Translating advances in ENSO research to operations in Latin America and the Caribbean II

Date & time: Wednesday, 3 December 2025 — 16:00–18:00 UTC
(10:00–12:00 Costa Rica; 11:00–13:00 Panama/Peru; 12:00–14:00 Barbados; 13:00–15:00 Argentina/Brazil/Chile)

Languages: English-Spanish (interpretation available) 

Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7xKILFDqTZ6MX8ac6K6oFg  
 

Background 

Building on the strong participation and insights from the July 2025 session, this second webinar advances the regional dialogue on how cutting-edge ENSO science is informing operational forecasting and climate services. While research has improved understanding of ENSO diversity, predictability, and impacts, these gains are not consistently reflected in operational practice. Closing that gap is critical for actionable, user-centered services supporting agriculture, energy, health, disaster risk reduction, and other climate-sensitive sectors across the Americas. 

Objectives 

1. Present recent scientific insights on ENSO dynamics and forecasting—including lessons from the 2023 El Niño. 
2. Showcase seasonal and subseasonal prediction progress across the Americas. 
3. Identify gaps between global products and national applications. 
4. Highlight sectoral uses of ENSO information and opportunities to co-design services with users. 

Expected audience 

Scientists, operational forecasters and technical staff of regional centers and national meteorological and hydrological services in Latin America and the Caribbean; sectoral practitioners (agriculture, energy, health). 

Speakers 

• Keynote: Shang-Ping Xie, University of California, San Diego 
• Technical Update: Carlos Martinez, University of California, San Diego 
• Anna Stewart, Executive Director, IAI 
• Julián Báez, Director, WMO Regional Office for the Americas 

Panel 1: National application of ENSO forecasts: progress & gaps 

• Julieta Serna, IDEAM (Colombia) 

• Jacqueline Rivera, Director, National Observatory, MARN (El Salvador) 
• Pedro DiNezio, Climate scientist, University of Colorado Boulder 

Panel 2: Sectoral climate services—ENSO information in practice 

• Agriculture: Irene Trebejo, SENAMHI (Peru) 
• Health: Paulo Ortiz, INSMET (Cuba) 
• Energy: Berny Fallas, ICE (Costa Rica) 

Moderator  

Rodney Martínez, WMO Representative for North America, Central America, and the Caribbean 

More information and registration

See the agenda here

Register at: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7xKILFDqTZ6MX8ac6K6oFg