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The webinar explored the issues surrounding open data in the context of weather and climate data and services. New government-level policies, such as the European Union Open Data Directive, are likely to have a significant impact on the delivery of meteorological and climate services. There is the potential for unlocking significant socio-economic benefits from the application of such policies.

In his presentation, Prof. Dr. Gerhard Adrian addressed the implications of open data policies from his perspective as the President of DWD.

The webinar was introduced by Sameh Wahba, the Global Director for the World Bank’s Urban, Disaster Risk Management, Resilience and Land Global Practice.

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In the presentation: ‘A Vision for Numerical Weather Prediction in 2030’, Professor Tim Palmer of Oxford University shared his vision of the way global ensemble forecast systems should develop and address the question: ‘How many global ensemble systems do we need worldwide?’.

Professor Palmer presented his views about whether downscaling to postcode scales should be done by limited-area-models or by AI-based software. The discussion touched on the role of National Met Services and of forecasters in the National Met Services in the 2030s.

The focus was primarily on extreme event prediction for the developing world and what, in particular, it needs for proactive disaster preparedness schemes like forecast-based finance to flourish in the 2030s.

The presentation was followed by a panel discussion and Q&A session. Panelists include Alice Soares, Dr. Lars Peter Riishojgaard and Professor Alan Thorpe.