World Meteorological Organization Working together in weather, climate and water RA VI Workshop on the Implementation of WIS Sofia, Bulgaria, 1 – 3 November 2011 Regional Planning for WIS D. Ivanov, Regional Office for Europe WMOwww.wmo.int WMO

2 Outline WMO Implementation Process Why Regional Plan (RP) is needed RP Components RP Characteristics RA VI WIS Roadmap

3 WMO WMO Implementation Process WMO Convention:  Members need to work together to coordinate, standardize, improve and encourage efficiencies in the exchange of meteorological, climatological, hydrological and related information between them, in the aid of human activities. WMO, as a specialized agency of UN on weather, climate and water, is a standard-making organization Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) approved by Congress or EC, become implementable decisions for all Members

4 WMO WMO Implementation Process WMO Convention:  Art 9 (a): All Members shall do their utmost to implement the decisions of Congress;  Art 9 (b): If, however, any Member finds it impracticable to give effect to some requirement in a technical resolution adopted by Congress, such Member shall inform the Secretary- General of the Organization whether its inability to give effect to it is provisional or final, and state its reasons. WMO General Regulations: Reg 202: The general functions of the Secretariat shall be:  …  (8) To maintain records of the extent to which each Member implements the decisions of the Organization;

Implementation RAs, TCs Members, Specialized Centres Standards and Recommended Practices TCsCg, EC Requirements Members, UsersRAs, TCs 5 WMO WMO Implementation Process Studies, pilots, cost-benefit, recommendations Manuals and Guides; Implementation plans: global, regional, national; Capacity development Secretariat

6 WMO WMO Strategic Priorities Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS)Aviation meteorological services Capacity-building for the developing and least developed countries Implementation of the WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS) and WMO Information System (WIS) Disaster risk reduction A B D E C

7 WMO WIS Implementation planning WIS is a WMO-wide system with participation of all Members and with interfaces to external bodies. The planning process should encompass three levels: Global Plan; Regional Plan; National Plan. Preconditions for successful implementation: Well developed SARPs and guidance for their implementation: What, Who, When – SARPs (Doc – WIS Manual) How – Guidance (Doc – WIS Guide)

8 WMO RA VI WIS RP Outline Why Regional Plan? Harmonization and synchronization of the implementation effort – efficiency, speed Clear determination of roles and responsibilities in accordance with the regional scenario Capacity development through regional cooperation – transfer of knowledge and know-how from developed to developing part of the Region Regional Plans should be harmonized to achieve global harmonization

9 WMO RA VI RP Outline Elements of the Regional Plan: WIS Regional Structure – designation of centres Areas of responsibility Timelines for implementation Back-ups, contingencies Capacity development – training, technical assistance Monitoring and evaluation

10 WMO RA VI WIS RP Outline Characteristics of the Regional Plan: Action oriented – Clearly defined tasks Composed of SMART tasks Simple Measurable Achievable Relevant Time bound Ensure Region-wide implementation – all 50 RA VI Members to see their roles and required actions

11 WMO RA VI WIS RP Roadmap Milestones: 1)This workshop – kick-off of the regional implementation; RA VI WIS Implementation Plan Outline i.2 nd Meeting of WG/TDI – Dec 2011 – to review and give further directions to the RP ii.TT/WIS to develop the final draft – mid February ) RA Management Group Meeting – Feb/Mar 2012 – to approve the Plan; President of RA VI to circulate the Plan to all Members and relevant organizations 3)16 th RA VI Session – Sep 2013, Belgrade: Major progress review – expectations are that the WIS implementation in RA VI would be nearly completed by that time

12 WMO RA VI WIS RP Facilitation Technical Assistance Training Website Forums Further Guidance from WMO Secretariat, CBS Support from Industry

13 WMO Summary RA VI will implement WIS as a concerted effort of all its 50 Members Approved Regional Implementation Plan expected in 1Q 2012 National Plans to be aligned with the Regional Plan Monitoring and Evaluation – KPIs to be developed Proactive participation of Members – timely reporting of any difficulties encountered in order to ensure adequate remedy actions. Fail to plan = Plan to fail

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