Regional Association V

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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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Weather Ready Pacific charts the way on Early Warnings for All

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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

Our Key Partners

ASEAN Sub-Committee on Meteorology and Geophysics (SCMG)

The Sub-Committee on Meteorology and Geophysics (SCMG), part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) framework, coordinates the networking of meteorological, seismological and vulcanological systems with research, training and exchange programmes undertaken to support its activities.

Visit SCMG Website

Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC)

The Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC) is a specialized subsidiary body of SPREP to facilitate and coordinate the scientific and technical programme and activities of the Regional Meteorological Services.

Visit Pacific Met Desk Website

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

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

Zhou Muzi

Intern

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

Meetings & Events

Type	Description	Venue	Date

Note: White background indicates passed meetings. Light blue background indicates upcoming and ongoing meetings. Bold text indicates today's meetings.

RA V Meetings & Events Archive (since RA V-18, 2021)

News & Releases

21 November 2024

Weather Ready Pacific charts the way on Early Warnings for All

4 September 2024

Towards a weather-ready and climate resilient ASEAN

27 August 2023

Climate change transforms Pacific Islands

26 August 2024

Early warnings and sea level rise are focus of Pacific Islands Forum

WMO Regional Association V (RA V) FAQs

General

Q: What is the WMO Community Platform?

A: The WMO Community Platform is a collaborative webpage that facilitates information sharing between WMO's Members and partners and the WMO Secretariat. The various tools on the webpage allow Members and partners to easily access relevant information as well as manage their involvement in WMO-related activities.

For detailed information on the Community Platform, please click here.

Q: Whom is this RA V Community Platform page for?

A: The main page and public document folders are accessible to all Members and partners interested in obtaining information about RA V and its activities. Members of the respective RA V subsidiary bodies are kindly requested to log in to access the private document folders under the 'Documents and Publications' sections in the subsidiary body pages.

Q: What do all the acronyms on the page mean?

A: Members and partners are welcome to use the United Nations Terminology Database (UNTERM) to decode acronyms. UNTERM is a multilingual terminology database maintained jointly by the United Nations Secretariat and certain specialized agencies of the UN system such as WMO.

About RA V

Q: What is RA V?

A: RA V refers to Regional Association V (South-West Pacific). WMO divides its 193 Members into 6 Regional Associations and the list of Members in each Regional Association can be found here. RA V has 24 Members and two working languages -- English and French.

Q: What is the RA V Operating Plan?

A: The RA V Operating Plan is a living document which guides the work of the regional association covering the four-year WMO financial period (which follows 2024-2027, 2028-2031, etc.). It details the key result areas of each RA II subsidiary body as well as the respective deliverables, key performance indicators (KPIs) and related activities. The RA V Operating Plan is aligned with the WMO Strategic Plan and RA V regional priorities and takes into consideration all requests made by Congress and Executive Council to the regional associations. It promotes interaction between RA V, INFCOM, SERCOM and the Research Board through synergies with the WMO Operating Plan.

Q: How is the RA V Operating Plan established?

A: The RA V Operating Plan is developed by the RA V subsidiary bodies with the support of the WMO Secretariat. It takes into account regional priorities, requests from Congress and the Executive Council, as well as the WMO long-term goals. It will remain a living document, to be edited as necessary with the approval of the RA V Management Group (MG) to reflect the changing needs and priorities of the region

Q: What is the WMO Experts Database?

A: The Experts Database is a component of the WMO Community Platform that contains information about experts who may be nominated for the work of the regional associations and technical commissions. It facilitates the expert nomination process and helps community users find available experts in various areas of work.

Using the Webpage

DOCUMENTS AND OTHER RESOURCES

Q: Where can I find the latest RA II Operating Plan?

A: The latest RA V Operating Plan (2024-2027) can be found on the RA V Community Platform page, in the 'Governance' section.

Q: Where can I find more information on what each subsidiary body (including their substructures such as Expert Teams) does?

A: Further information (including the Terms of Reference) is available in the respective pages, accessible through the left panel on the main RA V Community Platform webpage.

Q: Where can I find documents from previous RA V sessions?

A: The 18th Session of Regional Association V was held virtually in September 2021. The final report is available here. For reports from earlier sessions, please visit the WMO Library.

Q: Where can I find more information about partners and resources in the region such as Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs), Regional Centres, training opportunities, and regional collaborative mechanisms?

A: A summary of RA V partnerships and opportunities will be available through the RA V Task Team on Regional Cooperation, Collaboration and Partnerships (TT-RCCP).

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Q: Where can I find a list of upcoming meetings and events? If I have not received an invitation, can I attend these meetings/events?

A: A list of upcoming meetings and events can be found on the RA V Community Platform home page under the 'Upcoming Events and Meetings' section, or alternatively, under the "Meetings & Events" section. Meeting details are typically circulated via email to all invited participants in advance of the meeting. Invitations to subsidiary body meetings are sent directly to subsidiary body members and invited experts (if any). Invitations to meetings/events open to all RA V Members will be shared with the Permanent Representative with WMO and/or the International Advisors.

Q: Where can I find resources related to previous meetings and events such as reports, minutes and presentations?

A: A list of concluded meetings/events can be found here. Where available, links to resources such as meeting reports, minutes and presentations have also been included. Please note that access to certain resources may be limited and members of the respective subsidiary bodies may be required to log in to be granted access.

Others

Q: Some information on the webpage is incorrect. What can I do?

A: The list of members in each subsidiary body is automatically generated based on information in the WMO Experts Database. Should there be incorrect information, Agency Approvers* are kindly requested to log in and make any changes necessary. Should assistance be required, please reach out to the Secretariat at community@wmo.int. The main page is periodically reviewed and updated by the WMO Regional Office for Asia and the South-West Pacific (RAP). Please reach out to us at RAP@wmo.int to request any changes to the page.

*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.

Q: How often is this page updated?

A: The list of members in each subsidiary body is automatically generated based on information in the WMO Experts Database. Please allow up to three working days for changes made to the Experts Database to be reflected on this page. All links and documents are periodically reviewed and updated by the WMO Regional Office for Asia and the South-West Pacific (RAP). Please reach out to us at RAP@wmo.int should you have any questions or concerns.

Q: I would like to nominate and/or deactivate experts using the WMO Experts Database but am having difficulty doing so. If I need help or have other questions regarding the WMO Experts Database, who should I contact?

A: Please note that actions such as nominating and deactivating experts can only be performed by Permanent Representatives and Agency Approvers. An Experts Database User Manual is available here and video tutorials are available here. Should you require further assistance, please email the WMO Secretariat at community@wmo.int.

If you have further questions about the RA V Community Platform, please contact us at: RAP@wmo.int

Resources

RA V Session Report

RA V-18

Regional Association V (South-West Pacific)

Abridged Final Report of the Eighteenth Session

1-3 September 2021 (virtual session)

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

2021

English, French

Click to view more past session reports

State of the Climate in South-West Pacific Reports

26 September 2024

State of the Climate in South-West Pacific 2023

18 August 2023

State of the Climate in South-West Pacific 2022

17 November 2022

State of the Climate in South-West Pacific 2021