Hydrological information should be available at the time and space necessary to optimze operational water resources management in support of water-dependent sectors and for planning and adapting to transient environmental conditions, particularly those associated with climate change.
The future seamless Global Data-processing and Forecasting System (GDPFS) should lend itself to being merged with those WMO activities related to the Global Expanded Monitoring Initiative. This ambition is also a great opportunity to include private partners and research in the provision of future services. Changes to hydrological regimes should be tracked and adequately allocated to support water resources management.
GEMI is an inter-agency initiative composed of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and WMO, operating under the umbrella of UN-Water. GEMI provides a framework for a global monitoring mechanism to track progress on all water related SDG targets.
