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As a result of an increase in the frequency and intensity of climate-related extreme weather events, such as high energy storms, wind gusts, heavy precipitation and extreme temperatures and slow onset climate events, such as rising sea levels, thawing of permafrost, land degradation and retreating
Head of the WMO Regional Office for Europe with the Director of the Regional UN Development Cooperation Office for Europe and Central Asia
Ms. Gwi Yeop Son, Regional Director of the UN Development Cooperation Office for Europe and Central Asia and Ms. Mona Folkesson, CCA/Cooperation Framework Officer meet the WMO Regional Office for Europe. The UN Development Coordination Office (DCO) serves as the secretariat for the UNSDG at the
cover page of the 2021 State of climate in Europe report
The first edition of the 2021 State of the Climate in Europe report saw the light of day on November 2. This science-based policy report is a joint publication of the Copernicus Climate Change Service of the European Commission and the World Meteorological Organization. However, it would not be
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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in collaboration with the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) is convening a course for on-the-job trainers (OJT) and competency assessors (CA) at the WMO Regional Training Centre (RTC) in Bridgetown, Barbados from 13 to 17 February
Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary-General, and Dragan Zeljko, Executive Secretary of the International Sava River Basin Commission
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and International Sava River Basin Commission (ISRBC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in September 2022 to extend the cooperation and joint activities in the fields of water, climate, weather and environment, leading to synergies that will
Group photo of the RA VI Regional Conference and the Launch event
To support the implementation of the recently adopted Unified data policy, this week the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretariat hosted a Regional Association VI Conference on the future role of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs): Leadership and Management. The
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The second session of the Commission for Weather, Climate, Water and other Environmental Services (SERCOM-2) was convened at WMO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland from 17 to 21 October 2022. The session, which included an online component for those unable to travel to Geneva, was attended by more
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WIS 2.0 provides a framework for WMO data sharing in the 21st century, for all WMO members and all the WMO disciplines in domains to embrace the Earth system approach, enable the WMO unified data policy, and support the WMO global basic observing network. WIS 2.0 is up and running! It is flexible
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The Final Report of the Second Hybrid Meeting of the Joint Expert Team on Aircraft-Based Observing Systems (JET-ABO), which took place over 27 – 30 June 2022, is available via the WMO library.
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Lead/ Co-lead by WMO Pathways to Climate and Disaster Resilient Energy Transition Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 11:30-12:30 EET (UTC+2) Venue: Science for Climate Action Pavilion (WMO-IPCC-MERI-Egypt) 2022 “State of Climate Services: Energy” Monday, 15 November 2022, 14:00-15:30 EET (UTC+2) Venue