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18th Session of the Regional Association I (Africa)
Meteoworld : April 2021
The 18th Session of the Regional Association I (RAI-18, Africa), held virtually on 18-19 March, focused predominantly on the WMO Reform and established a High-level Task Team to lead the Regional Concept for Regional Associations (RAs). In addition, the session established Committees on Services, Infrastructure and Research and on Capacity Development to align with the new WMO Governance Structure.
Action-oriented decisions to increase proactivity and efficiency in the WMO Regional Association IV
Meteoworld : April 2021
The 18th session of the WMO Regional Association for North America, Central America and the Caribbean (RAIV) in February focused on how to improve service delivery, disaster risk reduction and climate resilience in the context of the WMO Reform and the unprecedented situation with the COVID 19 pandemic.
Tanzania issuing weather forecasts for Lake Victoria
Meteoworld : June 2020
The Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA) is now providing 24-hour marine weather forecasts for fishermen and other small craft operators in the Tanzanian region of Lake Victoria through the High Impact Weather Lake System (HIGHWAY) project.
FOCUS-Africa: New climate services initiative in Southern Africa
Meteoworld : September 2020
WMO and 20 partners held a kick-off meeting from 16 to 17 September to launch FOCUS-Africa (Fully Optimized User Centric Climate Services Value Chain for Southern Africa), a four-year € 7 million initiative funded by the European Commission. FOCUS-Africa aims to deliver tailored climate services to increase resilience and adaptation in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in four key sectors: agriculture and food security, water, energy and infrastructure.
World Meteorological Day 2021 – The Ocean, our Climate and Weather
Meteoworld : April 2021
This year’s World Meteorological Day on 23 March was devoted to the theme “the ocean, our climate and weather” and was selected to highlight the start of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021 to 2030).
WMO and IATA sign new collaboration agreement on the AMDAR Programme
Meteoworld : December 2020
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and WMO signed a new agreement on 26 October to increase and improve automated reporting of meteorological data by commercial aircraft in support of weather and forecasting.
Regional Association VI - A new format with phased approach
Meteoworld : December 2020
WMO Regional Association (RA) VI (Europe) held its 18 th Session virtually on 20 November with over 227 participants, representing 48 WMO Members and 7 international organizations. RA VI president Dr Michael Staudinger opened the session with a progress report on the achievements since the last session and expressed appreciation for the support provided by the Secretariat despite the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Regional Association III and Side Event on Ocean in South America
Meteoworld : December 2020
A virtual session of WMO Regional Association III (South America) took place from 25 to 27 November with 127 participants, including representatives of three other international organizations. Ms Yolanda Gonzalez...
WMO commits to strengthening its agenda on operational hydrology
Meteoworld : December 2020
The WMO Hydrological Coordination Panel (HCP) adopted several key decisions and actions in support of the new WMO strategic priority on water at its virtual meeting on 23 to 26 November. A key outcome of the meeting was the agreement to finalize an Action Plan to support the WMO eight long-term ambitions related to operational hydrology in order to address the water challenge before it becomes a crisis.
The Systematic Observations Financing Facility wins support
Meteoworld : April 2021
The Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) held its first Funders Forum on 24 March. The event underscored the rise in support for the Facility, with declarations from leaders of the United Nations and development and climate finance agencies in the Alliance for Hydromet Development, as well as beneficiary countries and the meteorological community. The creation of SOFF is a commitment and priority of the Alliance for Hydromet Development, which is a coalition of major climate and development finance institutions.