The 2nd CEMS Global Flood Forecasting and Monitoring Meeting was held online on 8 and 9 February, from 13 to 17 UTC. More than 300 participants attended the event over the two days. 

The meeting was highly interactive, with presentations on the latest developments of the Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS), of the Global Flood Monitoring (GFM), and of the GloFAS and GFM data access and documentation. Keynotes and IGNITE talks provided the opportunity for 16 representatives of related initiatives to introduce their developments, use cases, and experiences using GloFAS and/or GFM data. A panel discussion was organized to share views on the actions required to support the United Nations #EarlyWarning4All initiative.

The first Copernicus Emergency Service (CEMS) Global Flood Forecasting and Monitoring Meeting was held online on 28 October, from 13 to 16 UTC, as part of the 2021 CEMS Week. 117 participants joined the event.

The main topics discussion topics were: GloFAS highlights from the last year and planned developments, the announcement of the foreseen operational release of the Global Flood Monitoring, the hydrological in-situ data collection, and the presentation of user cases.