Sixth Meeting of the Research Board (RB-6)
The WMO Research Board held its sixth meeting virtually on 2 December 2022. The agenda included a review of outstanding action items, updates on EC-PHORS, the Global Atmosphere Watch Programme and the Unified Data Policy, a review of documents for EC-76 and approval of new members for the World Weather Research Programme Scientific Steering Committee and World Climate Research Programme Joint Scientific Committee.
Outcomes include the following decisions:
- to adopt the new Global Atmosphere Watch Programme Implementation Plan 2024-2027;
- to adopt the Global Atmosphere Watch Statement of Support;
- to facilitate collaborations between the Research Programmes and EC-PHORS;
- to establish a Task Team to carry forward Task #4 of the Focus Group on Unified Data Policy regarding data exchange with researchers;
- to review and approve the renewal of a World Weather Research Programme Scientific Steering Committee and appointment of a new member to the Committee; and
- to review and approve the list of recommended new members for the World Climate Research Programme Joint Scientific Committee to be presented to the Programme’s co-sponsoring organizations.
The full meeting report can be found here.