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Switzerland announces funding for WMO humanitarian support mechanism
News
Publish Date: 6 April 2020
New Swiss government funding will enable the World Meteorological Organization to provide United Nations agencies and humanitarian actors with new services for optimising emergency response, especially in the event of tropical cyclones or flooding in developing countries.
Aircraft-Based Observations
Observations
Aircraft-based observations, comprised of reports of meteorological data and information provided or transmitted from an aircraft platform, have made a significant contribution to upper-air monitoring of the atmosphere since the...
Structure of the Secretariat
The Secretariat is headed by the Secretary-General, who is appointed by the World Meteorological Congress for a four-year term with a maximum tenure of 8 years. The Secretary-General has the responsibility to appoint all Secretariat staff, including the Deputy Secretary-General and the Assistant Secretary-General, in accordance with regulations established by Congress, and with the approval of the Executive Council.
Research
Research
WMO coordinates and organizes international research programmes to enhance the ability of its Members to improve weather, climate, water and environmental observations, prediction, service delivery and scientific assessments of regional and global environmental conditions.
SWFP-Southeast Asia Training Workshop on Severe Weather and Impact based Forecasting and Warning Services (POSTPONED)
Meetings
15

Start date

15 April 2020
24

End date

24 April 2020
Location: Quezon City, Philippines
This event has been postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Flash Flood Simulation Evacuation Exercise (POSTPONED)
Workshops
4

Start date

4 May 2020
8

End date

8 May 2020
Location: Nadi, Fiji
This event has been postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis.
WMO’s Hurricane Committee defers consideration of storm name retirement
News
Tropical cyclones, Hurricanes
Publish Date: 3 April 2020
The annual week-long meeting of the World Meteorological Organization’s Hurricane Committee, which reviews the previous season and prepares for the forthcoming one, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Observations
Observations
Currently, well over 10 000 manned and automatic surface weather stations, 1 000 upper-air stations, 7 000 ships, 100 moored and 1 000 drifting buoys, hundreds of weather radars and 3 000 specially equipped commercial aircraft measure key parameters of the atmosphere, land and ocean surface every day. Add to these some 30 meteorological and 200 research satellites to get an idea of the size of the global network for meteorological, hydrological and other geophysical observations.
World Water Development Report
Water
Meteoworld : April 2020
Climate change will affect the availability, quality and quantity of water needed for basic human needs, thus undermining enjoyment of the basic rights to safe drinking water and sanitation for billions of people, warns the latest UN World Water Development Report. The authors call on States to make more concrete commitments to address the challenge.
Symposium on Impact Based Forecast and Warning Services (IBFWS)
Meetings
2

Start date

2 December 2019
4

End date

4 December 2019
Location: Exeter, United Kingdom
At the kind invitation of the Government of the United Kingdom, the Symposium on Impact-based Forecast and Warning Services (IBFWS) will be held at UK Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United...