Chaired by Dr. Jin Ho Yoo, Head of Climate Research Department of APEC Climate Center

• • Prof. Donald Wilhite (Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln & Founder, National Drought Mitigation Center)​
•  Presentation Title Managing Drought in a Changing Climate: The Role of National Drought Policies

• • Dr. Andi Eka Sakya (Director General, Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BMKG))​
•  Presentation Title BMKG's Potential Drought Monitoring Information System

Chaired by Dr. Wenju Cai from Marine and Atmospheric Research, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)

• • Dr. Wenju Cai (Marine and Atmospheric Research, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO))​
•  Presentation Title Did Climate Change-induced Trends Contribute to the Australian Decade-long Millennium Drought?

• • Dr. Andy Hoell (University Of California at Santa Barbara)​
•  Presentation Title Weekly to Decadal Predictability of Northwest Indian Ocean Rim Precipitation and Implications for Seasonal Drought Forecasting

• • Dr. Nicolas Vigaud (International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), USA)​
•  Presentation Title IRI Forecast System and Drought Prediction: Providing Climate Information at Multiple Time-Scales

• • Dr. Jae-Kyung Schemm (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), USA)​
•  Presentation Title Utilization of Dynamic Seasonal Climate Predictions for Drought Monitoring and Prediction Activities at NCEP/CPC

• • Mr. Amsari M. Setiawan (Agency for Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BMKG), Indonesia)​
•  Presentation Title ENSO Index and its Relationship to Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) in the Maritime Continent

• • Dr. Jung-lien Chu (National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction, Chinese Taipei)​
•  Presentation Title Case Study of 2011/2012 Spring Rainfall in Taiwan

• • Dr. Eun-Soon Im (Center for Environmental Sensing and Modeling, Singapore)​
•  Presentation Title An assessment of future dryness over Korea based on the regional climate projection under A1B emission scenario

• • Prof. Dennis Lettenmaier (University of Washington)​
•  Presentation Title Development of a global drought information system at the University of Washington

Chaired by Mr. Neil Plummer from Bureau of Meteorology, Australia

• • Mr. Neil Plummer (Bureau of Meteorology, Australia)​
•  Keynote Presentation Title Drought Monitoring and Information Systems: The Australian Experience

• • Dr. Brett Mullan (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research , New Zealand)​
•  Presentation Title Drought monitoring in New Zealand

• • Dr. Lynette Bettio (Bureau of Meteorology, Australia)​
•  Presentation Title Drought Monitoring in the Pacific Islands: The COSPPac project

• • Dr. Widada Sulistya (Agency for Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BMKG), Indonesia)​
•  Presentation Title The New BMKG Climate Change Information System to Address Cross-Sectoral Drought Information Needs

• • Dr. Jinyoung Rhee (APEC Climate Center)​
•  Presentation Title Remote Sensing of Hydrological Drought based on Precipitation and Evapotranspiration Estimates

• • Dr. Shinichi Sobue (Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan)​
•  Presentation Title Drought Monitoring Using Japan’s Space Technology

Chaired by Dr. Rajib Shaw from Kyoto University, Japan

• • Dr. Rajib Shaw (Kyoto University)​
•  Keynote Presentation Title Drought Adaptation in Asian Monsoon Regions: Some Critical Observations

• • Dr. Mannava Sivakumar  (World Meteorological Organization (WMO))​
•  Presentation Title Developing and Implementing Drought Policies: Outcomes of the High Level Meetings on National Drought Policy (HMNDP)

• • Dr. Javed Hussain Mir (Asia Development Bank (ADB))​
•  Presentation Title Regional Cooperation in Policy and Decision Making for Better Drought Management: Experiences from the Greater Mekong Subregion

• • Dr. Royol Chitradon (Hydro-Agro Informatics Institute (HAII), Thailand)​
•  Presentation Title Drought Management in Thailand

• • Dr. Rene Lobato-Sanchez  (National Meteorological Service of Mexico (CONAGUA))​
•  Presentation Title Drought Mitigation National Plan in Mexico, PRONACOSE

• • Dr. ByoungJae Lee (Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements)​
•  Presentation Title Drought Vulnerability and Policy in Korea

• • Dr. Greg Carbone (University of South Carolina)​
•  Presentation Title Regional-Scale Drought Measures for Effective Decision Making

• • Ms. Ane Deister (Parsons Corporation, USA)​
•  Presentation Title Successfully Using Drought Information in Northern California Public Decision Making

Chaired by Prof. Bin Wang from International Pacific Research Center, University of Hawai'i

• • Session II Wrap-up Summary by Dr. Wenju Cai (Marine and Atmospheric Research, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO))​

• • Session III Wrap-up Summary by Mr. Neil Plummer (Bureau of Meteorology, Australia)​

• • Session IV Wrap-up Summary by Dr. Rajib Shaw (Kyoto University, Japan)​

• • Panel Discussion Agenda

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