Topic 5: Public-private engagement Doc. 9.4(1) and Doc 9.4(2) 2 Documents and 2 Resolutions: Doc 9.4(1) Draft Resolution 9.4(1)/1 (Cg-18) – Geneva Declaration – 2019: Building Community for Weather, Climate and Water Actions Annex – draft text of the Congress declaration Doc 9.4(2) Draft Resolution 9.4(2)/1 (Cg-18) – Establishment of an Open Consultative Platform “Partnership and Innovation for the Next Generation of Weather and Climate Intelligence” Annex – Joint Statement of the High-level Roundtable on the Launch of the Open Consultative Platform

The Process mechanism policy 2015 Open Consultative Platform for public, private and academic sectors Special Dialogue on the Complementary and Cooperative Contributions of Public and Private Sector Institutions to Meteorology and Hydrology Drafting team on high-level policy act (Cg declaration) mechanism WMO Guidance on partnerships with the private sector Public–private engagement: A road map to the 18th World Meteorological Congress Side event Dec 51 (EC-70) Policy Framework for Public–private engagement policy Adoption of the Geneva Declaration 2019 Res 67 (Cg-17) Dec 71 (EC-68) Dec 61 (EC-69) Res 33 (EC-70) Draft Res 9.4(1) (Cg-18) 1462 days 2015 Cg-17 (June 2015) EC-68 (June 2016) EC-69 (June 2017) EC-70 (June 2018) Cg-18 (June 2019)

Topic 5: Public-private engagement What is Cg-18 being asked to do? Doc 9.4(1) To adopt the ‘Geneva Declaration – 2019’ as a high-level policy and guidance on public-private engagement The new Declaration replaces the Geneva Declaration (Cg-XIII, 1999); it sets a new policy on public-private-academic sectors engagement Two rounds of consultation have been conducted, one with EC members, and one with all Members and relevant partners; comments from Members and stakeholders have been reflected in the final draft (Doc 9.4(1))

Special event: HIGH-LEVEL ROUND TABLE 05-06 June 2019, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. PALEXPO, Geneva Hall 3, room W https://ppe-openplatform.wmo.int/

Topic 5: Public-private engagement What is Cg-18 being asked to do? Doc 9.4(2) To agree that WMO should continue playing a central role in facilitating the dialogue between the sectors in line with the general policy established through the new Geneva Declaration 2019 To endorse the statement of the Open Consultative Platform The joint statement will be made available after the special event on 5 and 6 June 2019

Topic 5: Public-private engagement What does this mean for me? The Geneva Declaration – 2019: Will help Members in building a common approach to the public-private engagement and to establishing mutually- beneficial ‘win-win’ partnerships A strong policy instrument in planning pertinent national, regional and global actions, policies and strategies The OCP, as a WMO-coordinated consultative mechanism, will be instrumental in strengthening relationships and will lead to an improved common awareness through a sustainable dialogue between public, private and academic sectors, as well as with user communities and civil society