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Summer School on Climate Impacts Modelling for Developing Countries: Water, Agriculture and Health | (smr 2262)
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  • Monday, 5 September 2011
    • 08:30 - 09:30 Registration / Administrative Formalities
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 08:30 Registration / Administrative Formalities 1h0'
        Speaker: Susanne Henningsen - smr2262-Secretariat
    • 09:30 - 10:00 Welcome and overview of the school's objectives
      • 09:30 Welcome and overview of the school's objectives 30'
        Speaker: Tompkins/Coppola/Sorooshian/Challinor/Malone (ICTP, Un. of California, WMO)
    • 10:00 - 10:30 Introduction to crop yield modelling issues
      • 10:00 Introduction to crop yield modelling issues 30'
        Speaker: Andrew Challinor (University of Leeds, United Kingdom)
        Material: Presentation slides
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:30 Introduction to water resources impacts modelling
      • 11:00 Introduction to water resources impacts modelling 30'
        Speaker: Erika Coppola (ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
        Material: Presentation slides
    • 11:30 - 12:00 Introduction to health issues
      • 11:30 Introduction to health issues 30'
        Speaker: Adrian Tompkins (ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
        Material: Presentation slides
    • 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:00 Lunch Break 2h0'
    • 14:00 - 14:45 ECMWF forecast systems, spatial bias correction and the ERA reanalyses
      • 14:00 ECMWF forecast systems, spatial bias correction and the ERA reanalyses 45'
        Speaker: Francesca Di Giuseppe (ECMWF, United Kingdom)
        Material: Presentation slides
    • 14:45 - 15:30 CORDEX Climate products for impacts research
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 14:45 CORDEX Climate products for impacts research 45'
        Speaker: Filippo Giorgi (ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
        Material: Presentation slides
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:00 - 16:30 Pointwise bias correction techniques for model output
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 16:00 Pointwise bias correction techniques for model output 30'
        Speaker: Claudio Piani (ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
        Material: Presentation slides
    • 16:30 - 17:00 Comparison of high resolution satellite rainfall products over Africa
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 16:30 Comparison of high resolution satellite rainfall products over Africa 30'
        Speaker: Vera Thiemig (JRC, Ispra, Italy)
        Material: Presentation slides
    • 17:00 - 17:30 Satellite retrieval of rainfall and the new TAMSAT time series and climatology for Africa
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 17:00 Satellite retrieval of rainfall and the new TAMSAT time series and climatology for Africa 30'
        Speaker: David Grimes (University of Reading, United Kingdom)
        Material: Presentation slides
  • Tuesday, 6 September 2011
    • 09:00 - 09:45 Climate change, agriculture and food security
      • 09:00 Climate change, agriculture and food security 45'
        Speaker: Andrew Challinor (University of Leeds, United Kingdom)
        Material: Presentation slides
    • 09:45 - 10:30 Quantifying and managing uncertainty in crop and climate models
      • 09:45 Quantifying and managing uncertainty in crop and climate models 45'
        Speaker: James Watson (University of Leeds, United Kingdom)
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:30 Climate Indices in Sectoral Applications
      • 11:00 Climate Indices in Sectoral Applications 30'
        Speaker: Leslie Malone (WMO, Geneva, Switzerland)
        Material: Presentation slides
    • 11:30 - 12:30 An introduction to GLAM
      • 11:30 An introduction to GLAM 1h0'
        Speaker: Andrew Challinor (University of Leeds, United Kingdom)
        Material: Presentation slides
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:30 Lab Class in GLAM I
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 14:00 Lab Class in GLAM I 1h30'
        Speaker: Andrew Challinor + team (University of Leeds, United Kingdom)
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:30 Lab Class in GLAM I
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 16:00 Lab Class in GLAM I 1h30'
        Speaker: Andrew Challinor + team (University of Leeds, United Kingdom)
    • 19:00 - 21:30 ICE-BREAKER
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 19:00 ICE-BREAKER 2h30'
  • Wednesday, 7 September 2011
    • 09:00 - 09:45 Application and Use of Phenology Models for Agricultural Pests Managements
      • 09:00 Application and Use of Phenology Models for Agricultural Pests Managements 45'
        Speaker: Henri Tonnang (CGIAR, Kenya /)
        Material: Presentation slides
    • 09:45 - 10:30 Wheat yield modelling in China in a dynamic crop model with a new treatment of waterlogging
      • 09:45 Wheat yield modelling in China in a dynamic crop model with a new treatment of waterlogging 45'
        Speaker: Sanai Li, Adrian Tompkins (ICTP, Trieste, Italay)
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:30 Participant Poster Session
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Kastler Lecture Hall Area (Lower Level 1)
      • 11:00 Participant Poster Session 1h30'
        Speaker:
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:30 Pest modelling Lab class
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 14:00 Pest modelling Lab class 1h30'
        Speaker: Henri Tonnang (CGIAR, Kenya /)
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:30 Lab classes in GLAM and Pests (cont)
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 16:00 Lab classes in GLAM and Pests (cont) 1h30'
        Speaker: H. Tonnang / A. Challinor + team (CGIAR, Kenya / University of Leeds, United Kingdom)
  • Thursday, 8 September 2011
    • 09:00 - 09:45 Hydrological modelling requirements for Water Resources Applications I
      • 09:00 Hydrological modelling requirements for Water Resources Applications I 45'
        Speaker: Soroosh Sorooshian (University of California, Irvine, USA)
        Material: Presentation slides
    • 09:45 - 10:30 Hydrological modelling requirements for Water Resources Applications II
      • 09:45 Hydrological modelling requirements for Water Resources Applications II 45'
        Speaker: Soroosh Sorooshian (University of California, Irvine, USA)
        Material: Presentation slides
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Hydrological modelling at ICTP. Western African case study
      • 11:00 Hydrological modelling at ICTP. Western African case study 45'
        Speaker: Laura Mariotti/Erika Coppola/ Marco Verdecchia (ICTP, Trieste, Italy, University of L'Aquila, Italy)
    • 11:45 - 12:30 Towards a pan-African flood alert system
      • 11:45 Towards a pan-African flood alert system 45'
        Speaker: Vera Thiemig (JRC, Ispra, Italy)
        Material: Presentation slides
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:30 Lab Class in water resources
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 14:00 Lab Class in water resources 1h30'
        Speaker: Laura Mariotti, Marco Verdecchia (ICTP, University of L\'Aquila)
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:30 Lab classes in water resources (cont)
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 16:00 Lab classes in water resources (cont) 1h30'
        Speaker: Laura Mariotti, Marco Verdecchia (ICTP, University of L\'Aquila)
  • Friday, 9 September 2011
    • 09:00 - 09:45 The Parameterization of Hydrological Processes in Earth System Models
      • 09:00 The Parameterization of Hydrological Processes in Earth System Models 45'
        Speaker: James Famiglietti (University of California, Irvine, USA)
    • 09:45 - 10:30 Calibration & parameter estimation requirements of hydrologic models
      • 09:45 Calibration & parameter estimation requirements of hydrologic models 45'
        Speaker: Soroosh Sorooshian (University of California, Irvine, USA)
        Material: Presentation slides
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Modeling of the response of rivers to global change
      • 11:00 Modeling of the response of rivers to global change 45'
        Speaker: Erika Coppola (ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
        Material: Presentation slides
    • 11:45 - 12:30 Terrestrial and Global Hydrology from GRACE
      • 11:45 Terrestrial and Global Hydrology from GRACE 45'
        Speaker: James Famiglietti (University of California, Irvine , USA)
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:30 Lab Class in water resources: UCI-UNESCO G-WADI Realtime rainfall demo
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 14:00 Lab Class in water resources: UCI-UNESCO G-WADI Realtime rainfall demo 1h30'
        Speaker: Hamed Ashouri (University of California, Irvine, USA)
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:30 Lab classes in water resources (cont)
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 16:00 Lab classes in water resources (cont) 1h30'
        Speaker: Laura Mariotti, Marco Verdecchia (ICTP, University of L\'Aquila)
  • Monday, 12 September 2011
    • 09:00 - 09:45 The use of climate models for disease risk : The QWeCI project
      • 09:00 The use of climate models for disease risk : The QWeCI project 45'
        Speaker: Andy Morse (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom)
    • 09:45 - 10:30 Statistical modelling of vector borne disease: a case study of dengue fever in Brazil
      • 09:45 Statistical modelling of vector borne disease: a case study of dengue fever in Brazil 45'
        Speaker: Rachel Lowe (ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
        Material: Presentation slides
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 VECTRI: a new community dynamical disease model for malaria that accounts for population
      • 11:00 VECTRI: a new community dynamical disease model for malaria that accounts for population 45'
        Speaker: Adrian Tompkins (ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
    • 11:45 - 12:30 Lab Class in statistical disease modelling using R
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 11:45 Lab Class in statistical disease modelling using R 45'
        Speaker: R. Lowe and C. Piani (ICTP,Trieste, Italay)
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:30 Lab Class in statistical disease modelling using R
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 14:00 Lab Class in statistical disease modelling using R 1h30'
        Speaker: R. Lowe and C. Piani (ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
        Material: Presentation slides
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:00 - 16:30 REMOTE TALK - Integrated Surveillance and Control System for Malaria in Colombia
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 16:00 REMOTE TALK - Integrated Surveillance and Control System for Malaria in Colombia 30'
        Speaker: Daniel Ruiz Carrascal (IRI, Columbia Un. NY, USA)
        Material: Presentation slides
    • 16:30 - 17:15 Lab classes (cont)
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 16:30 Lab classes (cont) 45'
        Speaker: R. Lowe and C. Piani (ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
  • Tuesday, 13 September 2011
    • 09:00 - 09:45 The Liverpool malaria model and its application in Africa
      • 09:00 The Liverpool malaria model and its application in Africa 45'
        Speaker: Cyril Caminade / Andy Morse (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom)
    • 09:45 - 10:30 Enhancements to the LMM and its application to determine malaria risk change due to changing climate
      • 09:45 Enhancements to the LMM and its application to determine malaria risk change due to changing climate 45'
        Speaker: Volker Ermert (University of Cologne, Germany)
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Records of long-term climate variations in eastern Africa
      • 11:00 Records of long-term climate variations in eastern Africa 45'
        Speaker: David Taylor (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
    • 11:45 - 12:30 Relating climate information to meningitis incidence in sub-Saharan Africa: The impact of scale
      • 11:45 Relating climate information to meningitis incidence in sub-Saharan Africa: The impact of scale 45'
        Speaker: Michelle Stanton (University of Lancaster, United Kingdom)
        Material: Presentation slides
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:30 Lab Class in dynamical disease modelling using the LMM
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 14:00 Lab Class in dynamical disease modelling using the LMM 1h30'
        Speaker: Cyril Caminade, Volker Ermert, Andy Heath (Un. Of Liverpool, Un. Of Cologne,)
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:00 - 17:30 Lab classes (cont)
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
      • 16:00 Lab classes (cont) 1h30'
        Speaker: Cyril Caminade, Volker Ermert, Andy Heath (Un. Of Liverpool, Un. Of Cologne,)
    • 20:00 - 22:30 Joint Social event - Dinner at the Castle San Giusto, Trieste
      • 20:00 Joint Social event - Dinner at the Castle San Giusto, Trieste 2h30'
  • Wednesday, 14 September 2011
    • 09:00 - 10:30 STUDENT PROJECTS - POSTER PRESENTATIONS
      • 09:00 STUDENT PROJECTS - POSTER PRESENTATIONS 1h30'
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:30 State of the art of seasonal to decadal Prediction
      • 11:00 State of the art of seasonal to decadal Prediction 30'
        Speaker: Adam Scaife (Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom)
        Material: Presentation slides
    • 11:30 - 12:00 IRI Sectoral Activities and Associated Climate Research in Africa
      • 11:30 IRI Sectoral Activities and Associated Climate Research in Africa 30'
        Speaker: David DeWitt (IRI, Columbia Un. NY, USA)
        Material: Presentation Slides
    • 12:00 - 12:30 REMOTE TALK - Operational Seasonal Forecast System Development in South Africa
      • 12:00 REMOTE TALK - Operational Seasonal Forecast System Development in South Africa 30'
        Speaker: Willem Landman (CSIR NRE, South Africa)
        Material: Presentation slides
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 14:30 Decadal climate forecasting: an introduction and an illustration for West Africa
      • 14:00 Decadal climate forecasting: an introduction and an illustration for West Africa 30'
        Speaker: Francisco J. Doblas-Reyes and Javier García-Serrano (IC3, Spain)
    • 14:30 - 15:00 Climate change and health in the developing world
      • 14:30 Climate change and health in the developing world 30'
        Speaker: David Taylor (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
    • 15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
      • 15:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Systematic rainfall biases in ECMWF system 3 seasonal forecasting system over West Africa
      • 15:30 Systematic rainfall biases in ECMWF system 3 seasonal forecasting system over West Africa 30'
        Speaker: Adrian Tompkins/ Laura Feudale (ICTP, Trieste, Italy / OSMER/ARPA, Italy)
    • 16:00 - 16:30 The NEW ECMWF system 4 seasonal forecasting system
      • 16:00 The NEW ECMWF system 4 seasonal forecasting system 30'
        Speaker: Franco Molteni (ECMWF, United Kingdom)
    • 16:30 - 17:00 A BIAS CORRECTION METHOD FOR SEAMLESS PRECIPITATION FORECASTS
      • 16:30 A BIAS CORRECTION METHOD FOR SEAMLESS PRECIPITATION FORECASTS 30'
        Speaker: Francesca Di Giuseppe (ECMWF, United Kingdom)
    • 17:00 - 17:30 RegCM downscaled seasonal forecasts: A case study from Eastern Africa and preliminary results for QWeCI target regions
      • 17:00 RegCM downscaled seasonal forecasts: A case study from Eastern Africa and preliminary results for QWeCI target regions 30'
        Speaker: Gulilat Tefera-Diro / Adrian Tompkins (ICTP, Italy)
  • Thursday, 15 September 2011
    • 09:00 - 17:00 -
      • 09:00 - 8h0'
  • Friday, 16 September 2011
    • 12:00 - 12:30 Summer School Closing Ceremony 
      Kastler Lecture Hall, Distribution certificates of attendance
      • 12:00 Summer School Closing Ceremony 30'