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This is a unique opportunity for global
businesses to meet the Global Flood
Awareness System (GloFAS) development
team and influence the future shape of
its hydrological services and forecasting
products.
Co-organised by ECMWF, the Copernicus Emergency Management Service and the University of Reading
OBJECTIVES
• Introduce GloFAS services and products to the global business community
• Provide a networking opportunity between a global hydrological forecasting service provider and the business sector
• Identify and prioritise global business needs in terms of hydrological products and services
• Draft a future development strategy for GloFAS with these needs in mind
• Establish a community of users of hydrological services from the business sector
• Provide GloFAS training and best practice
WORKSHOP Hydrological Services for Business
8–9 May 2018, Reading, UK
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BACKGROUND
Floods and droughts are some of the most challenging environmental hazards. In 2017, their combined cost worldwide is thought to have reached more than $50bn.
In a global economy and interconnected world, local hazards can have global impacts on business, including service disruption (supply, production and distribution), variable expenditure (commodity price, damage costs, premiums) and changes in market value (production and demand).
Access to reliable reanalyses and forecasts of hydrological extremes could enable businesses to put in place measures to mitigate anticipated impacts whilst capitalising on potential opportunities.
Thanks to recent computational, scientific and technological advances, this is now possible. With skilful predictions of global weather patterns up to several weeks in advance, and the use of global hydrological models, flood and drought events can be predicted, and it is possible to anticipate where and when the flow in rivers will be higher or lower than usual.
REGISTRATION
Pre-registration (required) is open until 6 April 2018. Acceptance notifications will be sent to attendees by 13 April 2018.
https://www.ecmwf.int/en/learning/workshops/workshop-hydrological-services-business
For further details email: [email protected]
AGENDA
Main workshop 8 May 2pm– to 9 May 1pm
• Introduction to GloFAS
• Real-life case studies from guest speakers
• Structured activities to discover and prioritise future service provision
• Ignite talks and market place for business promotion
Optional 9 May 2–4pm
• GloFAS training session
GloFAS
http://globalfloods.eu
The Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS) is a hydrological service, currently providing global overviews of upcoming flood events (up to 30 days ahead) and of high and low flow (up to 4 months ahead) in rivers across the world.
GloFAS has over 1,600 registered users and its forecasts are freely available to all users.
GloFAS is co-developed by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission as part of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (EMS) and the University of Reading (UK) and it is operated by ECMWF.
