9.00-9.30

Registration of participants of the 13th CASPCOM Session

9.30-10.40

1.

Opening of the 13th CASPCOM session

1.1.

The Opening address of the Deputy CASPCOM Chairman, General Director of Kazhydromet Mr. T.Zeinullin

1.2.

 Greetings from:
- The representative of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Representatives of international organizations
- Representatives of the economic organizations working on the Caspian Sea

1.3.

Adopting of the Agenda

1.4

Forming of editorial group for preparation of recommendations of the Session

10.40-11.00

Break

Session 1.                  11.00-13.00

2.

The Report of CASPCOM Chairman on CASPCOM activity on realization of recommendations of the 12-th CASPCOM Session (Deputy General Director of Kazhydromet Mrs. A. Kalelova)

3.

National activity on the priority problems solution in the field of hydrometeorology and monitoring of pollution of the Caspian Sea (reports of heads of delegations)

3.1.

Azhydromet, the Azerbaijan Republic

3.2.

The Meteorological Organization of Islamic Republic of Iran
Report
Presentation

3.3.

Republican State Enterprise " KAZHYDROMET", Republic of Kazakhstan

3.4.

Roshydromet, Russian federation.

3.5.

Turkmenhydromet, Turkmenistan..

3.6.

Discussion on items 2 and 3 of the Agenda

13.00-15.00

Lunch break

Session 2               15.00-18.00     

4.

The Draft Agreement on cooperation of the Caspian states in the field of hydrometeorology of Caspian Sea

4.1

The Statement of the Draft Agreement in the Caspian states (the information of heads of delegations)

16.30-17.00

Break

4.2.

Discussion on item 4 of the Agenda

5 November  2008

Session 3.      9.30-10.40

5.

About activity of CASPCOM working bodies

5.1

About the general catalogue of the Caspian sea level and the model of the printed handbook on hydrometeorological conditions of Caspian Sea. (CASPAS coordinator)

5.2

About coordinating the research of the Caspian Sea climate and activities to develop the early warning, meteorological locators and information communications. (CASPAS coordinator)

5.3

Discussion on item 5 of the Agenda

10.40-11.00

Break

Session 4.      11.00-13.00

6.

Issues of international co-operation in the field of

hydrometeorology and environment monitoring

in the Caspian Sea region.

6.1

On the preparation of the draft proposals for 
the Caspian Sea project funded by the EC and 
holding of the seminar on advanced research 
(Dr. Alexander Postnov, Roshydromet)

6.2

On the use of hydrometeorological information for prediction

of naturaldisasters and management of water resources

in the Caspian Sea basin. (Dr. Elena Ostrovskaya – UNESCO-IHE, the Netherlands)

6.3.

Discussion on item 6 of the Agenda

13.00-15.00

Lunch Break

Session 5.      15.00-16.00

7.

Adoption of recommendations by the 13th CASPCOM Session (Chairman of the editing group)

8.

Elections of the CASPCOM Chairman and Vice-Chairman

9.

Setting the date and place of the 14th CASPCOM Session

10.

Official closing ceremony of the 13th CASPCOM Session