Research Board Membership
The Research Board shall be composed of 25 to 30 experts active in the fields of weather, climate, water, ocean, and related environmental and social sciences, taking into account geographic balance and reflecting the WMO gender mainstreaming policy. Invited experts will be solicited by open call for nominations, including self-nominations, and all members shall be appointed by the WMO Executive Council on recommendation from the Chair of the Research Board. Experts selected to serve on the Research Board, or its subsidiary bodies participate in their personal, expert capacity and do not act as representatives of Members or international organizations.
Terms of service shall be four years and a maximum of two terms may be served contiguously. For representative members, the term of service shall be based on that of their term of office.
Current membership as of June 2025 includes:
