South Asian Meteorological Association (SAMA)
5th Foundation Day Celebration
3rd August 2024, 15:00 – 17:00 PM (IST, UTC+5:30 Hrs)
Programme (Tentative)
15:00 – 15:05 Welcome Address by AVM (Retd) Prof. Dr. Ajit Tyagi, President, SAMA
15:05 - 15:15 Brief activities of SAMA since the last Foundation Day by Prof. (Dr.) Someshwar Das,
Secretary, SAMA
15:15 – 15:20 Felicitation of the Chief Guest “Padma Shri” Dr. Shailesh Nayak, Director,
National Institute of Advanced Studies, Chancellor of TERI School of Advanced Studies,
Distinguished Scientist and Former Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India.
(Introduction by Dr. Poulomi Chakravarti)
15:20 – 15:30 Elucidation by the Chief Guest “Padma Shri” Dr. Shailesh Nayak
15:30 – 16:00 Keynote Address by the Guest of Honour Dr. K. Rupa Kumar, Former President,
Indian Meteorological Society and Former Chief, World Climate Applications & Services
Division, WMO on “Development of a Regional Framework for Climate Services for South
Asia” (Introduction of the Guest of Honour by Prof. Fatima Akter, Dept. of Meteorology,
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh & ECT Member, SAMA in 2-3 minutes)
16:00 – 16:05 Declaration of SAMA Student Champion Award, 2024
16:05 – 16:10 Felicitation of ECT Members of SAMA, 2024
16:10 – 16:13 Photo Session
16:13 – 16:50 Panel Discussion: Climate Services & Action Plan for Mitigating impacts of Climate Change
16:13 – 16:20 Introduction to the Panellists
Panellist: Afghanistan (Mr. Nasim Muradi, Director, Afghanistan Meteorological Department)
Bangladesh (Md. Azizur Rahman, Director, Bangladesh Meteorological Department
Bhutan (Dr. Singay Dorji, Chief Weather & Climate Services Division, NCHM)
India (Dr. M. Mohapatra, Director General, India Meteorological Department, IMD)
Maldives (Dr. Abdulla Wahid, Director General, Maldives Meteorological Service)
Myanmar (Dr. Kyaw Moe Oo, Director General, Dept of Meteorology & Hydrology)
Nepal (Dr. Jagadishwor Karmacharya, DG, Department of Hydrology & Meteorology)
Pakistan (Dr. Arif Goheer, Director, Global Climate Change Impact Studies Centre, Pakistan)
Sri Lanka (Mr Athula Karunanayake, Director General, Sri Lanka Meteorological Department)
Session Moderator: Dr. Mandira Shrestha (Sr. Water Resources Specialist, ICIMOD and Jt. Secretary, SAMA)
16:50 – 16:55 Interactive Q&A session
16:55 – 17:00 Concluding Remarks: Dr. Mandira Shrestha (ICIMOD, Nepal and Jt. Secretary, SAMA)
17:00 – 17:05 Vote of Thanks: Dr. Madan Sigdel, ECT Member & Asso. Prof., CDHM, TU, Nepal
Moderator: Dr. Mohan K. Das, Jt. Secretary, SAMA & Executive Director, NOAMI, Bangladesh and
Dr. Rohini Lakshman Bhawar, ECT Member & Asst Prof., SPPU, India
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