Convention of the World Meteorological Organization
| المنظمة العالمية للأرصاد الجوية (Arabic) 世界气象组织 (Chinese) Organisation météorologique mondiale (French) Всемирная Метеорологическая Организация (Russian) Organización Meteorológica Mundial (Spanish) |
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| Abbreviation | WMO OMM |
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| Formation | 1950 |
| Type | UN agency |
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | Geneva, Switzerland |
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Petteri Taalas (Secretary-General) David Grimes (President) |
| Website | www |
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 191 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization (IMO), which was founded in 1873. Established in 1950, WMO became the specialised agency of the United Nations for meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences. It has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and is a member of the United Nations Development Group. The current Secretary-General is Petteri Taalas. The current president is David Grimes.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is the UN system's authoritative voice 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.
WMO has a membership of 191 member states and territories, as of February 2014. The Convention of the World Meteorological Organization was signed 11 October 1947 and established upon ratification on 23 March 1950. WMO became the specialized agency of the United Nations in 1951 for meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization (IMO), which was founded in 1873.
The WMO hierarchy:
The World Meteorological Organization provides a framework for international cooperation in the development of meteorology and operational hydrology and their practical application.
Since its establishment, WMO has played a unique and powerful role in contributing to the safety and welfare of humanity. Under WMO leadership and within the framework of WMO programs, National Meteorological and Hydrological Services contribute substantially to the protection of life and property against natural disasters, to safeguarding the environment and to enhancing the economic and social well-being of all sectors of society in areas such as food security, water resources and transport.
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