Regional Association V
WMO Education and Training Opportunities (2025) For your info!
Announcements for your attention and action, please
WMO Monitoring Data Collection Campaign 2025
Permanent Representatives, Hydrological Advisors and designated M&E Focal Points are invited to submit information. Please note that the system does not save answers before submission, and resubmitting will replace data from the previous submission.
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Welcome to the RA V Community Platform!
We are delighted to welcome you to the Regional Association V (RA V) Community Platform. This platform serves as a central hub for WMO Members across the South-West Pacific region, providing you with the latest news, upcoming meetings, and valuable resources.
If you need any assistance or have questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to the Regional Office for Asia and the South-West Pacific (RAP). We are here to support you in your important work.
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Expansion of Severe Weather Forecasting Programme to Southeastern Asia-Oceania
WMO initiation of the Severe Weather Forecasting Programme (SWFP) for the subregion of Southeastern Asia-Oceania
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DOST-PAGASA hosts the Annual Session of the ESCAP WMO Typhoon Committee for 2025
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PAGASA), hosts the Fifty Seventh Session of the ESCAP WMO Typhoon Committee. This session is being convened by the Typhoon Committee (TC), an intergovernmental organization under the auspices of UN ESCAP and WMO
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BMKG and WMO cooperate to enhance severe weather forecasting in the South East Asia – Oceania region
Increasing severe weather events in the South East Asia Oceania have had severe impact on lives and livelihoods. Cooperation and collaboration amongst countries in the region for severe weather forecasts and warnings will strengthen disaster risk reduction and increase resilience
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Climate change impacts grip globe in 2024
Climate change impacts gripped the globe in 2024, with cascading impacts from mountain peaks to ocean depths and on communities, economies and the environment.
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MeteoWorld - December 2024
The December issue of MeteoWorld has been published. The magazine features articles of WMO at COP29, the Severe Weather Forecasting Programme, and more!
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Meetings and Events
About Us
Regional Association V has 24 Members representing a wide diversity of territories and climatic zones.
RA V presents opportunities and challenges in the areas of observation and monitoring of the weather, climate, water and environment. In order to respond to the needs of members in these areas, RA V has been structured into three Working Groups, eleven expert teams, two task teams and the Tropical Cyclone Committee for the South Pacific and South-East Indian Ocean.
Our Members
Governance
The working structure of RA V is reviewed every 4-5 years at the RA V session. The current working structure is given below.
Click on the Subsidiary Body titles for more information
- RA V Operating Plan 2024-2027
- RA V Priorities 2024-2027
- Rules of Procedure (WMO-No. 1241, 2019 Edition)
- WIPPS Centres in RA V
Monitor the progress of Operating Plan activities using the RA V OP Dashboard below:
WMO Regional Office for Asia and the South-West Pacific
The WMO Regional Office for Asia and the South-West Pacific (RAP) assists Members of Regional Association II (Asia) and Members of Regional Association V (South-West Pacific).
Our Offices in RA V
Regional Office for Asia and the South-West Pacific
36 Kim Chuan Road,
Singapore 537054
Singapore
Email: rap@wmo.int
WMO Representative Office for the South-West Pacific (SWP)
SPREP Campus, Vailima
Apia, Samoa
Email: rap@wmo.int
Our Staff
Singapore Office
Ben Churchill
Director
Ryuji Yamada
Programme Manager
Jun Yu
Regional Officer
Yongqing Chen
Technical Coordinator (Infrastructure)
Jochen Luther
Technical Coordinator (Services)
Julianne Thu
Seconded Expert
Shen Yuyi
Junior Professional Officer
Sangeeta Kaur
Adminstrative Assistant
Samoa Office
Henry Taiki
WMO Representative for the South-West Pacific
Tessa Tafua
Associate Project Support Officer
Tile Tofaeono
Associate Scientific Officer
News & Releases
WMO Regional Association V (RA V) FAQs
For detailed information on the Community Platform, please click here.
*Agency Approvers are appointed by PRs (Permanent Representatives), and they are authorized to act on behalf of a PR or WMO partner organization. For detailed information, please click here.
Resources
RA V Session Report
State of the Climate in South-West Pacific Reports
