The IX Convection Permitting Climate Modeling Workshop

Workshop Theme: Extreme Precipitation in Coastal Cities

5-7 August 2025
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Hong Kong

As tropical coastal cities face growing threats from extreme precipitation and flooding, the need to better quantify and manage climate risk is becoming urgent. Climate scientists, policymakers, infrastructure planners, and stakeholders across sectors must work together to strengthen urban resilience in the face of a changing climate. The Convection-Permitting Climate Modeling (CPCM) Workshop is the premier international forum dedicated to advancing high-resolution climate modeling, particularly focusing on extreme precipitation and convective processes.

The upcoming 9th CPCM Workshop will be held in Asia for the first time, hosted in-person at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology from 5–7 August 2025. This is especially timely, as climate change is intensifying the need to better predict extreme rainfall in tropical coastal cities, where storms are most intense and hardest to forecast.

The workshop will focus on three critical themes:

1. Assessing Current Capabilities and Gaps

Evaluate the current status, knowledge gaps, and limitations in forecasting and projecting extreme precipitation events in tropical coastal cities.

2. Advancing High-resolution Modeling and AI integration

Review cutting-edge research in high-resolution, convection permitting models, including new physical processes representations and the integration of AI techniques to enhance predictive capabilities.

3. Defining Future Research Priorities

Identify and define research priorities to improve the predictive capabilities of weather and climate models, especially for precipitation extremes affecting megacities in the context of a changing climate.

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Building on the core scientific discussions of the workshop, the CPCM Public Forum will be held on 8 August. The forum will bring together climate scientists, policymakers, and industry leaders to deepen understanding of extreme precipitation events in urban coastal regions, explore adaptation strategies, and share best practices for addressing one of the most pressing climate challenges facing coastal cities today. Please stay tuned with us for the details of the Public Forum.

Keynote Speakers: (in alphabetical order of surnames)

Faye Abigail Cruz, Manila Observatory, Philippines; Co-chair, WCRP CORDEX-SEA
Yongjiu Dai, Sun Yat-Sen University, China; Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jason Evans, University of New South Wales, Australia; Science Advisor, WCRP CORDEX Program
Jimmy Fung, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Yali Luo, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, China; Steering Group Member, WWRP InPRHA project
Jerasorn Santisirisomboon, Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand; Co-chair, WCRP CORDEX-SEA
Hans Segura, Max-Planck Institute for Meteorology, Germany

Event Location: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology campus

IMPORTANT DATES

Abstract Submission Due: 16 March 2025

Abstract Acceptance Notification: Late April 2025

Presenter Registration Period: 30 April 2025 - 30 June 2025

Workshop Dates: 5-7 August 2025

Public Forum: 8 August 2025

ORGANIZERS AND SPONSORS

World Weather Research Programme (WWRP)
World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)
Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX) Program
Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX)
Hong Kong Observatory (HKO)
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)