From June 19 to 23, 2024, stakeholders and partners from across the Volta Basin gathered in Accra, Ghana, for the closing workshop of the project titled “Integrating Flood and Drought Management and Early Warning for Climate Change Adaptation in the Volta …
The annual report, called “ Building Momentum,” is packed with facts, figures and case studies of how CREWS funding has helped the poorest and most climate vulnerable people protect their lives and livelihoods in the face of climate danger countries by …
The event – which concides with the Northern hemisphere Summer Solstice – seeks to increase global awareness about human-caused climate change, its cascading impacts to our health and our homes, and what we as a society can do to ensure a sustainable …
“The world celebrated when the UN Human Rights Council passed a landmark resolution in 2021. This confirmed that a healthy environment is a human right. It marked a watershed moment in the fight against the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature …
CHDs are part of the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) support to countries, conducted by advanced national meteorological offices that serve as SOFF peer advisors and funded by SOFF. The Report is issued by the Alliance for Hydromet …
Hydromet Gap Report: The development and regular publication of the Hydromet Gap Report is one of the ten commitments outlined in the declaration of the Alliance for Hydromet Development, of which WMO is a founding member. The report monitors progress in …
The seventy-eighth session of the Executive Council (EC78) took place in Geneva from 10 to 14 June 2024. In addition to an Early Warnings for All (EW4All) road map, it adopted an implementation plan for a Global Greenhouse Gas Watch and scaled up action on …
A Road Map for Early Warnings One of the highlights of this Executive Council was the adoption of a Road Map for the Early Warnings for All initiative which outlines the vision and actions to enhance the delivery and use of multi-hazard early warning …
WIGOS, GBON and SOFF EC has adopted all amendments to the Manual on WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS). Key changes include the addition of Space Weather observing systems in WIGOS, provisions for operating instruments reliant on radio spectrum …
In alignment with the United Nations' Youth Strategy established in 2018, EC has called for the development of a comprehensive Youth Action Plan. This plan will be presented at the Seventy-ninth session of the Executive Council (EC-79) and recommended …
Drought Management The Executive Council (EC) approved two documents on drought management. The first, Drought Early Warning Systems Implementation Plan, was developed in response to a request in Resolution 16 (Cg-19) on WMO Activities in Drought …
WMO’s Executive Committee announced the selection of Mr Adrian, who was President of the German Weather Service (DWD) from 2010 to 2023 and was WMO President from 2019 to 2023. "I am very honoured that the EC has chosen me for the next IMO prize. I …
The WMO Executive Council adopted four high-level ambitions for the cryosphere – the frozen components of our Earth System – which are undergoing signficant and largely irreversible changes. It also agreed to strengthen its engagement on the Antarctic. “ …
Low-cost sensor systems (LCS) represent a key tool for filling gaps in existing global and local air quality monitoring networks and contributing information for policy-relevant air quality strategies. In recent years, wide-scale deployments of LCS have …
Network level An LCS contains one or more sensing elements together with hardware and software for control, power supply, data management, and weatherproofing, constituting a complete system capable of collecting atmospheric composition data. The “low …
The IMO Prize (named after WMO’s predecessor, the International Meteorological Organization) is the equivalent of a Nobel prize for meteorologists. It was established in 1955 and symbolizes the advancements that have been made in meteorology over the years …
The implementation plan envisages a staged approach, starting with a pre-operational phase from 2024-2027. The system will be built on the basis of the long-term efforts of WMO in coordination of greenhouse gas observations and research. The initial focus …
“Equipping each and every state and region to carry out effective, tailored-to-context strategies for climate change adaptation and mitigation that promote sustainable development and reduce disaster risks is a priority,” writes the Secretary-General in …
The delivery of Early Warnings for All (EW4ALL) requires scaled up and coordinated investments and action across the four essential pillars of end to end, people-centred Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS). These pillars are (1) disaster risk …
In accordance with the resolution of the 56th session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific/World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Typhoon Committee, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from February 27 to March 1, on 6 …
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