State of the Climate in Asia 2024 Report Launch

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(Europe/Zurich: 23 June 2025, 09:00 - 10:00)
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Asia remained the most disaster-impacted region in 2024, with climate-related hazards, including floods, storms, droughts, and heatwaves, causing widespread human and economic impacts.

The State of the Climate in Asia 2024 Report seeks to bridge the gap between climate science and disaster risk management by providing evidence-based policy recommendations. It is a collaborative effort by National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs), the WMO Secretariat, and UN partners in the region.

This regional report, part of the WMO’s annual State of the Climate series, informs policymakers, decision-makers, and society at large about the climate variability and related weather and climate events of the previous year. Their impacts, placed in their long-term climatic context, along with information about climate action based on information from credible and authoritative sources, will raise awareness of the urgency to act. 

WMO, with its partners, will continue to invest in raising climate ambition and accelerating the implementation of sound policy, including the provision of Early Warnings for All in the region, as a key adaptation measure, so that no one is left behind as the climate change crisis continues to evolve. 

Programme

Welcome and Opening
Moderator: Ben Churchill – Director, Regional Office for Asia and the South-West Pacific, WMO

Welcome Remarks

  • Prof. Celeste Saulo – Secretary-General, WMO
  • Dr. Ayman Salem GHULAM - President of WMO Regional Association II (Asia), National Center for Meteorology (NCM), Saudi Arabia

Key Messages from the Report

  • Dr. Peiqun Zhang – Lead Author, China Meteorological Administration (CMA)
  • Dr. Sreejith Op – Lead Author, India Meteorological Department (IMD)
  • Dr. Ahad Vazifeh – Lead Author, Islamic Republic of Iran Meteorological Organization (IRIMO)

Partner Perspective

  • Mr. Jothi Ganesh Shanmuga Sundaram – World Food Programme (WFP), Bangkok Regional Bureau

Q&A Session
Facilitated by the moderator

Closing
Wrap-up by the moderator
Closing remarks by the Secretary-General

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