World Meteorological Organization

Authors: International Council for Science, World Health Organization, World Food Programme, United Nations Environment Programme, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, International Telecommunication Union, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

This publication describes the three global observing systems, which are co-sponsored by several United Nations organizations and the International Council for Science (ICSU), in addition to efforts conducted by United Nations organizations targeting climate change and its impacts through the use of satellite observations.