WMO's role in the global socio-economic (sustainable) development Present and Future Dr. A.Bedritskiy President Emeritus of WMO

WMO is Specialized agency of UN, intergovernmental organization, providing global leadership in the science and international cooperation in weather, climate, hydrology, water resources and related environmental issues. The vision of the WMO is to provide world leadership in expertise and international cooperation in weather, climate, hydrology, water resources and related environmental issues and thereby contribute to the safety and welfare of people throughout the world and to the economic benefit of all nations. WMO activities in the XXI century have an increasing impact on the character and development of the most important socio - economic processes at the global and national levels.

The number of deaths and economic losses from extreme weather, climate and water (1970-2012)

Number of loss events 1980–2014 (Natural catastrophes 2014 Analyses, assessments, positions 2015 issue, Munich RE)

The number of deaths and economic losses in regions of extreme weather, climate and water (1970-2012)

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon – value of the role of WMO “…..Through its exceptional global observation and telecommunication networks, WMO facilitates the international exchange of essential and timely information related to weather, climate and water. This capability is vital, in particular, to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. WMO's efforts support agriculture and contribute to food security. They improve health through water-quality management and through the prediction of conditions that facilitate the propagation of vector-borne disease…. And through the operation of early warning systems, WMO helps with the prevention and mitigation of natural hazards…” (15th World Meteorological Congress, 7 May 2007) “..the significance of weather, climate and water information and services are increasingly being recognized as essential elements in global efforts to achieve sustainable development and human well-being…The World Meteorological Organization and its network of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in 189 countries are critical to meeting the climate challenge. The Global Framework for Climate Services, established by the Third World Climate Conference, is also vital. We must work together to assist the poorest and most vulnerable countries adapt to the inevitable impacts….” (16th World Meteorological Congress, 16 May 2011) “This Seventeenth World Meteorological Congress comes at a pivotal moment. This year, governments will make major decisions on a new sustainable development agenda and a universal climate change agreement…We rely on you, the world’s meteorologists, to provide us with the scientific knowledge that leaders in government, business, and society at large need to make informed choices. As the global thermostat continues to rise, meteorological services are more essential than ever….” (17th World Meteorological Congress, 25 May 2015)

Improved protection of life and property; Global Societal Needs Improved protection of life and property; Eradication of poverty, sustainable economic growth and livelihoods, food security, sustainable access to water and energy resources, improving health; Sustainable use of natural resources and improved environmental quality

The WMO's contribution to sustainable development Activities to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of forecasts and early warning of extreme weather and climate events Improved protection of life and property; Eradication of poverty, sustainable economic growth and livelihoods, food security, sustainable access to water and energy resources, improving health; Providing high quality services WMO Provision of information on the state and pollution of natural ecosystems, climate, air, soil, oceans Sustainable use of natural resources and improved environmental quality;

Progress in activities to improve the accuracy and efficiency of forecasting and early warning of extreme weather and climate events Guidelines on forecasting and warning services of multi-hazard events, taking into account their impact and consequences; International Network for Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (IN-MHEWS); Dissemination of best practices of international cooperation METEOALARM in Eastern and Southern Africa; Projects Center Web site Severe Weather Information (SWIC), to serve the World Weather Information System (WWIS), the International Register of Alerting Authorities in the countries; Global Integrated Polar Prediction System; Demonstration Projects on Severe Weather Forecasting in five geographic regions, more than 40 developing countries;

Providing high quality services WMO Strategy for Service Delivery; A coordinated approach to service delivery; The Global Framework for Climate Services - expansion of the priority areas; Revision of the rules of the WMO climatological standard; The framework of competencies of forecasters and advisors PWS; The requirements for the competence of marine forecasters; Demonstration projects - "learning through action"; Conference - "Secure and Sustainable Living: Social and Economic Benefits of Weather, Climate and Water" - "Madrid + 10"

Provision of information on the state and pollution of natural ecosystems, climate, air, soil, oceans Sand and dust storm EWS; Integrated Global Information System for Greenhouse Gases; The annual WMO statement on the status of the global climate; The publication of WMO and UNEP "Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion"; Recommendations for comprehensive terrestrial network aerosols; Network lidar observations of aerosols; The annual WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin; WMO Bulletin on Aerosols; Joint research to develop a services on biomass burning

WMO's role in sustainable development Economic development Environment protection Service delivery WMO forecasting and early warning of extreme weather and Climate events Information about the condition and pollution of environment Social development

The Sustainable Development Goals 17 post-2015 sustainable development goals are proposed. WMO, in collaboration with partner organizations can contribute to the implementation and achievement of 14 goals. Goal 1. Widespread poverty eradication in all its forms Goal 2: The elimination of hunger and ensuring food security and better nutrition and the promotion of sustainable agriculture (WMO CAgM GFCS, FAO) Goal 3. Promote healthy lifestyles and promoting well-being for all at any age (WMO GFCS, WHO) Goal 4. Ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting learning opportunities throughout life for all (WMO) Goal 5: Promote gender equality and empowerment of women and girls (WMO) Goal 6: Ensuring the availability and efficient use of water and sanitation for all (WMO CHy, UN-Water, and others.) Goal 7. Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all (WMO GFCS, IEA)

The Sustainable Development Goals Goal 8. Promote steady, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all (WMO and others.) Goal 9. Building a solid infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization and innovation (WMO Kam, ICAO, JCOMM, IMO) Goal 10. Reducing inequalities within and between countries (WMO with partner organizations) Goal 11. Ensure openness, security, viability and sustainability of cities and towns (WMO GFCS, etc.) Goal 12. The purpose of ensuring the rational consumption and production patterns Goal 13. The purpose of taking urgent measures to combat climate change and its consequences (WMO CCl, GFCS, UNFCCC, etc.). Goal 14. The purpose of conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (WMO JCOMM, IOC of UNESCO and others.) Goal 15. The purpose of the protection, restoration of terrestrial ecosystems and the promotion of sustainable use, sustainable forest management, combating desertification, arrest and reverse land degradation and halt the loss of biodiversity (WMO, UNEP, FAO and others.) Goal 16. The aim to promote a peaceful and open societies in the interest of sustainable development, access to justice for all and the creation of effective, accountable and participatory institutions at all levels Goal 17. Strengthening of the means to achieve sustainable development and the revitalization of the global partnership for sustainable development (WMO with partner organizations)

The effective operation of NMHS is a prerequisite for the recognition of WMO's role in sustainable development Strengthening the role of WMO in the sustainable development increases its credibility and attention to the NMHS of Members Global, regional and national levels

Targets to strengthen the role of WMO in sustainable development - Expanding and improving the contribution of NMHSs and WMO to the sustainable development - Attracting international investment in strengthening the capabilities of NMHSs and increasing support for NMHSs at the national level -Awareness and a clear understanding of the importance of NMHSs and WMO for success of sustainable development at all levels of government, business and civil society

Mechanisms to strengthen the role of WMO Establishing mutually beneficial partnership, result- oriented; Leadership in global initiatives; Participation in the multilateral inter-agency initiatives; Participation in the creation and support of regional organizations; Improving WMO processes and practices; Information and communication with the public; Monitoring and evaluation of performance;

Partnerships UNESCO WHO UN UNEP UNISDR IOC of UNESCO ICAO IAEA FAO More than 25 agreements / operating agreements with intergovernmental organizations; 7 working agreements with international non-governmental organizations; 68 Memoranda of Understanding UNESCO UN UNEP UNISDR WHO IOC of UNESCO ICAO IAEA FAO WMO World Bank Group IMO IFAD ITU UNWTO

Establishing mutually beneficial partnerships, result-oriented (some examples) Joint WMO / IOC Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM), The Conference of ICAO / WMO on Meteorology, Joint WMO / WHO Office on climate and health, The agreement WMO / UNESCO on Fresh Water, World Bank assistance in developing and implementing projects for NMHS (experimental program to ensure resilience to climate change (EPKU) and the Global Fund for Disaster Risk Reduction (GFDRR), covering 23 countries in most regions of the WMO, program UNDP GEF / LDCF for 10 countries in Africa, Framework WMO / World Bank / GFDRR-Sahel); The agreement with the International Organization for Standardization and others.

Leadership in global initiatives (some examples) International Polar Year (2007 / 2008) Third World Climate Conference 2009 Global Framework for Climate Services 2012-… The International Polar Partnership Initiative 2015-… Global Cryosphere Watch 2011-… Global Integrated Polar Prediction System 2011-… The international network of early warning systems for many hazards (IN-MHEWS) 2015-…

Participation in the multilateral inter-agency initiatives (some examples) Participation in the work of the Scientific Advisory Board of the United Nations (UNESCO); Participation in the Global Alliance on Climate optimized Agriculture (GAKOSKH) - CAgM; Global System for the coordination of disaster alerts (GSKOB); Coordination of inter-agency mechanisms of the United Nations - "UN-Water", the UN Working Group on Climate Change; ICSU initiative "Future Earth" - the ability of WMO to further develop partnerships and cooperation; WMO - a member of the Scientific and Technical Alliance for Global Sustainability; Obtaining the status of an accredited organization UNFCCC Green Climate Fund

Participation in the creation and support of regional organizations (some examples) The establishment of the WMO on the initiative of the African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development (1987); The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications (1989, for Eastern and Southern Africa); African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology at the ministerial level (AMCOMET), as a high-level mechanism for the development of meteorology and its applications; International Centre for the Study of the phenomenon El Niño (2003); WMO drought monitoring centers (for South-Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southern Africa); African Ministers' Council on Water Supply (AMCOW)

Improving WMO processes and practices (some examples) Creation of a network of focal points for information and public relations; Transformation of the Resource Mobilization Office to the Resource Mobilization and Development Partnerships Office; WMO Strategy in partnership with the private sector; Clarifying roles and responsibilities of regional associations including: establishing cooperation and partnerships between the regional sub- regional organizations, non-governmental organizations and professional associations; improve public perception and recognition of the role of WMO in their regions; Distribution of technical requirements and standards of WMO through other international regulatory frameworks

Strengthening WMO visibility through information and public relations Network of focal points Daily newsletter "in the media" for the focal points; Growing number of references and links in the media - more than 30,000 in 2014, 23,500 followers on Facebook; The greatest interest in the past few years, expressed to periodicals: "WMO Statement on the Status of the Global Climate", "Bulletin of greenhouse gases", "Newsletter El Niño"; awareness publications: "Atlas of mortality and economic losses from extreme weather, climate and water (1970-2012), a WMO/CRED joint publication, 2015", "Global Climate 2001-2010: Decade of climatic extremes, 2013", "Atlas of health and climate (jointly WHO), 2012 "," Extreme weather events to climate change, 2011".

Monitoring and Evaluation WMO's role is determined by both objective and subjective factors. The process of strengthening the role of WMO need to assess progress towards the target. To do this, we can use the indicator approach. The indicators are: the number of projects (the cost) implemented in NMHSs in partnership agreements; measurable results of partnership activities have received the approval of the WMO constituent bodies and / or partner organizations; dynamics of investment in strengthening the capacity of the partnership initiated by NMHSs WMO activities; dynamics of the target media links and information resources on the WMO data.

Increasing the visibility and awareness of the activities of WMO Problems: Overcoming differences in understanding and perception of the role of WMO in the context of sustainable development.   Increasing the visibility and awareness of the activities of WMO

Information on the websites of WMO partner organizations (some examples) UN Website WMO - World Meteorological Organization promotes the free international exchange of meteorological data and information and to promote their use in aviation, shipping, security, agriculture, and other sectors. (On the English page of the site). WMO - World Meteorological Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations system's authoritative voice of the United Nations on the state and behavior of the Earth's atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces and the resulting distribution of water resources. (translated from the Russian pages of the site of the United Nations) Sites of other organizations, mostly only contain links to the site of the WMO. (ICAO, http://www.icao.int/safety/meteorology/Pages/AboutMET.aspx; WHO, http://www.who.int/globalchange/partnerships/ru/ and so on. N.)

Potential strengthening of the role of WMO in sustainable development Strengthening partnerships (WMO Strategic Plan 2016-2019, Expected result 7) New and strengthened partnerships and cooperation activities to improve NMHSs' performance in delivering services, and value the contribution of WMO to the overall activities of the United Nations system, relevant international conventions and decisions of national strategic objectives.

Potential strengthening of the role of WMO in sustainable development Increased partnerships with international organizations through joint projects (including the involvement of regional associations and technical commissions) of common interest; Mutual accommodation "information portraits" the official news sites with organizations - partners                              ----------------------- Information about the organization - partner Information about the purposes of joint cooperation Information about the collaborative mechanisms Information about the joint and / or sponsored projects

Potential strengthening of the role of WMO in sustainable development The development of the concept of Hydrometeorological security - a strategic document defining the role and place of NMHS and WMO in the general security of global development (presence of regional expertise) ---------------------- Hydrometeorological safety It is defined as: state of protection of the economy, people and vital interests of the people from the possible negative impact of hydrometeorological hazards, weather conditions, climate change and its consequences.

Hydrometeorological safety sustainable development ENVIRONMENT Environmental safety Hydrometeorological safety Global sustainable development

Potential strengthening of the role of WMO in sustainable development Institutionalizing a key framework for international cooperation NMHS - Global Observing System (GOS) (presence of regional expertise) -------------- Protocol on the WMO Global Observing System to the Convention of the World Meteorological Organization

Potential strengthening of the role of WMO in sustainable development Possible beneficial participation of WMO, to address IP, alliances, coalitions, initiatives and public-private partnerships as a member or participant; Transformation and consolidation of understanding of the real scope of the WMO at the United Nations, partner institutions and the various information resources.

Potential strengthening of the role of WMO in sustainable development Responding to the expectation of the UN, which WMO would be recognized as a specialized agency responsible ... for the collection, analysis, publication, standardization, improvement and dissemination of statistical data in the field of meteorology and its applications, as well as for the provision of such statistics to other specialized agencies                             ----------------------- Preparation of new periodicals on the basis of data available in the NMHS, demonstrating their contribution to the realization of the Millennium Development (Example: annual review of the amount and distribution of Hydrometeorological hazards) Development of a concept of international comparisons assessment of the resource potential of the NMHS and services for the prevention and forecasting for the protection of life and property and benefits for the socio-economic development

Conclusions The implementation and improvement of measures to strengthen the role of WMO is an important activity of the Organization, have clear objectives and cross-cutting nature. There is an objective need to demonstrate the usefulness of their activities and capabilities in support of the WMO meet the global needs of the international community in the context of sustainable development. This is due to the tendency of growth of social and economic risks, and risks associated with the global changes in the environment, as well as the potential to reduce them and the benefits associated with meteorological and hydrological services.

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