Asia Climate Week 2019 Event Report 25-29 March 2019, Suntec, Singapore Section 1. Introduction • 2019 marked the 6th anniversary of InterMET Asia which has taken place annually in Singapore since launch in 2014. • Largest and longest event to date. 2019 saw the launch of InterAIR Asia, dedicated to air quality and pollution monitoring and mitigation. • For 2019 the overall event was named 'Asia Climate Week' to provide an umbrella brand for the three complementary but distinct streams - InterMET Asia, InterFLOOD Asia and InterAIR Asia. In all subsequent marketing, this will revert to 'Asia Climate Forum'. • In all, the event attracted 932 visits from 560 unique visitors from 56 countries. • There were 63 Exhibitors, Supporters and Sponsors, with Exhibitors from 19 countries – Australia, China, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States. • The conference & workshop programme included 83 expert speakers, panellists and chairs. • There was increased support from the World Bank-GFDRR. This year the programme also included a meeting on 25 March of the Global Weather Enterprise Forum Steering Group. • There was continued formal and high-level support from the WMO and HME, plus the Singapore NEA and MSS. • There were several significant new supporters, including 100 Resilient Cities and the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance. Section 2. Summary 2019 marked the 6th annual InterMET Asia and the longest event to date. As with the previous five editions, it was staged in Singapore and, as in 2015 and 2017, at the Suntec Convention & Exhibition Centre. Event evolution - Launch of InterAIR Asia 2019 saw a further evolution of the event’s positioning and coverage. Previously, the focus had been 'hydrometeorology technology' (2014), 'hydrometeorology technology and services for end users' (2015), 'weather and climate services' and 'public and private sector co-operation' (2016), and ‘public-private engagement’ in 2017. For 2018, the focus was sharpened to specifically acknowledge the role of academia alongside the public and private sectors in the Global Weather Enterprise (GWE). 2018 also marked an increased emphasis on ‘water’ – on hydrology (the science of water), and on the economic, financial and social consequences of flooding, in particular flooding related to extreme weather & climate change. This was achieved with the launch of the separate but complementary event stream 'InterFLOOD Asia' complete with its own exhibition & conference. For the 2019 event, a third 'leg' was added to the existing InterMET Asia and InterFLOOD Asia event 'streams', InterAIR Asia. The objective was to further strengthen the overall 'climate and environmental' credentials by providing a clear and distinct focus on the health and other social and financial impacts of atmospheric pollution and poor air quality. Building on the initial 2019 conference, we plan to develop InterAIR into a full exhibition and conference programme embracing air quality monitoring and measurement technology, and pollution alerting and mitigation solutions. Asia Climate Week and Asia Climate Forum To integrate the three distinct but related propositions of InterMET, InterFLOOD and InterAIR into a single 'climate & environment' proposition, the umbrella branding of 'Asia Climate Week' (for a stand-alone event) and 'Asia Climate Forum' when co-located with other events, was selected. For 2020, we are currently finalising details to co-locate the InterMET, InterFLOOD and InterAIR triad alongside a major environmental event organised by the Singapore Government and the umbrella branding will be 'Asia Climate Forum'. See below 'Towards 2020'. Support of the World Bank-GFDRR For the 6th year, InterMET Asia enjoyed increased support from the World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction & Recovery (GFDRR). In 2019, this support was further expanded, and as well as two full days of joint activities organised under the auspices of the ‘Co-operation Framework of the World Bank-GFDRR and InterMET Asia', it included a sponsored a cocktail reception for delegates, As in past years, the event received the formal support of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the Hydro-Meteorological Equipment Industry Association (HMEI). The World Bank-GFDRR, WMO and HMEI are all signatories to the Global Weather Enterprise Forum GWE Forum), whose objectives are to vigorously promote public-private- academic co-operation in the use of hydromet technology, data and expertise to address the increasing impacts of extreme weather & climate change, especially in the developing world which is most exposed to weather & climate related catastrophe. As part of this, Asia Climate Week hosted a meeting of the GWE Forum Steering Group which took place at Suntec on 25 March. ARCDAP For 2019 Asia Climate Week coincided with the Second Workshop on ASEAN Regional Climate Data, Analysis and Projections (ARCDAP-2). Operating under the auspices of the World Meteorological Organisation, this was hosted by Meteorological Services Singapore from 25 to 29 March 2019 and Asia Climate Week offered attendees an excellent opportunity to meet leading meteorology technology and forecasting companies. As a result, agreement was reached with the ARCDAP organisers and, with the support of Earth Networks, arrangements were concluded for about 40 of the Workshop's participants to attend Asia Climate Week on 27 March where they met private sector participants in the exhibition and attended the important conference session dealing with the opportunities for national hydrometeorological organisations to offer commercially based services. The example of ARCDAP provides a clear indication of the important role Asia Climate Week and its components can play in promoting co-operation between the public, private and academic sectors from across Asia, Africa and Pacific Island regions to more effectively address the growing impacts of extreme weather and climate change, and poor air quality. Towards 2020 To further develop the role of InterMET Asia, InterFLOOD Asia and InterAIR Asia as key events in the Asian climate and environmental calendar, we are currently exploring the potential of staging what will be 'Asia Climate Forum' in Singapore during July 2020 as a 'co- located event' in the programmes of the region's premier hydrological and environmental events. Full details of this exciting initiative are expected to be available in June 2019. We are also pleased to announce that Dalson Chung, Director at the Singapore National Environment Agency, has joined our conference Executive Advisory Board. Section 3. Key Facts & Figures Overall participation • In all the event attracted 932 visits from 560 unique visitors from 56 countries, of which o From Singapore - 170 (38% senior management) o International - 326 (51% senior management) • There were 63 Exhibitors, Supporters and Sponsors, with Exhibitors from 19 countries – Australia, China, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States. • 4-day conference & workshop programme included 83 expert speakers, panellists and chairs. For further detail see Appendices 1,2 and 3. Sponsors, Supporters etc. Co-operation Framework • World Bank - Global Facility for Disaster Reduction & Recovery (GFDRR) • World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) • Association of the Hydro-Meteorological Equipment Industry (HMEI) Sponsors • Platinum Sponsors – Earth Networks, Baron • Gold Sponsor – Orbital Micro Systems (OMS) • Silver Sponsors – American Meteorological Society (AMS), Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance Official Supporters • 100 Resilient Cities • Centre for Ecology & Hydrology • International Forum of Meteorological Societies • International Society of Precision Agriculture • Meteorological Service Singapore • National Environment Agency (NEA) Singapore • Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Warning System for Africa & Asia (RIMES) • Singapore Exhibition & Convention Bureau • Singapore Tourist Board • Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS) • UK Flood Partnership • Weather Risk Management Association (WRMA) • World Energy & Meteorology Council (WEMC) Strategic Partner • Acclimatise Media Partners • Eco-Business • Environmental Technology Magazine • Meteorology News • Position Magazine The 2019 World Bank-GFDRR Hosted Delegate Programme As in previous years, the World Bank-GFDRR funded Hosted Delegate Programme was instrumental in making it possible for senior officials from national hydrometeorological services (NMHSs) from developing countries across Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands to attend and participate in the highly relevant conference and workshop programme, and to meet first hand experts from the hydrometeorological industry gathered together in the region's largest exhibition. For 2019 the NMHS participants included: Fiji Meteorological Service; Tonga Meteorological Service; Cook Islands Meteorological Service; Tuvalu Meteorological Service; Ghana Meteorological Services; Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Laos; Department of Civil Aviation, Myanmar; National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology, Royal Government of Bhutan; Director of Meteorology, Department of Meteorology, Sri Lanka; Zambia Meteorological Department; Solomon Islands Meteorological Service; Vanuatu Meteorological Services; Viet Nam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration (VNMHA); Department of Hydrology & Meteorology, Nepal. Other attendees supported by the World Bank-GFDRR Hosted Delegate Programme included: Bureau of Meteorology and Geophysics (BMKG), Indonesia; Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA); Pakistan Meteorological Department; Thai Meteorological Department (TMD). Section 4. The 2019 Exhibition The 2019 event comprised a combined exhibition for InterMET and InterFLOOD staged on the 27 and 28 March. This is the largest exhibition of members of the hydrometeorology industry in the region and provides an invaluable opportunity for all those with a professional interest in the impact of 'weather' and 'climate change' to meet first hand with many of the world's leading technology companies and service providers. The combined exhibition featured some 63 organisations, the majority commercial hydromet technology companies and forecasting service providers, with most of the remainder either research and end user organisations, and commercial suppliers of flood mitigation products and services. Feedback received from exhibitors indicates overall satisfaction with the exhibition and visitor quality, although a number of vendors voiced their desire to see more product specifiers and purchasers in attendance. For full details of exhibitors, see Appendices 1, 2 and 3 Section 5. The 2019 Conference The InterMET Asia, InterFLOOD Asia and InterAIR Asia conference programme spanned five days including the meeting of the Global Weather Enterprise Forum Steering Group and featured 83 speakers, many senior officials in their respective organisations, reinforcing the growing status of the event and its ability to attract the leading experts in their fields. Summary The 4-day conference programme comprised: 25 March: Meeting of the Global Weather Enterprise Forum Steering Group 26 March: Workshop on Weather Information For All. Organised under the auspices of InterMET Asia, World Bank-GFDRR and Global Weather Enterprise Forum, the workshop addressed the policies, funding, provision, and accessibility to the high quality weather information needed for the future. 27-28 March: Main InterMET, InterFLOOD and InterAIR conference programmes complemented by workshop sessions on each day. The main focus of the the three programmes was the impact of extreme weather, flood and poor air quality on the urban environment and its critical infrastructure and essential services. Two workshops were included in the conference programme. The Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance Workshop focused on flood resilience measures which work in practice and so encourage and stimulate early investment in resilience-building. The Orbital Micro Systems Workshop focused on the implications of big data for weather data & flood management. 29 March: Workshop on Working Together Regionally. Organised by InterMET Asia and the World Bank-GFDRR, the workshop focus was how to leverage the engagement of the public, private and academic sectors through partnerships and other arrangements to improve and sustain the delivery of public services. Some Key Conference Figures • 23 people attended the Global Weather Enterprise Forum Steering Group meeting on 25 March. • 70 people attended the Global Weather Enterprise Forum Workshop on 26 March. • 150 people attended the opening plenary session of the main conference on 27 March. • The Grand Debate which closed the main conference programme on 28 March was attended by more than 80 people. • Overall, there were 83 expert speakers, panellists and chairs from some 28 countries. For full details of speakers, see Appendix 2 Section 6. Priorities for 2020 and beyond • Spotlight new market opportunities for the technology and data service providers which make up the Global Weather Enterprise. For example, the anticipated requirement for weather data by operators of autonomous vehicles on land, sea and in the air; the growing requirement for information products to increase agricultural productivity; the requirement for operational cloud forecasting systems in solar electric power generation; the use of accurate flood impact maps by property developers and urban planners; and the integration of weather and pollution monitoring and alerting systems in the built environment to improve building efficiency and public safety. • Acknowledge the shift that is taking place where the accessibility of data and its transformation into useful products are rapidly becoming priority areas. • Continue to address the gender balance issue. While progress was made in 2019, in terms of speakers and delegates, much more work remains to be done. • Continue to build the relevance of the programme and its value by placing increased emphasis on attracting weather and flood-affected enterprises, and purchasers and specifiers of equipment, services and infrastructure relevant to the mitigation and management of extreme weather, flood and air quality-related impacts. • Build and enhance our marketing programme to more effectively communicate the relevance of the programme to those audiences impacted by extreme weather, climate change, flood and poor air quality. Appendix 1: List of exhibitors Exhibitor/Supporter/Sponsor Country 100 Resilient Cities United States Acclimatise United Kingdom All Weather Inc. United States Asia Pacific Air Quality Group Singapore Augur Intelligence Technology Asia Pacific Singapore Avradel Ltd. United Kingdom Baron United States Beijing Santel Technology & Trading Corp. China Biral United Kingdom Campbell Scientific United States Centre for Ecology and Hydrology United Kingdom Cimel Electronique France Delta OHM Italy Earth Networks United States ELDES Italy Enterprise Electronics Corporation (EEC) United States Envirosuite Australia Envitech Israel Everise Technology Ltd. China GILL United Kingdom HMEI Switzerland International Forum of Meteorological Societies (IFMS) United States International Society for Precision Agriculture (ISPA) United States LEONARDO Germany GmbH Germany Méteo France International (MFI) France Leosphere France Meteomodem France Météorage France Meteorology Services Singapore (MSS) Singapore MicroStep-MIS Slovakia Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Japan MM Engineered Solutions United Kingdom National Environment Agency (NEA) Singapore NOAQ Flood Protection AB Sweden NOVIMET France nowcast GmbH Germany Optical Scientific Inc. United States ORTANA ELEKTRONIK Turkey OTT HydroMet Germany Ramboll Singapore Raymetrics SA Greece RIMES India Royal HaskoningDHV Netherlands Scintec AG Germany Sea & Land Technologies Singapore Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS) Singapore SEBA Hydrometrie GmbH Germany Shenzhen THETA Instruments Co., Ltd. China SIAP+MICROS Italy TenCate Geosynthetics Asia Malaysia UK Flood Partnership (UKFP) United Kingdom Vaisala Finland Varysian Ltd. United Kingdom Weather Risk Management Association (WRMA) United States World Bank - Global Facility For Disaster Reduction & Recovery United States (GFDRR) World Energy Meteorology Council (WEMC) United Kingdom Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance Switzerland Appendix 2: List of expert speakers, panellists & chairs • Daisuke Abe, Chief Service Officer WeatherNews Inc. (WNI) • Asmaa Alhamshry, Research Assistant, Tottori University, Japan • Matthew Alto, Manager, Global Data Partnerships, AccuWeather, Inc. • Jim Anderson, Vice President, Earth Networks Inc. • Rob Baron, Executive Vice President, Baron • Jonathan Barratt, CEO, CelsiusPro AG • Senaka Basnayake, Director - Climate Resilience, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center • Afsari Begum, Senior Specialist for DRR & Climate Resilience, Practical Action • Patrick Benichou, CEO, Meteo France International • Marc Bonnet, VP International, Meteorage • Brian Day, Chairman, Association of the Hydro-Meteorological Equipment Industry (HMEI), • Courtney Draggon, Director, NWS International Affairs Office; Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce • Richard Fellner, CEO, nowcast GmbH • Rodrigo Fernandes, Senior Consultant, Water Infrastructure, Bentley Systems • Gerald Fleming, Secretary, International Association of Broadcast Meteorologists • Mark Fletcher, Global Water Leader, Arup • David Gallaher, Senior Associate Scientist and Principle Investigator, Cooperative Institute for Environmental Sciences (CIRES) • Ilse Gayl, Director, OneRain Incorporated • Martin Gazak, CEO, MicroStep-MIS spol s.r.o. • George Georgousis, COO/CTO, Raymetrics S.A. • Kristian Gislefoss, Senior Meteorologist, Norwegian Meteorological Institute • Amir Givati, Director of flood modelling, Climacell • Glenn Grant, Data Scientist, University of Colorado • Floriane Grussenmeyer, Aviation Weather Business Development Manager, Vaisala Oyj • David Hammond, Application Engineer Manager, Campbell Scientific Australia • Rob Harrison, GM Customers, Meteorological Service of New Zealand Ltd. • Jack Hayes, Consultant, International BD, Baron Services • William Hosack, CEO, Orbital Micro Systems • Bingunath Ingirige, Professor of Urban Resilience and Adaptation, University of Salford • Tomohiro Ishibashi, Executive Officer, WeatherNews, Inc. • Dimitar Ivanov, Executive Assistant to the Secretary-General, WMO • Neil Jacobs, Deputy Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (participated via video) • Dasarath Jayasuriya, Group Executive for National Forecasting Services Australian Bureau of Meteorology • Alan Jenkins, Deputy Director, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) • Erland Kallen, Director, Centre for Climate Research Singapore • Tatsuya Kimura, Director, Public Awareness and Partnerships Division, JMA, Japan (participated via video) • Foeke Kuik, Director of Global services, Campbell Scientific, Inc • Jasmina Lazić, Chief Data Technologist, Bayes Centre, University of Edinburgh • Peter Lennox, Chief Executive, Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited • Rebecca Leonardi, Partner, Wx Risk Global • Alessandra Liberto, Business Development Manager, Campbell Scientific Inc. • Aki Lilja, Director, Soundings, Vaisala Oyj • Joseph Deng Mao, Sales Manager, Asia Pacific Air Quality Group • Sigurd Melin, CEO, NOAQ Flood Protection AB • Himanshu Mishra, Editor (Government Affairs), New Delhi Television • Imelda Moise, Assistant Professor of Geography & Public Health, University of Miami • Phuntsho Namgyal, Chief Engineer, National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology, Royal Government of Bhutan • Nathan Neal, Sales and Marketing Director, Biral • Sam Ochoto, Senior Meteorologist, Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) • Yoko Okura, Regional Program & Advocacy Manager, Mercy Corps • Bennett Oprysa, Chief Technology Officer, Envirosuite • Henrik Søgård Olsen, Global Spearhead Director (Climate Adaptation & Landscape), Ramboll Group A/S • Dhananjay Pandit, Technical Director (Water & Urban Development), AECOM Singapore • Remy Parmentier, Meteorology-Air Quality Business Unit Manager, LEOSPHERE • Dr. David Parsons, Professor Emeritus, School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma • Amit Prothi, Head of India National Strategy, 100 Resilient Cities • Umamaheshwaran Rajasekar Rajasekar, Chair, Urban Resilience, National Institute of Urban Affairs • Kasa Ramamohan Reddy, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University • Frazer Rhodes, CEnv MCIWEM C.WEM, Service Owner, Flood Digital Incident Management, UK Environment Agency • Claudia Riegel, Director, City of New Orleans Mosquito & Termite Control Board • Dr. David Rogers, Consultant, World Bank Group • Hanneke Schuurmans, Leading Professional Early Warning & Flood Forecasting, Royal HaskoningDHV • Dyah Rusmiasih, Head of Monitoring and Warning Section Indonesia National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB) • Jyoti Shukla, Director, World Bank Group (Singapore) • Roar Skålin, Director General, Norwegian Meteorological Institute • Henrik Sogard Olsen, Global Spearhead Director, Ramboll Group A/S • Michael Staudinger, Director, Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) • Richard Stedronsky, Director, Strategic Business Development and Partnerships, Enterprise Electronics Corporation (EEC) • Xu Su, General Manager, Augur Intelligence Technology Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. • Dr. Makoto Suwa, World Bank-GFDRR • Dinee Tamang, Resilience & Technology Advisor Mercy Corps. • Reneir Tara, Director, Reja Consult SDN BHD • Jesse The, Professor, China University of Mining & Technology, Ontario • Robert Thompson, Key Expert HydroMet DSS, ICT Infrastructure and Networks, International Development Projects • Tom Townend, Product Manager, Environmental Instruments Ltd. • Tokiyoshi Toya, WeatherNews Inc. (WNI) • Dr. Vladimir Tsirkunov, World Bank-GFDRR • Gerry Utama, Researcher, Gadjah Mada University • Rob Varley, WMO • David Wilkes, Global Flood Resilience Leader, Associate Director, Arup • Chin Ling Wong, Director-General, Meteorological Service Singapore • Nikolay Yasinskiy, Hydrologist & Consultant, MapMakers Group LLC • Tan Jun Yuen, Senior Design Engineer, TenCate Geosynthetics Asia Sdn Bhd. Appendix 3: Attendance Statistics Attendance by Seniority Attendance by Exhibitor Product Type Public Sector Attendance Attendance by End User Category