Regional Association II
ABOUT US
Regional Association II has 35 members representing a wide diversity of territories and climatic zones. RA II 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 II has been structured into two Working Groups, eighteen expert teams, two task teams, the Coordination Panel on Hydrology and Water Resources and the Regional Focal Points on Research.
RA Membership- 35 Members
Regional Analysis Dashboard
Open the Regional Analysis Dashboard
NOTICE BOARD
◽ [NEW] [7 Oct 2024] Preliminary 2024 edition of the Guidelines on Satellite Skills and Knowledge for Operational Meteorologists (WMO SP-12) for your feedback by 15 December 2024
◽[26 Aug 2024] Send your contribution for the WMO Annual State of the Climate reporting by 30 September 2024
◽ [20 Aug 2024] Inform the WMO Secretariat about current/planned engagement and/or participation to Regional and Global Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction and EW4All Multi-Stakeholder Forums in 2024/2025 by 1 September 2024
◽ [30 Jul 2024] Fortieth Session of the Data Buoy Cooperation Panel (DBCP-40)
◽ [25 Jul 2024] Survey on User Requirements for WIPPS Web Portal 2.0
◽ [24 Jul 2024] Seminar on RTC Management hosted by NCM of UAE
◽ [17 Jun 2024] IMD hosting the fourteenth Asia-Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users' Conference (AOMSUC-14) and associated events
◽ [23 April 2024] State of the Climate in Asia 2023 (wmo.int)
◽ [4 Aug 2023] Survey on evaluating the NMHS Nowcasting Systems. Link here by 10 September.
◽ [3 Aug 2023] Dedicated website for RA II Research Development Project HangzhouRDP.
◽[4 April 2023] ECMWF, WMO Lead Centre for Deterministic Forecast Verification has migrated their website to: https://wmolcdnv.ecmwf.int
◽ [25 Feb 2023] Slides and recording of the WMO workshops “Introduction of the WMO Preliminary Position on the WRC-23 Agenda” - held on February 21 & 23 have been made available!
GOVERNANCE
◽ Rules of Procedure for Regional Associations (WMO-No. 1241, 2019 Edition)
◽ Report by the president of RA II, including RA II priorities (2024–2027) (most recent version, to Cg-19, 22 May-2 June 2023)
◽ RA II Operating Plan 2021-2024 (Version 3, RA II MG-18, November 2022)
◽ RA II Implementation Plan 2021-2023 (Completed, On-going and proposed activities)
◽ RA II Partnership Strategy (Version 2, RA II MG-18, November 2022)
◽ RA II Research and Innovation Priorities (RA II MG-18, November 2022)
◽ WMO Member Profiles (Please select the Member you are interested in)
◽ WIPPS Centres in RA II (32 Centres/Networks and 15 Activities) (Please use a filter for RA II)
◽ GBON Station Designation Web Tool (Draft Resolution 4.2(2)/1 (Cg-19) - Initial GBON Composition)
◽ RA II Involvement in Technical Commissions and Research Board
(Please try a different browser if the page fails to load)
MEETING AND EVENTS
Type | Description | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Meeting | WMO RA II ET-AVI 9th meeting | Online | 28 November 2024 |
Meeting | 6th Session of the WMO Steering Group for the SWCEM in East Asia and Western Pacific (SG-SWCEM-EAWP-6) | Online | 2-3 October 2024 |
Meeting | Heads of RTC Components meeting | Abu Dhabi, UAE | 1-3 October 2024 |
Meeting | WMO Steering Group for the Space-based Weather and Climate Extremes Monitoring in East Asia and Western Pacific 6th meeting (SG-SWCEM-EAWP-6) | Online | 1-2 October 2024 |
Forum | Deep-dive into the State of the Climate in Asia and the South-West Pacific 2023 | Singapore (Hybrid) | 5 September 2024 |
Meeting | WMO RA II ET-AVI 8th meeting | Online | 23 August 2024 |
Meeting | RA II 11th Working Group on Services meeting | Online | 5 August 2024 |
Meeting | Second meeting of RA II Task Team on review of the regional partnership and sub-regional cooperation (TT-RP) | Online | 29 July 2024 |
Meeting | WMO RA II JET-EOS meeting | Online | 23 July 2024 |
Meeting | Third meeting of RA II Task Team on the Regional Concept (TT-RC) | Online | 22 July 2024 |
Workshop | The Concluding Workshop on Hangzhou RDP & the First Workshop on the WMO RA ll Research Activities | Beijing, China (Hybrid) | 15-17 July 2024 |
Webinar | RA II International Webinar on SDS Monitoring and Forecasting | Online | 12 July 2024 |
Meeting | RA II 16th Working Group on Infrastructure meeting | Online | 10 July 2024 |
Meeting | WMO RA II ET-MS meeting | Online | 2 July 2024 |
Workshop | Valedictory Session of the WMO (RA-II:ET-US)-iLEAPS-IITM-DESK joint workshop: NT-CCAM-2 | Pune, India (Hybrid) | 27 June 2024 |
Meeting | National Focal Points on Radio Frequency Matters - Asia-Pacific countries meet-and-greet | Online | 20 June 2024 |
Meeting | Nineteenth Session of the RA II Management Group (RA II MG-19) | Geneva, Swizterland and Hybrid | 12 June 2024 |
Meeting | 22nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Climate Outlook Forum (ASEANCOF-22) | Hybrid | 29-30 May 2024 |
WG meeting | WMO RA II ET-AVI 7th meeting | Online | 24 May 2024 |
WG meeting | RA II 15th Working Group on Infrastructure meeting | Changsha, China (Hybrid) | 21-23 May 2024 |
Meeting | WMO RA II ET-WIPPS 4th meeting | Online | 14 May 2024 |
Forum | Twentieth Session of Forum on Regional Climate Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction for Asia (FOCRAII-20) | Qingdao, China | 9-11 May 2024 |
Webinar | WMO RA II Aeronautical Meteorology Webinar 2024 | Online | 7 May 2024 |
RA II Meetings & Events Archive (since RA II-17, 2021)
◽ RA II Session/High-level Meetings
◽ Workshops, Events and Other Meetings
NEWS AND RECENT RELEASES
◽ Previous news and releases (archive)
RESOURCES
◽ Regional Association II (Asia) - Session reports
◽ Training Calendars and Resources
◽ WMO Global Campus Events Calendar
◽ The United Nations Terminology Database (a multilingual terminology database)
◽ RA II - Frequently Asked Questions