FW: BBL: Innovative Meteorological Early Warning Systems and Public Private Partnerships || Tuesday, May 24, 2016 || 12:30-2:00 pm || Room MC 13-415
Gregory Benchwick
Dear Friends at the UNDP:
Greetings from the World Bank U.S. Executive Director’s Office. We are hosting a Brown Bag Lunch on meteorological early warning systems with staff in and around the Bank’s Global Facility for Disaster Reduction & Recovery. Speaker Ari Davidov of Earth Networks wants to make sure you are invited, too. Great opportunity to hear about the topic, and also to network around the World Bank.
If you would like to participate via WebEx see the instructions at the bottom of the invitation below.
If you would like to attend in person let me know by return email (not sure if the clickable RSVP button below will work outside the Bank system) and I will add you to the list and arrange building visitor access for you. Then on the day arrive a bit early (World Bank Headquarters at 1818 H Street) to give yourself some time to get through Reception and (if you’re not familiar with the building) find your way around (ask any guard for directions to Room 13-415, no escort required).
Questions for me always welcome.
Hope to see you here, or logged onto the WebEx!
All the best,
Aaron Held
Advisor and Director of Business Liaison
Office of the U.S. Executive Director
The World Bank
Tel: 202-458-0120
Email: aaron...@trade.gov │ ah...@worldbank.org
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Subject: REMINDER: BBL: Innovative Meteorological Early Warning Systems and Public Private Partnerships || Tuesday, May 24, 2016 || 12:30-2:00 pm || Room MC 13-415
Brought to you by the Office of the U.S. Executive Director
Innovative Meteorological Early Warning Systems and Public Private Partnerships
Climate Change Adaptation in Least Developed Countries
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 || 12:30-2:00 pm || Room MC 13-415
Lunch provided
Brief presentations followed by open conversation and Q&A
NEW! WebEx Option (see details at bottom of invitation)
Feel free to forward this invitation to like-minded colleagues!
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) around the world are highly vulnerable to extreme weather events, which are increasing in number and severity as a consequence of climate change. An effective meteorological Early Warning System (EWS) is critical to disaster risk reduction, empowering individuals and communities to respond in a timely manner to a variety of weather- and climate-induced hazards. LDC governments require international technology and business-oriented partnerships to build critical infrastructure for end-to-end EWS as well as sustainability platforms that take weather information to the market. In addition to addressing the need for early warnings of extreme events, such EWS can provide significant economic development benefits through delivery of reliable and timely weather information to vulnerable communities and weather-sensitive businesses. This panel will highlight the empirical foundation, relevant United States experiences, and implementation of this approach in African LDCs.
Speakers
Dr.
Berrien Moore
Vice President, Weather & Climate Programs
Dean, College of Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences
Chesapeake Energy Corporation Chair in Climate Studies
Director, National Weather Center
Dr. Berrien Moore III is an internationally recognized Earth scientist who has been honored by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the American Meteorological Society, and the International Academy of Astronautics. He has published extensively on the global carbon cycle, Earth System science, biogeochemistry, remote sensing, environmental and space policy, and mathematics. Professor Moore chaired the overarching Scientific Committee of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) from 1998 to 2002. He led the July 2001 Open Science Conference on Global Change in Amsterdam and is one of the four architects of the Amsterdam Declaration on Global Change. He was the Coordinating Lead Author for the final chapter, "Advancing our Understanding," of the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which was released in Spring 2001, and as such has been honored for contributing to the award of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize to the IPCC. From 2004-2005, Moore chaired the NOAA Research Review Team, and from 2010 to 2012 he served on Research and Development Portfolio Review of the NOAA Science Advisory Board. In recognition of his lifelong dedication to science, he has been the recipient of numerous honors, including the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal for outstanding service to the agency – NASA’s highest civilian honor; the NOAA Administrator’s Recognition Award; and the 2007 Dryden Lectureship in Research Medal of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is an elected Fellow in the American Meteorological Society and the International Academy of Astronautics.
William
B. Gail
Chief Technology Officer
Global Weather Corporation
William B. Gail is co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Global Weather Corporation, a provider of precision forecasts for weather-sensitive business sectors, and is a Past-President of the American Meteorological Society. He was previously a Director in the Startup Business Group at Microsoft, Vice President of mapping products at Vexcel Corporation, and Director of Earth science programs at Ball Aerospace. Dr. Gail received his undergraduate degree in Physics and his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, where his research focused on physics of the Earth's magnetosphere. During this period, he spent a year as cosmic ray field scientist at South Pole Station. Dr. Gail is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society and a lifetime Associate of the US National Academy of Science’s research council. He serves on their Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate as well as on the steering committee for the 2017 Earth Sciences Decadal Survey, and has participated on many prior Academy committees including the 2012 review of the National Weather Service and the 2007 Earth Sciences Decadal Survey. He is a member of the US Commerce Data Advisory Council and serves or has served on a variety of other editorial, corporate, and organizational boards. His book Climate Conundrums: What the Climate Debate Reveals About Us was published in 2014.
Jim
Anderson
Vice President, International
Earth Networks
Jim Anderson is the Vice President, International, at Earth Networks. He is focused on the international expansion of the company and meeting the weather and environmental monitoring needs for a number of vertical market stakeholders, including government agencies, agriculture, energy and transportation. Anderson joined the company in 2002 and led the launch of business efforts in the energy, public safety, federal government and commercial verticals. Previously, Anderson was a principle consultant at American Management Systems, where he helped launch the energy and utilities practice. Prior to that, he conducted economic and public policy research in the agriculture and environmental sectors. Anderson holds an MBA from Georgetown University, a master of science in environmental economics and policy from the University of Maine, and a bachelor of science in biology and economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Ari
Davidov
Director for International Development
Earth Networks
Ari Davidov serves as the Director for International Development at Earth Networks (EN), which he joined in 2011. In this capacity, he leads EN’s efforts to establish meteorological Early Warning Systems (EWS) for National Hydro-Meteorological Services (NMHS) as part of Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) programs in, among others, African Least Developed Countries (LDCs). He has piloted and implemented Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) across Africa, with a focus on infrastructure, capacity building and sustainability. Prior to joining EN, Mr. Davidov spent several years at an international division of News Corporation, where he established complex PPPs, concessions, and media ventures in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Before that he served as Project Manager at Population Services International in Russia, where he managed public health projects with ExxonMobil on Sakhalin Island. Mr. Davidov received his Master of Public Administration in International Public Service and Development (IPSD) from Rutgers University in 2006.
For more information contact:
Aaron Held
Advisor and Director of Business Liaison
Office of the U.S. Executive Director
The World Bank
Tel: 202-458-0120
Email: ah...@worldbank.org
Webex Option
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