Training Workshop on Sand and Dust Storms in the Arab Region

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• Training Workshop on Sand and Dust Storms in the Arab Region
• 2018-02-10T09:00:00+00:00
• 2018-02-12T18:00:00+00:00

When	Feb 10, 2018 09:00 to Feb 12, 2018 06:00 (GMT / UTC0)
Where	Cairo, Egypt
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League of Arab States

World Meteorological Organization

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

UN Environment

Egyptian Meteorological Authority

are pleased to announce the Training Workshop on Sand and Dust Storms in the Arab Region that will be held in Cairo, Egypt, on 10-12 February 2018 in collaboration with the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), the State Meteorological Agency of Spain (AEMET) and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)

I. Background

Realizing the increasing challenge of addressing sand and dust storm in the Arab region and its impacts on various economic sectors such as agriculture, energy, transportation, health and others, the Executive Bureau of the Council of Ministers responsible for Meteorology and Climate of the League of Arab States in its meeting in April 2017 requested the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), in coordination with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and UN Environment, to organize training course for the professionals in Arab States to increase their technical capacities in handling this meteorological/environmental phenomenon.

II. Objectives

The objectives of the workshop are to:

• Enhance the technical capacities of operational and research meteorologists from Arab States on the analysis, prediction and projection of sand and dust storms, including the use of ground and satellite observations of dust, dust storm modeling and prediction, dust classification, data assimilation in dust models, etc.
• Enhance the understanding of multi-dimensional impacts of sand and dust storms and their impacts on socio-economic sectors and ecosystems.
• Discuss opportunities for furthering collective regional work on sand and dust storms at the regional level in view of supporting the coordination of joint activities.

III. Workshop Structure and Methodology

The training will be carried out over three days. The first day will include presentations by United Nations organizations on various aspects of sand and dust storms, followed by discussions. Sessions on understanding and modelling the dust cycle and the use of ground observations in monitoring of dust movements will be provided. On the second day, the methodologies applied for the satellite observations of dust, dust classification, and modelling of dust movements will be presented. During the last day, dust prediction and data assimilation techniques in dust models will be demonstrated. Hands on training on the models and tools used will be provided throughout the workshop.

IV. Expected Outcomes

The workshop aims to achieve the following:

• Enhance the skills of the operational and research meteorologists of Arab States in sand and dust storms monitoring, prediction and modelling;
• Improve understanding and knowledge on the multi-dimensional effects of the sand and dust storms;
• Agree on a set of coordinated activities for supporting future work on sand and dust storms at the regional level.

V. Participants

The main participants are the operational and research meteorologists from the Arab States. Other participants from other relevant sectors engaged in sand and dust storms management (policy, mitigation, etc.) who are willing to learn more about the sand and dust storms will be also targeted.

VI. Language

The workshop will be conducted in the English language. No interpretation will be provided.

VII. Venue and Date

The three-day workshop will be held at Regional Training Center of the Egyptian Meteorological Authority in Cairo, Egypt from 10 to 12 February 2018.

VIII. Contacts