Mombassa
Kenya
| 1 | Review Workshop Agenda, Objectives and Regional Deployment Goals for 2012 |
| 2 | Session 1: Lead Presentations by Kenyan Institutions on the Use of Climate, Weather and Oceanographic Data and Knowledge In-Country |
| 2.1 | Host Institute Address: KMD’s Operational Services Using Ocean Observation |
| 2.2 | Impacts of Weather and Oceanographic conditions on Port Operations |
| 2.3 | Requirements for Data and Information on Weather and Ocean Conditions for Marine Safety |
| 2.4 | Challenges of Implementing SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) Convention in the Western Indian Ocean |
| 2.5 | Observational Requirements for Maintaining a Healthy Marine Ecosystem |
| 3 | Session 2: Regional Context & Review from the 2nd DBCP Workshop in Mauritius (Including Country Requirement Updates) |
| 3.1 | Briefing on the New IOC Sub-Commission for Africa and Adjacent Island States. IOC and the Development of Oceanography in the Western Indian Ocean Region |
| 3.2 | Marine Climate Data System: WMO/IOC/JCOMM Response for Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) |
| 3.3 | Predictions and Monitoring for the Indian Ocean Basin using the NOAA NCEP Climate Forecast System (CFS Overview) |
| 3.4 | Status of Western Indian Ocean Observing System (IndOOS), RAMA, XBT, Argo, Gliders, Drifters - Discussion |
| 3.5 | Regional Institutional Operational Data Stream Update and Requirements for Meteorological, Ocean and Climate Models |
| 4 | National Reports |
| 4.1 | Egypt (NIOF) |
| 4.2 | Ethiopia |
| 4.3 | Kenya |
| 4.4 | Kenya (National Marine and Fisheries Research Institute) |
| 4.5 | Morocco |
| 4.6 | South Africa |
| 4.7 | Sudan |
| 4.8 | Tanzania |
| 4.9 | Togo |
| 5 | Session 3: Delivering the Data to the End-User and Enhancing Regional and National Capacity to Deliver Results from Ocean Observations |
| 5.1 | JCOMM in-situ Observing Platform Support Centre (JCOMMOPS) |
| 5.10 | Physical Oceanographic Instrumentation: Benefits of Using Simplest Methods to Build Useful Long-Term Monitoring Networks |
| 5.2 | Social and Economic Relevance of Regional Ocean Science and Technology |
| 5.3 | Science-to-Governance and the ‘Weight-of-Evidence” Approach - What the Managers and the Decision-Makers Need |
| 5.4 | Update on the latest ASCLME Alliance Research Cruise in the Western Indian Ocean |
| 5.5 | Update on the African Monitoring of the Environment for Sustainable Development (AMESD) Program and E-Station |
| 5.6 | Finding Synergies Between Field and Satellite Observations:AMESD, DBCP, ASCLME, and other Ocean Observations |
| 5.7 | French Contributions to Regional Ocean Observations including the Livre Bleu and planned Indian Ocean Observatoire |
| 5.8 | Review of Regional and National Capacities as identified in ASCLME Marine Ecosystem Diagnostic Analysis (MEDA) Reports From Each Country |
| 5.9 | US National Weather Service Regional Engagement and Potential Observing Partnerships |
| 6 | Session 4: Improving and Sustaining Coordination and Cooperation for Regional Ocean Observations, Forecasting and Associated Governance Decision-making |
| 6.1 | Operational Ocean Forecasting: BLUELink Advancements and Coordination with Regional Needs – Model Demonstration/Training |
| 6.2 | Predictions and Monitoring for the Indian Ocean Basin using the NOAA NCEP Climate Forecast System (CFS Continued) |
| 6.3 | Observing Parameters, Data Accessibility, Status of WIO Surface Drifting Buoys |
| 6.4 | Data Quality Control Methods for In-Situ Observations (to Include WIO Glider Operations) |
| 6.5 | BaiLong Buoy Technology and Atmospheric Weather Stations, FIO Training Opportunities |
| 7 | Session 5: Formulation and Promotion of a Long-term Scientific Work Programme and Associated Capacity-building and Training (CB&T) Road-map as part of the DBCP and WIO Sustainable Ecosystem Alliance |
| 7.1 | Progress on Resolution 1 from DBCP WIO 2 2011 (Development of the WIO Alliance) |
| 7.2 | Synergies and Long-Term Needs Resulting From the ASCLME-SWIOFP |
| 7.3 | ASCLME MEDA: An Integrated Tool to Gather Information on the Environment, Socio-economics, Legislation |
| 7.4 | Outputs of MEDA for Monitoring Priorities |
| 7.5 | Discussion: Priorities for Long-Term Monitoring at the National & Regional Levels |
| 7.6 | Discussion: Requirements for Expanding ATLAS and Other WIO Mooring Systems to Capture More BioGeoChemical Data |
| 7.7 | Objectives of the DBCP Task Team for Capacity Building& Synergies With ASCLME/Partners |
| 7.8 | CB&T requirements by countries in their MEDAs and summary of priorities for regional CB&T Programme under the WIO Alliance |