6th TCP/JCOMM Workshop on Storm Surge and Wave Forecasting
SSW-W6

Workshop

21 - 26 February 2011

Location

no location defined or online event

Organiser(s) & Staff
Participation

By invitation only.

6th TCP/JCOMM Workshop on Storm Surge and Wave Forecasting
Summary

The main objectives and topics of the workshop are the following: - Presentation of the existing - and under development - forecasting products for storm surges, wind waves and coastal hazards; - Presentation of the operational forecasting and warning systems in the region; - Training on demonstration forecasting products and e-learning platforms; - Assessment of national capacities and needs for marine meteorology and coastal disaster risk reduction services and products; - Overview and coordination with coastal disasters risk reduction initiatives in the Caribbean, in particular the Caribbean MH-EWS Programme; - Presentation of the Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project (CIFDP) approach in the Dominican Republic, for development of open-source integrated forecasting and warning systems for coastal inundations at the regional level.

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Background Documents
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JOMM2007SSS: Agreed Recommendations and Actions 04/08/2010
Other Documents
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General Information for Participants / Informacion general para los Participantes 16/02/2011
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Invited
28
Confirmed
0
Provisional
0
Unapproved
0
Declined
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Rejected
Lecturers
10
Name Country
BERG Robert United States of America
ETALA María Paula Argentina
GAVIDIA MEDINA Francisco El Salvador
LEFÈVRE Jean-Michel France
MCLEAN Jamie Canada
MERCADO Aurelio Puerto Rico
RESIO Donald United States of America
RHOME Jamie United States of America
RUBIERA Jose Cuba
VATVANI Deepak Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Experts
17
Name Country
ABRAHAM Tariq Netherlands Antilles
ALEXANDER Marshall Dominica
CADENA Martha Colombia
CAESAR Kathy-Ann Trinidad and Tobago
CEBALLOS Gloria Dominican Republic
DEAN Basil Bahamas
GENTLE Michael Belize
GONZALEZ-LOPEZ Juan United States of America
MATHURIN Theodulus Saint Lucia
MITTON Francois Haiti
ORTEGA Frank Ernesto Cuba
PAYNE Karl Trinidad and Tobago
ROBINSON Romayne Jamaica
SOLANO Eladio Costa Rica
SORIANO Reynaldo El Salvador
SUBRATH-ALI Carol Trinidad and Tobago
TIBETTS John Saint Kitts and Nevis
Secretariat
1
Name Country
CABRERA Edgard Switzerland
Status Legend
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Group(s): CD - Capacity Development Section, ICR, JCOMM, TSR - Tsunami Resilience Section.
Label(s): JCOMM Training course
Created at 10:56 on 23 Dec 2010 by OceanExpert Manager
Last Updated at 16:19 on 14 Jul 2015 by OceanExpert Manager
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