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Towards a seamless system: bridging the gaps between weather, climate and the development community
- Hosted by:
- Royal Meteorological Society
- Speaker:
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Prof Julia Slingo, University of Reading
Dr Francisco Doblas-Reyes, ECMWF
Dr James Murphy, Hadley Centre, Met Office
Dr Richard Washington, University of Oxford
Dr Mike Harrison, ex-Met Office and ex-WMO
Dr Steve Jennings, Oxfam
- Starts:
- February 20, 2008 at 02:00 pm
- Ends:
- February 20, 2008 at 06:00 pm
- Location:
- Zoological Society (London Zoo), Meeting Rooms, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RY United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
• Climate prediction at weather resolving scale: challenges and achievements
Prof Julia Slingo, University of Reading
• Use of weather and seasonal to calibrate climate change projection
Dr Francisco Doblas-Reyes, ECMWF
• Climate projections on decadel and multi-decadel time scales: methods, results and links
Dr James Murphy, Hadley Centre, Met Office
• Believing the incredible: how and why climate information is ignored – some insights from Africa
Dr Richard Washington, University of Oxford
• Weather, climate and the Millenniun development goals
_Dr Mike Harrison, ex-Met Office and ex-WMO _
• Sustainable development in a climate of uncertainty: using climate and weather information to overcome poverty
Dr Steve Jennings, Oxfam
The meeting will conclude with a panel session
- Registration required:
- Yes
- Free:
- Yes
For more information
- Contact person:
- RMetS
- Email:
- chiefexec [ at ] rmets.org
- Website:
- Towards a seamless system: bridging the gaps between weather, climate and the development community
