIKA.115. The Committee noted Lao PDR provided HINNAMNOR, XEBANGFAI and DOKKHOUN as

replacementnamesforNOCK-TEN.116. The Committee noted Malaysia provided JATI, MERBAU and NYATOH as replacement

namesforMERANTI.117. TheCommitteenotedtherequestfromPhilippinesandChinatoretirethenamesoftropical

cyclone KAI-TAK, TEMBIN and HATO, respectively and request the relevant Members toprovidereplacementnames.

XIV. COORDINATIONWITHOTHERACTIVITIESOFTHEWMOTROPICALCYCLONEPROGRAMME

(agendaitem14)

118. The Committee was presented about activities under, and those requiring coordinationthrough,TCP.Itappreciatedthecomprehensivepresentation,andthankedWMOsupporttotheCommittee.(AppendixXXII)

119. TheCommitteewasinformedbytheWMOSecretariatthattheEC69madeadecisionabout

development of WMO Global Multi-Hazard Alert System (GMAS), requesting all WMOtechnicalprogrammestocontributetoGMASdevelopment.

120. TheCommitteewasinformedthattheGlobalGuidetoTropicalCycloneForecastshasbeen

reformatted with more readable and easily printable format. It can be downloaded athttps://www.wmo.int/cycloneguide/.

121. The Committee was informed that the 9th InternationalWorkshop on Tropical Cyclones

(IWTC-IX) will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 3-7 December 2018. TheWorkshop isintended to aggregate researchers and forecasters in tropical cyclones to interact amongthemand exchange research results andoperational requirements between research andoperationalcommunities.MembersoftheCommitteeareinvitedtoutilizetheopportunitytosendtheirexpertsandforecasterstoexchangeandshareknowledgeandexperiencewithothers.

122. The Committee was informed that TCP activities during the inter-sessional period were

mainlyfocusedonfollowingaspects:a) TrainingandCapacityDevelopmentb) SupporttoOperationalForecastingc) GlobalandRegionalCoordinationofForecastingServicesd) SupporttoDRRendeavoursassociatedwithtropicalcyclones



123. The Committee noted TCP’s plan to hold the Technical Coordinating Meeting (TCM-9),

hopefullyback-to-backwithIWTC-9.124. TheCommitteewasinformedthatcollaborativeeffortsweremadebytheTCPandWWRP

for promoting application of research outcomes to operational forecasting within theframework of the Typhoon Committee to implement the Typhoon Landfall ForecastDemonstration Project (TLFDP) including EXOTICCA (Experiment on Typhoon IntensityChangeintheCoastalA),andtheResearchandDevelopmentProjectofUnderstandingandPreDictionofRainfallAssociatedwithLandFallingTropicalcyclones(UPDRAFT).

14.2. CoordinationwithESCAPactivitiesonDRR125. The Committee took note of the ESCAP’s analytical work on disaster risk reduction.

(AppendixXXIII)126. The Committee took note of the Asia-Pacific Disaster Resilience Network, the ESCAP’s

overall work programme on disaster risk reduction, and expressed its support for itsimplementation.

XV. SUPPORTREQUIREDFORTHECOMMITTEE’SPROGRAMME(agendaitem15)

15.1. TechnicalCooperation127. TheCommitteewasinformedthatthere’snotechnicalcooperationpresentation.

15.2. In-kindContributions

128. TheCommitteeexpressedappreciationforthe in-kindcontributions fromsomeMembers,

namely China, Hong Kong, China; Japan;Republic of Korea and Thailand. The Committeealso invited other Members to report their in-kind contributions, quantifying thecorrespondingunitofMan-monthsthathaveconsumedinactionsrelatedtoTCTFprojects.(AppendixXXIV).

129. The Committee also expressed the importance of having in-kind contributions with

correspondencevalues.

15.3. TyphoonCommitteeTrustFund(TCTF)

130. TheCommitteereviewedthestatementofaccountofTCTFfortheperiodof1Januaryto31December 2016 and the provisional statement for 1 January 2017 to 31 March 2018submittedbytherepresentativeoftheWMOSecretariatasshowninAppendixXXV.

131. The Committee was informed by TCS, the summary of income and expenditure from 1

January to 31 December 2015 and 2016 and the provisional summary of income andexpenditure for 2017/2018 related to the execution of the Work Plan 2017/2018.(AppendixXXVI)



15.4. ApprovalofTyphoonCommitteeTrustFund(TCTF)2018/2019

132. TheCommitteetooknotedthatthereallocationfromspecialbudgetbyWG’stobeapprovedbyChairofTyphoonCommitteeandSecretaryofTyphoonCommittee.

133. The Committee discussed and approved the budget proposal for 2018/2019. (Appendix

XXVII)

134. TheCommitteediscussedandapprovedthechangeofTCfinancialperiodfrom01January-31 December to 01 April-31 March each year to facilitate the expenditure early in thecalendaryearrequiredinsupportoftheorganizationoftheannualSession.

135. Thetransitionwilloccurthisfinancialperiodwhichrunsfrom01January2017to31March

2018. 15.5. DisasterinformationmanagementservicesofESCAP

AsianandPacificCentrefortheDevelopmentofDisasterInformationManagement(APDIM)

136. TheCommitteetooknoteofESCAP’snewregionalinstitution,theAsianandPacificCentrefor the Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM) and its initial workprogramme.(AppendixXXVIII)

137. The Committee noted the potential collaboration with APDIM for disaster information

management,especiallyforadvancingimpact-basedforecasting.138. The Committee also noted the priority of APDIM to support WGDRR,WGH and TC/PTC

collaborationactivities.

XVI. DATEANDPLACEOFTHE13THIWS(agenda16)139. TheCommitteewasinformedthattheThailandwillhostthe13thIWS.Theproposeddates

are05-09November2018inChiangMai,Thailand.

XVII. HOSTINGOFTHE14THIWS(agenda17)140. TheCommitteewasinformedthatGuam,USAarewillingtohostthe14thIWSin2019.The

finaldateandplacewillbeconfirmedinduecoursebyUSAandlatercommunicatedtoTCS.

XVIII. DATEANDPLACEOFTHE51stTCSESSION(agenda18)141. TheCommitteewasinformedthatChinawillhostthe51stSession.Thefinaldateandplace

willbeconfirmedinduecoursebyChinaandlatercommunicatedtoTCS



XIX. HOSTINGOFTHE52ndTCSESSION(agenda19)142. TheCommitteewasinformedthatTCShadsentofficiallettertoDPRKinquiringtohostthe

52ndTCSession,andsofarnoconfirmationhadbeenreceived.BasedontheMechanismforHostingSessions,HongKong,ChinainformedtheCommitteethattheywillconsiderhostingtheSession,ifnecessary.

XX. OTHERBUSINESS(agendaitem20)

143. TheCommitteetooknotethepresentationoftheWGHChair,Mr.YoshioTOKUNAGArelated

to the Chair and Co-ChairMechanism of theWGH. The proposed changes of the currentTermsofReferenceforWorkingGroupstoincludetheuseofCo-Chairsystem.

144. TheCommitteeapprovedachangetotheTermsofReferencefortheWorkingGroupsfor

Meteorology, Hydrology, and Disaster Risk Reduction, and the Training and ResearchCoordinationGrouptoincludetheoptionofusingaCo-Chairpersonssystem.TheTermsofReferencefortheseWGswillbeamendedasfollows:- TheWGM/WGH/WGDRR/TRCGshallbecomprisedasfollows:• TheChairpersonandVice-Chairperson(s);• or,Co-Chairpersons;• Focal point of Meteorological/Hydrological/DRR/Training Component from each

Member;

145. TheCommitteereaffirmedthattherearenochangestothecurrentChairpersonandVice-ChairpersonstructureofeachWGasapprovedatthe49thSession.IftheWGwouldliketoexercisetheoptionofusingtheCo-Chairpersonsystem,theWGshouldsubmititsproposalwithdetailoperationstructureandmechanisms fordiscussionandapprovalat the futureSession. The Committee recognizes that current Chair and Vice-Chair system is workingwellformanyoftheWGs,andrequestedAWGtofurtherdiscusswiththeWGsinclarifyingtheremainingissues.

146. The Committee thanked Ms. Mia KHOTIMAH for providing a presentation to inform

MembersontheBadanMeteorologi,Klimatologi,danGeofisika(BMKG)ofIndonesia.147. The Committee noted Indonesia has expressed interest in joining the Committee as a

Member.TheAWGwilldevelopprocedurestodocumentthisprocessincoordinationwithTCS,ESCAP,andWMO.

148. TheCommitteenotedthepresentationofMr.YuichiONO,relatedtotheWorldBosaiForum

andinvitedinterestedparticipantstojointheeventinFall2019.

149. TheCommitteewasinformedoftheevaluationplanofESCAPandWMOthatreviewstheirengagement with the Committee and takes stock of 50 years of experiences andachievements of the Committee for better alignmentwith and contributions to the 2030Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sendai Framework and future direction ofWMO strategies for Disaster Risk Reduction.The evaluation,in consultation with the TCSecretary,istobeconductedin2018andtheoutcomeshallbereportedatthe51stsessionoftheCommittee.



XXI. ADOPTIONOFTHEREPORT(agendaitem21)

150. TheCommitteeadoptedthereportofthesessionat12:43pm,03March2018.

XXII. CLOSUREOFTHESESSION

151. The delegates from the Members of the Typhoon Committee, representatives of WMO,

ESCAPandTCSexpressed their thanksandappreciation to theNHMSofVietNamfor thesuccessfulhostingfororganizingtheFiftiethSessionoftheTyphoonCommittee.TheyalsoexpressedgratitudetoMr.LeCongTHANH,DirectorGeneralofNHMSandhisstaffforthewarmhospitalityandexcellentarrangementsmade.

152. TheSessionwasclosedbytheChairpersonat01:15pm,03March2018.

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