TC Secretary of ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee (TC), Dr. Yihong DUAN met with the visiting Prof. Shahbaz KHAN, Director and Representative of UNESCO Regional Office for East Asia and his entourages in the afternoon, 13 December  2023.

During the meeting, Dr. DUAN expressed his sincere welcome to Prof. Shahbaz KHAN and his entourages. He provided an overview of the background and the role of UNESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee (TC) on typhoon-related disaster reduction, especially briefed the cooperation mechanism of TC and on-going AOPs under three working groups.  

Prof. Shahbaz KHAN expressed his appreciation to Dr. DUAN for his acceptation and introduction. He highly appreciated the important role played by the Typhoon Committee on Typhoon related disaster reduction in the region. He introduced UNESCO’s related programmes, progresses and agenda of common interest.

Both sides expressed the willingness on the enhancement of the cooperation on joint initiatives in future, and discussed the possibility of working together on climate change assessment, AI and open-data (open-science) application, DRR training, participation of workshop and annual session of both sides, etc.

As newly appointed Secretary of ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee (TC), Dr. Yihong DUAN paid a courtesy visit to the Chief Executive Mr. Ho Iat Seng on 30 October 2023.

During the meeting, Dr. DUAN expressed his sincere appreciation to the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) of the People’s Republic of China for its strong support to TC Secretariat (TCS) as always. He provided an overview of the background and the role of UNESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee on typhoon-related disaster reduction. Dr. DUAN emphasized the crucial role of continuous and strong support from the Central Government of China and the Macao SAR Government for the proper and efficient functioning of the TCS.

The Chief Executive Mr. HO Iat Seng congratulated to Dr. DUAN on his new role as Secretary of the Typhoon Committee and welcomed his visit. Mr. HO introduced the current situation and the challenges faced in the Macao region regarding typhoon related disaster preparedness, prevention and reduction. He reiterated that Macao SAR Government’s commitment to providing full support to TCS. Additionally, Mr. HO expressed expectation for further contribution from the Typhoon Committee to Macao in typhoon related disaster reduction.

The meeting was attended by Mr. LEONG Weng Kun, Director, the Director of Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG), Mr. LOI Chi San , the Acting Director of the Government Headquarters Affairs Bureau and all staff from TCS.

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With kind support from Department of Meteorology & Hydrology, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Lao PDR, the Roving Seminar 2015 will be held at Vansana Riverside Hotel in Vientiane, Lao PDR on 4 – 6 November 2015.

The seminar aims to promote knowledge sharing and capacity-building activities among Typhoon Committee Members on aspects such as tropical cyclone analysis, forecast and warning as well as the impact of associated hazards on socio-economic development. The main theme of the Seminar in 2015 will focus on “Flash flood and landslides”, which will include the following three topics:

Topic A – Risk Reduction and Mitigation of Sediment-related Disaster
Topic B – Advances and Challenges of Flash Flood Modeling and Prediction
Topic C – River and Urban Flash Flood’s Forecasting and Mitigation

1. Circular Letter TCS/212-2015
2. Provisional Seminar Schedule
3. Nomination Form
4. Hotel Reservation Form
5. Information Note

The Nomination Form should be submitted to TCS with a copy to Dr. T. C. Lee, Chair of TRCG on or before 31 August 2015.

The ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee (TC) at its 46th Session decided to convene the 9th Integrated Workshop (9th IWS) in 2014. With the kind support of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the 9th IWS will be held in ESCAP – UN Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand on 20 – 24 October 2014. Following the consultations with the Advisory Working Group (AWG) and the Members, it was decided to adopt “Synergized, Integrated, Collaborative Standard Operating Procedures Strategies to Improve Early Warning System for Coastal Multi-hazards” as the title of the 9th IWS.

For more information, click at: http://www.typhooncommittee.org/9IWS/

The 9th Disaster Risk Reduction Meeting to be held in Seoul, Republic of Korea from 26-27 May 2014

The ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee has already a long history of about forty years and has been an example followed by countries of other regions affected by tropical cyclones. It is an intergovernmental body established in 1968 under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (UNECAFE) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in order to promote and coordinate the planning and implementation of measures required for minimizing the loss of life and material damage caused by typhoons in ECAFE region. Later, in 1974, this Commission was re-designated as ESCAP – Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.

The Typhoon Committee is currently composed of 14 Members: Cambodia; China; Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; Hong Kong, China; Japan; Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Macao, China; Malaysia; the Philippines; Republic of Korea; Singapore; Thailand; Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the United States of America. WELCOME TO OUR WEBSITE!