METEOROLOGICAL THEMATIC GROUP MEETING

PREDICTABILITY OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENT Auditorium, Level 8, Malaysian Meteorological Department,

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia 14th & 15th November 2017

08:00 AM – 04:00 PM

IN COLLABORATION WITH NEWTON-UNGKU OMAR FUND PROJECT PARTNERS

ORGANISED BY:

INTRODUCTION

The Meteorological Thematic Group Meeting on Predictability of Extreme Weather Event is part of the Newton-Ungku Omar

Fund (NUOF) project titled Disaster Resilient Cities: Forecasting Local Level Climate Extremes and Physical Hazards for Kuala

Lumpur. The Meeting is organized by the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MMD) and the Asian Network on Climate

Science and Technology (ANCST) in conjunction with NUOF project members and other partners. The participants include

regional and Malaysian experts as well as early career researchers supported by the Malaysian Commonwealth Studies Centre,

Cambridge (MCSC) under the Malaysian Window to Cambridge at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (MW2C@UKM), hosted

by UKM’s Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention Research Initiative, the IRDR International Centre of Excellence for Disaster

Risk and Climate Extremes (ICoE-SEADPRI-UKM). The Meeting is designed to build the capacity of scientists from Malaysia

and the region on extreme weather events. The focus is on discussing potential efforts and methods in developing highly relevant

forecast products. The Meeting is also a platform for sharing knowledge and views on meteorological services, especially in

extreme weather events.

SCHEDULE

Day 1: 14 November 2017 [Tuesday]:

08:30 MEETING REGISTRATION

09:00 Welcome Remarks: Director-General Malaysian Meteorological Department

09:20 Keynote Address: Prof. Julian Hunt, University of Cambridge

10:05 Discussion

10:20 Group Photo Session

10:30 TEA BREAK

11:00 SESSION 1: Moderator- Prof. Joy Jacqueline Pereira

11:00 Prof. Johnny Chan, City University of Hong Kong

11:45 Dato’ Prof. Dr. Azizan bin Abu Samah, Universiti Malaya

12:15 Prof. Dr. Mohd. Talib Latif, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

13:00 LUNCH BREAK

14:30 SESSION 2: Moderator- Mr. Muhammad Helmi bin Abdullah

14:30 Dr. Prince Xavier, Met Office UK

15:00 Prof. Fredolin Tangang, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

15:30 Discussion

16:00 TEA BREAK & END OF DAY 1

Day 2: 15 November 2017 [Wednesday]:

09:00 SESSION 3: Moderator- Prof. Johnny Chan

09:00 Mr. Ahmad Fairudz bin Jamaluddin, Malaysian Meteorological Department

09:25 Mr. Muhammad Helmi bin Abdullah, Malaysian Meteorological Department

09:50 Discussion

10:00 TEA BREAK

10:30 Mr. Ambun Dindang, Malaysian Meteorological Department

10:55 Discussion 11:00 SESSION 4: Moderator- Mr. Muhammad Helmi bin Abdullah

11:00 Dr. Diong Jeong Yik, Malaysian Meteorological Department

11:25 Ms. Fadila Jasmin binti Fakaruddin, Malaysian Meteorological Department

11:50 Ms. Wan Maisarah binti Wan Ibadullah, Malaysian Meteorological Department

12:15 Mr. Muhammad Firdaus Ammar bin Abdullah, Malaysian Meteorological Department 12:40 Discussion

13:00 LUNCH BREAK

14:30 Mr. Ephrance Abu Ujum, Universiti Malaya

14:55 Discussion

15:30 Closing

16:00 TEA BREAK & END OF DAY 2

NEWTON-UNGKU OMAR FUND PROJECT ON DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES: HIGHLIGHTS IN 2017

The Science Advisor to the Hon. Prime Minister, YBhg. Professor Tan Sri Zakri Abdul Hamid was briefed on the project during the Grant Award Ceremony in Putrajaya (24 November 2016).

The Workshop on Disaster Resilient Cities presided by DBKL’s Executive Director of Planning on behalf of the Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, marked the official launch of the NUOF Project (9-10 March 2017).

NUOF Partners were involved in the Workshop on Introduction of Emissions Inventories and Air Quality Modelling at the Department of Environment, Putrajaya (11 May 2017).

NUOF Partners benefited from the hands-on-practical training during the Workshop on Modelling Air Pollution at UKM (24-28 July 2017)

NUOF Partners conducted a field visit in Cheras during the Workshop on LiDAR for Landslide Hazard Mapping & Monitoring at Putrajaya (11-13 July 2017)

NUOF Partner, JBA Risk Management sharing their expertise during the Forum on Flood Modelling for Insurers at UKM (7 November 2017).

NUOF Partners conducted a field visit in Tambun and Cameron Highlands during the Training Workshop on Geohazards and Disaster Risk Reduction (10-12 October 2017).

NUOF Partners will have a stakeholder dialogue on enhancing geological terrain mapping for developmental proposals and environmentally sensitive areas in Malaysia on 23 November 2017.

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Disaster Resilient Cities: Forecasting Local Level Climate Extremes and Physical Hazards for

Kuala Lumpur

The Project is supported by the Newton-Ungku Omar Fund, administered by Innovate UK and the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) as part of the Science to Action (S2A) initiative. Many hazards associated with climate change have the greatest impacts in urban areas where most people and property are concentrated. Severe and extreme weather events are projected to increase losses challenging Governments and insurance systems world‐wide. Communication, transfer and development of climate‐related knowledge is most effective when it is sensitive to context, diversity of decision types, decision processes and the requirements of constituencies. This project will adapt carefully selected meteorological and hazard models for circumstances in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. It will test their viability and integrate them onto a common multi‐hazard platform designed for managing and communicating risks and enhancing disaster resilience. Pilot studies will be conducted in Kuala Lumpur and adjacent areas to forecast flash floods, landslides, sinkholes, strong winds, urban heat and air pollution at the city and neighbourhood scales. The proposed development of climate and multi‐hazard forecasting capacity will greatly contribute to addressing major problems for future development in cities in Malaysia and the ASEAN region.

UK Project Leader:

Prof. Lord Julian C.R. Hunt

University of Cambridge

UK Project Partners

University College London

British Geological Survey, NERC

Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants Ltd.

JBA Risk Management Limited

Cuesta Consulting Limited

Malaysian Project Leader:

Prof. Joy Jacqueline Pereira

SEADPRI‐Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Malaysian Project Partners

University of Malaya

Malaysian Meteorological Department

Department of Mineral and Geoscience Malaysia

Department of Environment Malaysia

UKM Pakarunding Sdn. Bhd

Geomapping Technology Sdn. Bhd.

Param Agricultural Soil Surveys (M) Sdn. Bhd

Geological Society of Malaysia

CoRE Expert Systems Sdn. Bhd.

Project Approach and Innovation Features

Project Management Structure