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
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NOTICE BOARD
◽ [5 Jan 2024] WMO Education and Training Opportunities (2024)
◽ [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!
◽ [23 Nov 2022] Dedicated website launched for Pilot Project on Public-Private Engagement for Smart Meteorological Service in Mega-Cities in Regional Association II.
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)
◽ GDPFS 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
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MEETING AND EVENTS
Type |
Description |
Venue |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|
WG meeting |
RA II Working Group on Infrastructure meeting |
Changsha, China and Hybrid |
21-23 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 |
Forum |
7th RA II Hydrological Advisers’ Forum |
Online |
30 April 2024 |
ET meeting |
WMO RAII ET-AVI 6th meeting. Powerpoint Presentation here. |
Online |
28 February 2024 |
ET meeting |
WMO RAII ET-AVI 5th meeting. Powerpoint Presentation here. |
Online |
18 December 2023 |
Workshop |
WMO RA II Technical Workshop on Marine and Coastal Services |
Tokyo, Japan |
4-7 December 2023 |
Webinar |
WMO Aeronautical Meteorology Scientific Webinar for RA II and V |
Online |
5 December 2023 |
Webinar |
Joint WCRP/WWRP Webinar 2: Asian-Australian Monsoon Register here. |
Online |
30 November 2023 |
Workshop |
WMO WIGOS Implementation Workshop for RA II |
Beijing, China |
27-30 November 2023 |
WG meeting |
Tenth meeting of RA II Working Group Services |
Chongqing, China and Hybrid |
14-16 November 2023 |
WG meeting |
Thirteenth meeting of RA II Working Group Infrastructure |
Online |
13 November 2023 |
Forum |
Scoping Workshop on the Establishment of the Third Pole Climate Forum and Meeting of the Third Pole Regional Climate Centre Network Task Team |
Bangkok, Thailand |
7-10 November 2023 |
Conference |
Thirteenth Asia-Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users’ Conference (AOMSUC-13) |
Jincheon and Busan, Republic of Korea |
3-10 November |
◽ RA II Meetings & Events Archive (since RA II-17, 2021)
NEWS AND RECENT RELEASES
Type |
Description |
Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Report on the Quality of Radiosonde Observations in Region II (Asia) - January 2024 (more reports available through WMC Beijing) |
1 March 2024 |
| Report | Report on the Quality of Radiosonde Observations in Region II (Asia) - December 2023 (more reports available through WMC Beijing) |
1 February 2024 |
| Report | Report on the Quality of Radiosonde Observations in Region II (Asia) - November 2023 (more reports available through WMC Beijing) |
2 January 2024 |
Report |
Report on the Quality of Radiosonde Observations in Region II (Asia) - October 2023 (more reports available through WMC Beijing) |
1 December |
Report |
Report on the Quality of Radiosonde Observations in Region II (Asia) - September 2023 (more reports available through WMC Beijing) |
1 November |
◽ 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