18/06/2026
RIMES, in collaboration with UCAR, successfully conducted the 𝐒𝐋𝐌𝐂 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 (𝐅𝐅𝐒𝐁) 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 from 8–11 June 2026 in Thailand.
The four-day event brought together representatives from meteorological and hydrological services, disaster management agencies, local government institutions, technical experts, and development partners from across South and Southeast Asia to strengthen regional collaboration on early warning systems, disaster preparedness, and flood forecasting.
During the SLMC sessions, participants reviewed progress, shared lessons learned, discussed challenges, and identified priorities for sustaining and scaling people-centered early warning systems, last-mile communication, impact-based forecasting, DSS/INSTANT tools, and early action approaches.
The FFSB technical session, led by UCAR and FFSB experts, introduced participants to low-cost, open-source approaches including forecast uncertainty, ensemble hydrologic forecasting, hydrologic model calibration, RDHM/SAC-SMA workflows, HEC-RAS, TRITON, automation, validation, and operational product generation.
The workshop strengthened regional knowledge exchange, supported practical planning for future collaboration, and highlighted the importance of linking forecasting science with actionable early warnings that reach communities at risk. RIMES extends its sincere appreciation to UCAR, FFSB experts, development partners, participating institutions, and all workshop participants for their valuable contributions to the success of the event.
