Event TabsSummaryDates: Monday, October 17, 2016 to Tuesday, October 18, 2016Location: Nadi Fiji FJ Type: MeetingThe overarching objectives of the Second Pacific Islands Climate Outlook Forum (PICOF-2) are (a) to bring together national, regional and international experts on climate services and disaster risk reduction community; (b) to discuss seasonal climate forecast guidance for the Pacific Islands (PI) region (e.g. SCOPIC, ICU, PEAC, APCC); (c) to discuss application of climate information to the DRR sector; and (d) to co-explore common approaches and best practices for climate services that can be extended throughout the Pacific Islands (PI) Region. Related Project: Programme for Implementing the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) at Regional and National Scales Event Documents Concept Note Regional Statement Presentations The Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS): Background and recent progress Current ENSO and Pacific Climate Status Whole Pacific region air temperature and sea surface temperature outlooks for NDJ 2016-17 What was different from a 'normal' El Niño? How accurate were the rainfall prediction models? Discussion points on the provision and use of climate information Rainfall forecasts (OND 2016 to NDJ 2016/17) TC outlook (Nov. 2016 – Apr. 2017)