VMGD Brown Bag Lunch Vanuatu Rainfall Network - Bringing climate science to communities

November “Brown Bag” Lunch WeekAll Invited!
Wednesday 14th November: the “Ocean Portal” – a new online resource for ocean monitoring
12-1pm, VMGD Conference Room
Thursday 15th November: Vanuatu Rainfall Network - Bringing climate science to communities
12-1pm, VMGD Training Room (next to Conference Room)
On Wednesday at 12pm, Sheng Guo, the Senior Information Technology Officer of the Climate and Ocean Monitoring and Prediction Project (COMP) Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac) will provide an introduction to the new “Ocean Portal”, a valuable resource for any Pacific organization working with oceans and marine issues. The ocean portal is an interactive website for visualising and accessing historical ocean data (sea surface temperature, sub surface temperature, ocean currents and wave information) by scientists, marine industries and the general public.
 
On Thursday at 12pm in the VMGD Training Room, Philip Malsale, PSO Seasonal Forecasts and Peter Feke, Climatologist (Vanuatu Rainfall Network) will exhibit for the first time the 30-year program to establish a Community based rainfall network throughout Vanuatu to help bridge the gap between climate science and adaptation. It will highlight the success stories and the challenges faced. During the seminar, you will be informed on how you can contribute to the network or how you can benefit from information collected through this network. There will also be explanations  on the types of data available in the new climate database.
 
All welcome – seminars start at 12-sharp, bring your lunch!
 
Lukim yufala
Williams B. Worworkon
Principal Training Officer