Workshop Recommendation(Final 2003-03-11)
Recognizing water as one of the keys to develop sustainability in societies both indeveloped and developing countries, its monitoring, modeling, and predicting thevariation of its quantity and quality are critical and should be promoted for better
implementation of integrated water resource management With regard to that point ofview, the activities and research achievements of GAME-T (GEWEX Asian Monsoon
Experiment in Tropics) were reviewed and discussed during the 2002 workshop onGAME-T and Hydrometeorological Studies in Thailand and Southeast Asia, 29-31
October 2002, ChiangRai, Thailand, and all the participants recognized its direct andindirect contributions for solving the current and future water related problems. Inorder to promote such critical research activities, all the participants would like torecommend

that

relevant

agencies

tohydrometeorology

anduniversitiesinparticipating countries should report to the head of their respective agencies theimplementation of the GAME-T Phase II during the period of 2002-2005 along the lines
described as follows:1.

The formulation of a new research group, consisting of young scholars in eachcountry, is required with strong leadership under the supervision of the GAME-Tadvisory board in each country. Both the new group and the advisory board should
hold the perspective of international collaboration among Thailand, Japan, andother participating countries in South East Asia.

2.

Further exchange and the sharing of data and information should be promoted.
One of these activities would be a publication of a textbook on hydro-climatology inSouth East Asia based on the fruits from GAME-T Phase I. Strengthening theutilization of the existing mailing list over the Internet is also encouraged. TheGAME-T Data base servers both in NRCT and IIS/UT should be used actively withcontinuous input from field observation, data collection, etc. The data should also
include human dimension related information. The GAME-T workshop in Thailand,
which is held once a year, is giving opportunities for the exchange and sharing ofdata and experiences in hydrometeorology. Therefore the continuation of theworkshop is recommended.

3.

Capacity building in scientific research is crucial. Researchers and young scientists
in Thailand, Japan, and participating countries should have opportunities, such as
being an exchange scholar or a visiting scientist, participating in the conferences,making presentations in workshops, and joining technical visits, etc.
4.

A series of appropriate research topics should be formulated for narrowing down
the scope of research works. One possible target could be the investigation of the“Scientific Basis for a Hydro-meteorological Warning System” in short, medium, andlong ranges for flood and drought management with the basic understanding of theAsian Monsoon System and the latest technology of monitoring and modeling.
Research focusing on human dimension aspects should also be well regarded whenimplementing the project.
October 30, 2002
Participants
to the 2002 Workshop on GAME-T and Hydrometeorological Studies
in Thailand and South East Asia
29-31 October 2002, Chiang Rai, Thailand