I 2018 Final Workshop on APCC-Tonga Climate Smart Agri-Water Management System

In order to share the research outcomes from the project 「Development of Smart Water Management System using Climate information in Response to Shortage of Water in the Kingdom of Tonga」, APCC held a final workshop on 27 - 28 June 2018 in Nukualofa, Tonga. Relevant stakeholders from the Ministry of Lands, Survey, Natural Resources(MLSNR), the Ministry of Agricultural, Forestry and Food(MAFFF), Tonga Meteorological Services(TMS), Tonga National Emergency Management Office, and more were brought together at the workshop.

During the final workshop, the ownership of ToGWIS (Tonga Groundwater Information System), developed through this project, was officially delivered to the government of Tonga. Technical training workshop was followed in order to increase technical understanding of government official's from the Ministry of Lands, Survey, Natural Resources towards ToGWIS and facilitate the use of the system in their routine work.

I Period & Venue

27 – 28 June 2018 / Tanoa Dateline Hotel, Nukualofa, Tonga

I Participants

Staff from Ministry of Land, Survey, Natural Resources and Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Forests and Fisheries, Tonga Meteorological Service, APCC project team

I Theme

Final Workshop on Development of Smart Water Management System using Climate Information in Response to Shortage of Water in the Kingdom of Tonga

I Training Contents

• Introduction to ToGWIS by Dr. Sunkwon Yoon, APCC

• Hands-on Session for ToGWIS by Dr. Sunkwon Yoon and Ms. Inja Jeon, APCC