WMO-IMO Symposium 2019 Outcomes
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A short summary of the symposium, which provided a key platform for WMO to identify best practices and improve services for safety and risk reduction, emergency response, sustainable shipping practices and greater collection and sharing of ship observations. |
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The first International Symposium on “Extreme Maritime Weather: Towards Safety of Life at Sea and a Sustainable Blue Economy” was held in London at IMO Headquarters from the 23rd to 25th October 2019. Topical sessions highlighted the need for educational trainings for both mariners and metocean forecasters that would increase awareness between mariners and forecasters of each community’s needs and operational constraints. Building a broader understanding among various stakeholders will require forecasters to have a clearer understanding of forecast-dependent maritime operations and decision making and likewise will require mariners to understand the forecasting process. |