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INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON "SAND AND DUST STORMS"
4 - 7 October 2016, Istanbul, TURKEY
| TIME | SUBJECT | PRESENTER/SPEAKER |
|---|---|---|
| OCTOBER 4, 2016 - TUESDAY | ||
| 09:30-10:00 | Registration | |
| 10:00-10:45 | Opening Speeches | |
| 10:45-11:00 | COFFE BREAK | |
| 11:00-11:30 | Drought and Desertification Vulnerability of Turkey and Drought Risk Assessment | Prof. Dr. Murat TÜRKEŞ (Boğaziçi University Center for Climate Change and Policy Studies) |
| 11:30-12:00 | Strategic Framework for Drought Management and Enhancing Resilience in Africa | Thizwilondi Rambau (UNCCD Focal Point) |
| 12:00-12:30 | The Global Assessment of SDS | Dr. Gemma SHEPHERD (UNEP) |
| 12:30-14:00 | LUNCH | |
| SEGMENT 1. Characteristics of SDS | MODERATOR - Prof. Dr. Alexander BAKLANOV | |
| 14:00-14:20 | SDS Trends over the Middle East-Northern Africa Region | Cihan DÜNDAR (TSMS) |
| 14:20-14:40 | Dust Characteristics in South East Asia | Dr. Khan ALAM (University of Peshavar) |
| 14:40-15:00 | Dust-Climate Interactions | A. Gökçen IŞIK (TSMS) |
| 15:00-15:30 | COFFE BREAK | |
| 15:30-17:00 | Group Discussion | |
| 17:00-17:30 | Group Report | |
| OCTOBER 5, 2016 - WEDNESDAY | ||
| SEGMENT 2. Early Warnings of SDS | MODERATOR - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Rex TOZER | |
| 09:00-09:20 | A Draft SDS Policy | Dr. Nicholas John MIDDLETON (UNCCD) |
| 09:20-09:40 | SDS Warning Advisory and Assessment System (SDS-WAS) | Prof. Dr. Alexander BAKLANOV (WMO) |
| 09:40-10:00 | Dust Storm Network-based Integrated System of Forecast and Forewarning (DuSNIFF) | Dr. Ali DARVISHI (University of Tehran) |
| 10:00-10:20 | SDS Forecast and Virtual SDS Center | Kahraman OĞUZ (TSMS) |
| 10:20-10:40 | Sand and Dust Observations and Observation Network | A. Gökçen IŞIK (TSMS) |
| 10:40-11:00 | COFFE BREAK | |
| 11:00-12:00 | Group Discussion | |
| 12:00-12:30 | Group Report | |
| 12:30-14:00 | LUNCH | |
| SEGMENT 3. Vulnerability and Resilience | MODERATOR - Prof. Dr. Günay ERPUL | |
| 14:00-14:20 | Health Impact of SDS | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aurelio TOBIAS (Superior Council for Scientific Research/Spain) |
| 14:20-14:40 | SDS Impact Management in China | Prof. Dr. Wang GUOSHENG (National Academy of Forestry/China) |
| 14:40-15:00 | National Wind Erosion Risk Map | Prof. Dr. Günay ERPUL (Ankara University) |
| 15:00-15:20 | Desertification Risk Map of Turkey | Hande BİLİR (TUBİTAK) |
| 15:20-15:50 | COFFE BREAK | |
| 15:50-17:00 | Group Discussion | |
| 17:00-17:30 | Group Report | |
| OCTOBER 6, 2016 - THURSDAY | ||
| SEGMENT 4. Mitigation | MODERATOR - Prof. Dr. Taşkın ÖZTAŞ | |
| 09:00-09:30 | Presentation Country Cases; Turkey [Examples of Good Practices of Turkey for Combating Wind Erosion (Examples of Igdir)] | Taner TAZEGÜN (OSİB) |
| 09:30-09-45 | Examples of Good Practices of Turkey for Combating Wind Erosion ( Examples of Karapinar) | Durmuş Ali ÇARKACI (TAGEM) |
| 09:45-10:00 | Presentation Country Cases; Egypt | Prof. Dr. Naiim MOSELHY (UNCCD Focal Point) |
| 10:00-10:15 | Presentation Country Cases; Iran | Dr. Hossein BADRIPOUR (Forest, Rangeland and Watershed Management Organization) |
| 10:15-10:30 | Presentation Country Cases; Mauritania | Sidi BOBBA (National Office of Meteorology of Mauritania) |
| 10:30-10:45 | Presentation Country Cases; Kuwait | Dr. Ali AL-DOUSARI (Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research) |
| 10:45-11:00 | Presentation Country Cases; Sudan | Salaheldien Tambel (UNCCD Focal Point) |
| 11:00-11:20 | COFFE BREAK | |
| 11:20-11:35 | Presentation Country Cases; Iraq | Fadhil AL-FARRAJI (National Expert) |
| 11:35-11:50 | Presentation Country Cases; Iraq | Rawea AL-AZAWY (Directorate of Desertification & Forests) |
| SEGMENT 5. Way Forward: next steps | MODERATOR - Dr. Nicholas John MIDDLETON | |
| 11:50-12:10 | Introduction to a Technical Guide for SDS | Utchang KANG (UNCCD) |
| 12:10-12:30 | Global Economic Impact Assessment of SDS | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Rex TOZER (UNCCD) |
| 12:30-12:50 | A Regional Research Plan on SDS | Dr.Ali DARVISHI (University of Tehran) |
| 12:50-14:00 | LUNCH | |
| 14:00-17:30 | Overall Evaluation and Closing Speeches
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| OCTOBER 7, 2016 - FRIDAY | ||
| 08:00-17:00 | Social and Cultural Tour | |