[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":55},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-sera-working-group-meeting-held-at-hkust":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"cover":42,"date":43,"description":12,"extension":44,"link":45,"meta":46,"navigation":47,"newsId":48,"path":49,"seo":50,"slug":51,"source":52,"stem":53,"__hash__":54},"news\u002Fnews\u002F57-sera-working-group-meeting-held-at-hkust.md","WMO World Weather Research Programme SERA Working Group Meeting Held at HKUST",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":38},"minimark",[9,13,16,19,32,35],[10,11,12],"p",{},"From 8 to 10 October 2026, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) Working Group on Societal and Economic Research Applications (SERA) held its meeting at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), hosted by the HKUST World Sustainable Development Institute (WSDI).",[10,14,15],{},"The meeting was co-chaired by SERA Co-Chairs Carla Mooney and Isadora Jiménez. Working group members Everisto Mapedza, Nekeisha Spencer, Ricardo Branco, and Rongkun Liu, as well as WMO WWRP staff member Isha Bhasin, attended the meeting, with some members joining online.",[10,17,18],{},"On the first day of the meeting, Prof. Mengqian Lu — Director of the HKUST World Sustainable Development Institute (WSDI), Director of the Otto Poon Center for Climate Resilience and Sustainability, and Chair of the SEPRESS programme — delivered the welcome address and presented HKUST's research landscape in climate change and sustainable development. The three-day event comprised internal working sessions of the SERA Working Group and a joint workshop with WWRP-endorsed collaborative projects.",[20,21,22,23,22,28],"figure",{},"\n  ",[24,25],"img",{"src":26,"style":27},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.meteonex.hkust.edu.hk\u002Fportals\u002FCCRS\u002Fpublic\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002FSERA.png","width: 80%",[29,30,31],"figcaption",{},"\n  Joint workshop between the SERA Working Group and endorsed projects.\n  ",[10,33,34],{},"On the morning of 10 October, the SERA Working Group held a joint workshop (WWRP Workshop) with WWRP-endorsed collaborative projects. Prof. Mengqian Lu introduced the SEPRESS programme, which she leads and HKUST spearheads, and which has received dual endorsement from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the WMO World Weather Research Programme (WWRP). The programme is dedicated to translating seamless weather-to-climate prediction technologies into actionable climate resilience solutions. Prof. Bao Qing and Prof. Liu Hongbo from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Prof. Jian Jun from Dalian Maritime University presented the Himalayan South Slope Extreme Precipitation Formation Mechanisms and Sub-seasonal Dynamical Prediction project (HI-Rain). Prof. Jia Xiaojing from Zhejiang University and Prof. Yin Shuiqing from Beijing Normal University introduced the Western Central Himalayan South Slope Heatwave Attribution Analysis and Intelligent Seasonal Prediction Model project (HI-Heat). Prof. Soledad Garcia Ferrari from the University of Edinburgh, Co-Chair of Urban-PREDICT, presented this WMO\u002FWWRP urban early warning project, which combines advanced weather forecasting with community- and place-specific insights to build more effective early warning systems for cities. The projects also exchanged views on potential future collaborations with SERA. In the afternoon, the Working Group held a closed-door session for internal discussions.",[10,36,37],{},"The meeting further strengthened the synergy between the SERA Working Group and its endorsed projects. As a global programme centred on HKUST, SEPRESS is highly complementary to Himalayan regional projects such as HI-Rain and HI-Heat in the areas of sub-seasonal prediction and socioeconomic services, laying the groundwork for future joint activities and regional climate resilience collaboration in South Asia. Looking ahead, SEPRESS will continue to leverage its global seamless climate prediction system to provide data and forecast products in support of the SERA Working Group's research and applications, jointly advancing weather and climate services to benefit climate-vulnerable regions such as South Asia.",{"title":39,"searchDepth":40,"depth":40,"links":41},"",2,[],"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.meteonex.hkust.edu.hk\u002Fportals\u002FCCRS\u002Fpublic\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fcover\u002Fid57.png","2026-10-15","md",null,{},true,57,"\u002Fnews\u002F57-sera-working-group-meeting-held-at-hkust",{"title":5,"description":12},"sera-working-group-meeting-held-at-hkust","local","news\u002F57-sera-working-group-meeting-held-at-hkust","LyILmuox9oJZm1H9Xe_y85zO7m_trLQKkPMYMISQHqA",1792997702834]