ESCWA is organizing a workshop in collaboration with the Sand and Dust Storm Warning Regional Center at the National Center of Meteorology of Saudi Arabia and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), with the technical support of the Barcelona Dust Forecast Center, the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI), and the Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP). The workshop is conducted within the framework of the Climate Resilience through Regional Cooperation for Inclusive Sustainable Development project, which is implemented by ESCWA with the support of the Government of Sweden.
The workshop initiates a series of meetings with regional partners to strengthen the capacity of meteorological services in analysing sand and dust storms (SDS). It focuses on forecasting and modelling using operational dust forecast tools and remote sensing applications. The workshop also addresses the use of regional climate models to assess SDS drivers and impacts through defined climatic and environmental variables.
Participants include senior meteorological experts from meteorological agencies in the Arab region who have experience in conducting and delivering sand and dust storms analysis.
Bogué, Brakna, Mauritania
