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Publish Date: 1 March 2018
The Typhoon Committee, which operates under the joint auspices of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the World Meteorological Organization, is marking its 50th anniversary with a high-level session focusing on past achievements and future challenges in protecting life and property against tropical cyclones.
Publish Date: 2 March 2018
The end of the Northern hemisphere winter has been marked by extreme weather conditions, with exceptionally high temperatures in the Arctic, an extended cold wave and heavy precipitation in Europe and Atlantic storms.
Publish Date: 6 March 2018
The CitiesIPCC Cities and Climate Change Science Conference culminated with the establishment of a global blueprint to better understand climate change, its impacts on cities, and the critical role localities play in solving this challenge.
Publish Date: 7 March 2018
WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas met with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed at UN Headquarters in New York for talks which included the state of the global climate.
Publish Date: 8 March 2018
WMO is marking International Women’s Day with a celebration showcasing the careers of female staff and with renewed commitments to gender equality. The UN theme for International Women's Day 2018 is “Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives”.
Publish Date: 13 March 2018
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is marking its 30th anniversary with a series of events highlighting advances in climate science and fundamental changes in the climate system.
Publish Date: 15 March 2018
A Fundamental Shift is Needed to Avert Devastating Consequences, Says High Level Panel on Water New York, 14 March― A High Level Panel on Water consisting of 11 Heads of State and a Special Advisor has issued a New Agenda for Water Action calling for a fundamental shift in the way the world manages water so that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and in particular SDG6, can be achieved. This follows a 2-year mandate to find ways to accelerate solutions to the urgent water crisis.
Publish Date: 21 March 2018
Increased meteorological cooperation in the Arctic is one of the focuses of a series of meetings taking place this week in Finland, attended by a top-level WMO delegation.
Publish Date: 22 March 2018
The World Meteorological Organization has appointed Pavel Kabat as its first chief scientist and research director. He will lead the overall strategic direction of the WMO science, and its underlying research activities, including the World Climate Research Programme, the World Weather Research Programme and WMO’s Global Atmosphere Watch, which monitors greenhouse gas concentrations, air quality and the ozone layer.
Publish Date: 22 March 2018
The theme for World Water Day campaign explores nature-based solutions to the water challenges we face in the 21st century. This year marks 25 years of the annual global focus on water. To mark the event, WMO devoted its Bulletin to a special issue on water.
