The project reviewed and profiled existing climate information products and services for the agriculture and food security sector in Southeast Asian countries, in support of CGIAR’s research program on climate change, agriculture and food security.
The project aimed to build capacities of NMHSs in customizing regional climate projections, capacity building of sectoral users on interpretation and application of customized projections for risk analysis, and planning departments for integrating risk-informed adaptation into development planning processes. Key activities included training on generation of downscaled climate change projections; engagement with planning departments for application; support for Monsoon Forums in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Pakistan
This program aims to evolve a systematic capacity building process for NHMSs to integrate emerging climate /weather forecasting technologies and best practices into NHMs operations.
The project aimed to strengthen community capacity to respond to rapid and slow onset climate hazards through Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) initiatives in at least 70 villages in Myanmar’s dry zone.
As a Project Officer (Communication), Fariha Ferdous Deeny is responsible for supporting RIMES projects in topographic surveys and data quality checking, geospatial analysis, regional planning, and technical documentation for relevant sectors e.g. water resources transportation etc. In Bangladesh, Deeny supports conducting research, assisting project activities at national and field levels, coordinating with partners at national down to local levels to facilitate implementation of project activities, assisting in the facilitation and management of field visits by donors and partners.
The project acquired and installed a WMO-compliant automatic weather station at CCDB’s Climate Technology Park, and developed a web application for weather observation data collection.
The project assisted WMO in organizing the 7th session of the South Asian Climate Outlook Forum (SASCOF-7) and the 1st session of the South Asian Climate Services user Forum for Agriculture (CSUF-Ag1). Key activities included forum preparations, development and issue of a consensus-based climate outlook statement for 2015-2016 winter season over South Asia, and documentation.
As Disaster Risk Management Specialist, Sakib is responsible for designing and implementing RIMES’ DRM initiatives in Bangladesh. In addition, he contributes to the documentation, program development, and exploring potential partnerships.