Center for Natural Resources and Sustainability

21 February - 4 March2022

online

Central Asia has vast reserves of energy resources. However, countries in the region rely heavily on carbon-intensive energy sources with untapped renewable energy potential. Kazakhstan, for example, has embarked on an energy transition from coal to more sustainable and low-carbon options.

However, significant infrastructure, investment, planning, operations, policy and management are required to achieve these goals. The energy sector needs a variety of meteorological decision support services for both day-to-day operations and long-term strategic planning, as weather and climate variables affect energy supply and demand. Consideration and analysis of these variables is of particular importance for renewable energy sources. Thus, understanding the impact of weather and climate on energy systems is key to ensuring the efficient use of renewable, clean energy sources. Weather and climate services can be used to increase the efficiency, economic viability and public acceptance of energy system management in terms of supply and demand.

The course program consists of 6 video lectures.

Lecture 1: Why weather and climate services are important for energy management.

Lecture 2: What is needed to provide weather and climate services.

Lecture 3: How to develop climate services

Lecture 4: Application of weather and climate services for the energy sector

Lecture 5: Application of weather and climate services for the energy sector with links to the water sector and agriculture/food (‘nexus’ - interconnection)

Lecture 6: Conclusion

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Сессия 1

• Метеорологические и климатические услуги для сектора энергетики (Weather & climate services for the energy sector)
• Метеорологические и климатические услуги для сектора энергетики (Часть 2) (The energy sector: a brief, global overview)
• Weather & climate services for the energy sector in Central Asia: Training course for practitioners and policymakers UNECE Toolkit for Policy Makers to Attain Carbon Neutrality Файл
• Энергетический сектор Центральной Азии: текущее состояние и новые тенденции
• Weather and climate services for Energy sector
• Why weather and climate services matter for energy management Файл
• Development of renewable energy in Kazakhstan: current situation and challenges
• Central Asia Power Networks Файл

Сессия 2

• Assessment of climate risks for thermal and nuclear power plants operation
• Гидрометеорологические обслуживание в энергетике
• Support of NHMS to energy transition in Croatia
• Weather Services For The Energy Sector Of Kyrgyzstan
• National weather & climate service for the energy sector
• Good practice in delivering weather and climate services development for the energy sector

Сессия 3

• The Science of Climate Prediction
• Weather and climate forecasting for energy applications in the region
• Collaborative approaches to weather and climate services

Сессия 4

• Weather/climate variability and the energy sector
• Global Atlases: with focus on Global Wind Atlas
• Hydrological Services for Power Generation
• Макроэкономическое воздействие изменения климата и адаптации в секторе энергетики Казахстана
• Climate services for the energy sector in Kazhydromet

Сессия 5

• Weather and climate risk management: Example of a (hypothetical) parametric hydro power production hedge for Tajikistan
• Climate Services in the European Union Data and Information: What is available and where it can be found?
• Water, Weather and Climate Services to support Water Resources management and Hydro Energy sector
• Weather and climate services for risk management and net-zero infrastructure development
• О вопросах развития возобновляемых источников энергии в РК

Сессия 6

• Building regional and cross-sectoral capacity on weather and climate services – what is needed?