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Disaster Risk Reduction Programme
DRR
WMO Programmes
Disaster risk reduction, Application services
Enhancing the contributions of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) to disaster risk reduction (DRR) at all levels in a more cooperative, cost-effective, systematic and sustainable manner.
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1 June 2003
Agricultural Meteorology Programme
WMO Programmes
Agriculture and food security, Application services
Assisting National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in providing weather and climate services to farmers, herders and fishermen in order to promote sustainable agricultural development, increase productivity and contribute to food security
1

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1 June 1983
Aeronautical Meteorology Programme
AeMP
WMO Programmes
Aviation, Application services
Providing reliable, high quality, timely and cost-effective meteorological services to aviation users worldwide.
1

Start date

1 June 1919
2019 starts with extreme, high-impact weather
News
Weather, Climate change, Climate, Natural hazards
Publish Date: 14 February 2019
The start of 2019 has been marked by high impact weather in many parts of the world, including record heat, wildfires and rainfall in South America and Australasia, dangerous and extreme cold in North America, and heavy snowfall in the Alps and Himalayas.
West Africa Training Activities on Climate Change and Agriculture
News
Climate change, Disaster risk reduction, Agriculture and food security
Publish Date: 13 February 2019
The Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Agriculture (PACC-RRC) Project held its Networking Conference in Rome from 4-5 February 2019.This event was the culmination of the PACC-RRC project that included four training courses for participants from 17 CILSS and ECOWAS countries of West Africa. The project addressed one of the highest priority areas for WMO Members—the development of climate services to mitigate the risks of climate change on agriculture—enabling stronger climate change adaptation measures and disaster risk reduction through better analysis of climate...
Scientific Assessment confirms start of recovery of ozone layer
News
Environment, Ozone, Climate change, Atmosphere
Publish Date: 8 February 2019
The full Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion is now available. It shows that actions taken under the Montreal Protocol have led to decreases in the atmospheric abundance of controlled ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) and the start of the recovery of stratospheric ozone.
WMO confirms past 4 years were warmest on record
Press Release
Climate, Climate change, Greenhouse gases
Publish Date: 6 February 2019
In a clear sign of continuing long-term climate change associated with record atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 have been confirmed as the four warmest years on record.
WMO climate statement: past 4 years warmest on record
Press Release
Climate change, Climate services, Climate
Publish Date: 29 November 2018
The long-term warming trend has continued in 2018, with the average global temperature set to be the fourth highest on record. The 20 warmest years on record have been in the past 22 years, with the top four in the past four years, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Other tell-tale signs of climate change, including sea level rise, ocean heat and acidification and sea-ice and glacier melt continue, whilst extreme weather left a trail of devastation on all continents, according to the WMO provisional Statement on the State of the Climate in 2018. It includes details of...
World Meteorological Day
World Met Day, Weather, Climate, Water
World Meteorological Day takes place every year on 23 March and commemorates the coming into force on 23 March 1950 of the Convention establishing the World Meteorological Organization. It showcases...
Weather-ready, climate-smart (2018)
World Met Day, Weather, Climate, Water
The ever-growing global population faces a wide range of hazards such as tropical cyclone storm surges, heavy rains, heatwaves, droughts and many more. Long-term climate change is increasing the intensity...