At its sixteenth session the Commission for Basic Systems will make decisions on strategies for future development of these programmes and on its working structure and it will make recommendations for amendments to WMO technical regulations.
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Working towards a world where everyone has access to the climate observations and the information they need to address climate-related concerns.
Assisting in the capacity development of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) by improving human, technical and institutional capacities and infrastructure, particularly in developing, least developed and small island developing states and territories in order...
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....
Providing observations, modelling and analysis of marine and ocean variables to support research, assessments and operational ocean services worldwide.
Enabling worldwide use of timely, reliable and accurate Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) products and services in all time-scales for applications related to weather, climate, water and environment....
Small Island Developing States and Member Island Territories are low-lying island nations that are highly vulnerable and often affected by weather extremes and climate change, including the increased severity...
Providing better hydrologic information, assessments and forecasts, so that Members are able to independently assess their water resources and respond to the threat of floods and droughts....
Assisting Members in monitoring and forecasting tropical cyclones to reduce disaster-related losses of life and infrastructure.
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Assisting the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services to provide relevant weather and climate services to farmers, herders and fishermen in order to promote sustainable agricultural development, increase productivity and contribute to food security....
The WMO Space Programme coordinates planning and utilization of satellites to monitor weather and climate around the globe. It also leads WMO space weather activities.
Setting technical standards, quality control procedures and guidance for the use of meteorological instruments and observation methods in order to promote development documentation and worldwide standardization.
Enabling worldwide use of specialized and tailored products in support of environmental emergency response involving large-scale dispersion of air-borne hazardous substances.
Enabling the delivery of weather and related services for sound decision-making on public safety and cost-efficiency in all social and economic activities affected by weather.
Connecting people and institutions to the learning opportunities necessary for well-functioning meteorological, hydrological and climate services.
Ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the six WMO Regional Associations in coordinating the meteorological, hydrological, climatologic and related activities of their Members by providing a framework for...
Supporting the safety of life and property at sea, integrated coastal management and the minimization of societal impacts from natural hazards through the provision of meteorological-ocean services....
WCSP puts in place appropriate institutional mechanisms and operational infrastructure to generate, exchange and disseminate quality information on climate and provides guidance on related applications and services. ...
Providing reliable, high quality, timely and cost-effective meteorological services to aviation users worldwide.
The WCRP's mission is to facilitate analysis and prediction of Earth system variability and change for use in an increasing range of practical applications of direct relevance, benefit and...
WIGOS provides a framework for integration and sharing of observations from both NMHSs and non-NMHSs sources, and WMO contribution to co-sponsored observing systems.
Addressing atmospheric composition on all scales: from global, regional, to local and urban.
Providing assistance and support to National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in developing and least developed countries and small island developing states.
The World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) advances society’s resilience to high impact weather through research focused on improving the accuracy, lead time and utilization of weather prediction....
Improving the understanding of the climate system for the benefit of societies coping with climate variability and change.
Offering operationally reliable, surface-based and space-based subsystems with observing facilities on land, at sea, in the air and in outer space.
Coordinating the global system of telecommunication facilities and arrangements for the rapid collection, exchange and distribution of observations and processed information within the framework of the World Weather...
Enabling the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to enhance both human and institutional capacities in order to eradicate poverty, achieve internationally agreed development goals...
Collecting, exchanging, processing and providing climate and hydrological observations, forecasts and data exchange to all WMO programmes.
Quality management includes the coordinated activities that organisations use to direct, control, and coordinate quality. These activities include formulating a quality policy and setting quality objectives. They also...
