TECHNICAL BRIEFING
“STRENGTHENING CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND
PREPAREDNESS FOR EL NIÑO AND ITS IMPACTS:
ENHANCING CLIMATE SERVICES THROUGH IMPROVED
MONITORING AND PREDICTION OF EL NIÑO”
El Niño affects regional climates worldwide, particularly in the tropics and sub-tropical zones. Its
effects can include drought and flooding in some areas This technical briefing will review (a) the
current status of predictability science of El Niño, (b) the development of related climate services
to convey this information to a broader set of stakeholders, and (c) national strategies and local
interventions for risk management and adaptation to better cope with climate variability in a context
of a changing climate. Particular attention will be paid to the impacts of El Niño on food security
(fisheries and agriculture).
Thursday 4 December, 13h15 - 14h45, Room Machu-Picchu
Moderator: Maxx Dilley, Director, Climate Prediction and Adaptation Branch, WMO
Opening
Chair, Jerry Lengoasa, Deputy Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Informing on El Niño and the role of climate services
Maxx Dilley, Director, Climate Prediction and Adaptation Branch, WMO
Progress in the science of El Niño and the role of regional climate information
Daniel Pabon, Director, Centro Internacional para la Investigación del Fenómeno de El Niño (CIIFEN)
The Tropical Pacific and global ocean observations
Cesar Toro, Secretary, IOC Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (IOCARIBE)
The impacts of El Niño on fisheries, aquaculture and agriculture
Ms Cassandra DeYoung, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Innovative climate risk management and information tools and systems
Richard Choularton, Chief, Climate Resilience for Food Security, World Food Programme (WFP)
Strategies and information tools on the impacts of El Niño on Peruvian fisheries
Juan Carlos Requejo Alemán, Vice-Minister of Fisheries, Ministry of Production, Peru
Climate services and drought management to address the impacts of El Niño
Andi Eka Sakya, President, Meteorological, Climatological and
Geophysical Agency (BMKG), Indonesia
Interactive Discussions and Wrap Up