The 39th Meeting of the ASEAN Sub-Committee on Meteorology and Geophysics (SCMG) in conjunction with the ASEAN 50th Anniversary with the theme “Partnering for Change, Engaging the World” was hosted by PAGASA. Participants came from eight ASEAN member countries, namely, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam and host country the Philippines. ASEAN members, Cambodia and Lao PDR, were not represented.

Topics discussed included the Status Report on Monitoring Network of Tsunami Early Warning System in ASEAN, Status Report on Weather Radar Basis and Routine Maintenance and Real-Time Radar Rainfall Estimation and Forecasting, Progress Report on the “Early Warning System for Disaster Risk Reduction” Programme and Progress Report on the “Climate Change” Programme.