1. World Meteorological Organization Conclusions and Way Forward Dr Maryam Golnaraghi, Chief of WMO DRR Programme Expert Meeting on “National Meteorological and Hydrological Services’ Participation in Disaster Risk Reduction Coordination Mechanisms and Early Warning Systems” 28 November 2007

2. National and Transboundary Multi-Hazard Early Warning Demonstration Projects Europe France Italy Transboundary river basin in Europe (TBD) Other (TBD) Americas US/Canada transboundary 3 countries in Central America (TBD) Africa Pacific Asia Shanghai India 1-2 more country in South East Asia TBD

3. Deliverables (1/2) 1.Guidelines for Participation of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in Disaster Risk Reduction Coordination Mechanisms → May 2008 2.Portfolio of good practices in EWS (documentation) France, Bangladesh, China (Shanghai), Italy, Cuba → Q1 2009 Others → 2009 onward 3.Exchange and share experiences through EWS Symposiums, publications, workshops and study tour 2 nd Symposium on MH EWS – Toulouse (Météo-France and other ministries) → Q1 2009 Others → TBD

4. Deliverables (2/2) 4.Support of operational aspects of NMHSs in early warning systems (ongoing) Technology transfer Supporting training of public and media Joint training with stakeholders (e.g. civil security and other ministries) Educational programmes Facilitation of cooperation with other agencies (through leveraging networks of partners) 5.Development of “Hazard Programmes” for NMHSs to deliver relevant information for sectoral planning (starting Q4 2008)

5. Way Forward for Development of Guidelines 1.Report of the meeting 2.Finalization of the outline for documenting good practices in EWS 3.Proposal for framework and outline 4.First draft of the Guidelines 5.Consultation and input from experts 6.Final draft 7.Publication and distribution 1,2 14 Dec 3 21 Dec 4 15 Feb15 April15 March 6 5 15 May 7