1. Cg-18 Special Sessions Presentation Resolution 8.3
Scaling up effective partnerships

2. Resolution 8.3/1
CLOSING THE CAPACITY GAP: Scaling up effective partnerships for investments in sustainable and cost-efficient infrastructure and service delivery
Pursue establishment of Alliance for Hydromet Development, jointly with World Bank and in collaboration with international development partners
Concept outlined in Annex 1
Establish the WMO Country Support Initiative to support developing Member countries and territories and development partners with advisory services
Outlined in Annex 2

3. Resolution 8.3/1 Scaling up effective partnerships
INTRO & CONTEXT
Expectations are high, but NMHSs capacity constraints
WMO at centre-stage: weather, climate, water as foundation for resilient development
Capacity gap: Many NMHSs capacity constraints to respond to increasing expectations
WMO Strategic Plan
Long-term goal: Closing capacity gap
Core value: Collaboration and partnership
Strategic Objective: Scaling up partnerships
WMO Capacity Development Strategy
Explore new funding opportunities
Develop proposals through dialogue with development partners
Alliance for Hydromet Development & Country Support initiative (CSI)
Increasing support from development partners: but missing coordination and WMO expertise
2018 Hydromet Development Partners Conference: We need to do more and better
Alliance & CSI: jointly developed as new and complementary initiatives

4. Resolution 8.3/1 Scaling up effective partnerships
INCREASING SUPPORT FROM DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS: EXAMPLE WORLD BANK & GREEN CLIMATE FUND
GCF current pipeline – 82 projects totaling USD 2,6 billion focused solely or party on climate information and/or early warning systems
~ 1.5 USD billion
~ 1 USD billion
World Bank Adaptation Action Plan early warning and climate information investments – 30 additional countries & 300 million beneficiaries
~400 USD million
*Including co-funding
**World Bank funding only - leveraging additional resources

5. Resolution 8.3/1 Scaling up effective partnerships
WHAT IS Cg-18 BEING ASKED TO DO?
Congress
Pursue establishment of Alliance. Launch at World Bank Annual Meetings 10/2019
Establish WMO Country Support Initiative. Open for business January 2020
Members
Promote principles of the Alliance when providing or receiving development assistance
Scale up provision of expertise through CSI in support of developing Members and development partners
Development partners
Partner with WMO & World Bank in establishing Alliance. Based on collaboration principles
Utilize and promote CSI advisory services. Projects to benefit from WMO expertise
Technical Commissions
Provide guidance to CSI. Translate standards into tailored operational advice
Consider CSI practical experience when further developing technical standards
Secretary General
Facilitate establishment of the Alliance
Mobilize extra-budgetary resources and Members’ expertise for CSI implementation

6. Resolution 8.3/1 Scaling up effective partnerships
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR MEMBERS?
Better support for developing members
Less fragmentation, more coordination, more synergies of development partners’ support
Development partners’ projects based on WMO standards and practices
Hands-on, practical, expeditious support for developing country NMHSs
Better harnessing of WMO expertise
Structured and efficient mechanism to tap knowledge and expertise from extensive WMO institutional network
Readily available WMO support when it is needed
Better knowledge for all stakeholders
Knowledge base through WMO Community Platform (CPDB)
Track progress in closing the capacity gap