APEC Climate Center and Fiji Meteorological Service conducted collaborative project on Development of Drought Forecast Mode to mitigate drought risks by providing timely drought forecast information for Fiji. In order to share the research outcomes and support drought-related decision makers in Fiji in responding to drought, we held a training workshop on 26 – 27 March in Nandi, Fiji.

I Period & Venue

26 – 27 March 2018 / Fiji Meteorological Service, Nandi, Fiji

I Participants

Fiji Meteorological Service officers and APCC project team

I Theme

Training Workshop for Fostering Fiji’s Resilience to Drought based on Detailed Drought Forecast Information

I Presentations

• High-resolution dynamic downscaling over Fiji - Dr. Hongwei Yang, APCC

• Modeling techniques - Dr. Hongwei Yang, APCC

• Recent advances of drought monitoring and prediction - Dr. Jinyoung Rhee, APCC

• Drought forecast model for Fiji based on high-resolution dynamic downscaling of climate data and machine learning of long-range forecast and remote sensing data - Dr. Jinyoung Rhee, APCC

• Introduction of policy brief: Drought in Fiji - Dr. Suekyoung Lee, APCC

• Group discussion for the policy brief - Dr. Suekyoung Lee, APCC