WMO

AGENDA ITEM 4.1: SERVICE DELIVERY

PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES (PWS), AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGY (AGM), MARINE

METEOROLOGY AND OCEAN AFFAIRS (MMO) AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH AND ENVIRONMENT

(AER)

REGIONAL ASSOCIATION IV (NORTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN) SIXTEENTH SESSION

Willemstad, Curaçao, 12 to 19 April 2013

WMO; WDS

Structure of the presentation of Doc. 4.1

Public Weather Services (PWS) (Paragraphs 4.1.1 to 4.1.21);

Agricultural Meteorology (AgM) (Paragraphs 4.1.22 to 4.1.27);

Marine Meteorology and Ocean Affairs (MMO): and (Paragraphs 4.1.28 to 4.1.31);

Atmospheric Environment Research (AER) Programmes. (Paragraphs 4.1.32 to 4.1.34);

WMO

PWS (Paragraphs 4.1.2 to 4.1.3)

WMO Strategy of Service Delivery and its Implementation Plan:

Cg-XVI (Geneva, Switzerland, May-June 2011) adopted “The WMO Strategy for Service Delivery”.

Goal of Strategy: To help NMHSs raise standards of service delivery in the provision of products and services to their users.

Objective of the IP: Lay out a path to guide WMO Members and constituent bodies realize the goal of the Strategy.

Implementation Plan (IP) for “The WMO Strategy for Service Delivery”: provides a methodology to evaluate the level of their current service delivery and to develop action plans for improvement of that level.

IP will be presented to EC-65 for approval

Multi-Hazard, Multi-Scale Early Warning Systems: PWS preparing guidance on multi-hazard impact-

based information and warning services.

The PWS Component of the Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project (SWFDP):

Association urged to consider developing suitable synergies with the proposed SWFDP for Central America and the Caribbean.

Socio-Economic Benefits (SEBs) of Weather, Climate and Water Services:

WMO and World Bank developing an authoritative document on methodologies for assessment of SEB.

PWS (Paragraphs 4.1.4 to 4.1.9)

Improving Forecast and Warning Services: PWS Guidelines for Creating MoUs and SOPs between

NMHSs and a Partner Agency (PWS-26, WMO-No. 1099) produced;

The WMO World Weather Information Services (WWIS) Website: Over 1 billion visits recorded; over 15 million page visits per month.

22 out of 26 Members of RA IV actively participating in the WWIS initiative. Members requested to enhance their participation in WWIS;

Mobile versions of the “MyWorldWeather” iPhone: and Android: Members urged to inform users to use the Apps;

The Common Alerting Protocol (CAP): Guidelines for Implementation of CAP-Enabled Emergency Alerting (PWS-27, WMO-No. 1109) published. Members urged adopt CAP all-hazard all-media alerting system.

PWS (Paragraphs 4.1.10 to 4.1.16)

Improving Forecast and Warning Services (contd): Register of Alerting Authorities: Members requested to

nominate editors of the Register for their respective countries;

Network of PWS National Focal Points 18 of the 26 RA IV Members have nominated PWS

Focal Points. Others urged to nominate editors; Capacity Development through the PWS Programme:

Training: 7 PWS workshops including 5 RA IV workshops on hurricane forecasting (Miami, Florida, USA) organized;

Competency training requirements being developed by the PWS Programme through CBS in liaison with the EC Panel on Education and Training for approval by CBS-Ext.(14);

All PWS Publications: freely available on the Web at: (http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/amp/pwsp/publications_en.htm).

PWS (Paragraphs 4.1.17 to 4.1.21)

Agrometeorological Services Successful conclusion of the Caribbean

AgroMeteorologcial Initiative (CAMI) Disseminate CAMI Policy Brief to All Members

Regional Group on Agrometeorology No meetings or activities Need to reform Group or Task Team

World AgroMeteorological Information Service (WAMIS) Support pilot projects with new technologies for

the regional agromet applications.

Agricultural Meteorology (AgM) (Paragraphs 4.1.22 to 4.1.28);

MSI: METAREAs

WMO Metareas align with IMO Navareas

MSI: WWMIWS

World-Wide Metocean Information & Warnings Service

•WMO EC 62 (June 2010), requested WMO to “establish and develop, in collaboration with the IMO, terms of reference for an IMO/WMO World‑Wide Met-ocean Information and Warning Service (WWMIWS)”

•to complement the existing IMO/IHO World-Wide Navigational Warning Services (WWNWS, IMO resolution A.706(17))

•METAREA Coordinator role

•IMO resolution adopted at IMO Assembly in November 2011

MSI: Standards & QM

• WMO Manual on Marine Meteorological Services (WMO-No. 558)

• WMO Guide to Marine Meteorological Services (WMO-No 471)

• Dynamic parts (online) to develop

• QMS for Maritime Safety Services : need continuous training

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Urbanization prospects in 2050

Half of world’s population already lives in urban areas

Between 2011 and 2050 population to increase from 7 to over 9 billion

Urban population to increase from 3.6 to 6.2 billion, 66% of total population

Most urban population growth to occur in the less developed regions

The number of megacities (10 million) is currently 23 and is expected to reach 37 in 2025.

Adapted from United Nations 2012

Percentage of urban population

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Outdoor air pollution (2008)

More than 1 billion people are exposed to outdoor air pollution. Urban air pollution is linked to up to 1.3 million premature deaths and a cost of 2 to 5% of GDP.

WHO 2009

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METROPOLITAN AIR QUALITY AND WEATHER FORECASTING SERVICES

METROPOLITAN AIR QUALITY AND WEATHER FORECASTING SERVICES

SERVICES

SERVICES

AIR QUALITY FORECAST MODELING

WEATHER

FORECAST

Health Advisories

AIR-Now &

AIR-Tomorrow

UV Index-

Skin Advisory

City Pollution

Maps

Weather -Now

& -Tomorrow

Translate Science to

Public

Translate Science to

PublicDigital Display

SMS Alerts

E-mail Alerts

Web Portal

TV /Radio

PRODUCTS

PRODUCTS

Supercomputer

BENEFIT TO END -USER

• Protecting Human Health

• Agricultural yield Benefits to Farmers

• Awareness of impact of AQ & Weather

• Basis for mitigation strategies

RESEARCH

• Explore Chemical-Weather

• Improve Weather & AQ Forecasting Skill

• Development of Emission scenario

• Short Term Climate Change

SAFAR Project IITM/WMO GURME

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WMO increasing focus:Megacities and large urban complexes

Need focus on large urban areas both for meteorological and air quality

research → applications → services

Activities should be aimed at:

(i) development of strategies for megacities to deal with weather, climate and environmental problems and improvement of related services;

(ii) enhancement of environmental monitoring and modelling capabilities; and

(iii) establishment of case studies for understanding air pollution, health and climate connections in different types of megacities.

Request to support GURME and Megacity Trust Fund!

www.wmo.int

Thank you for your attentionPresented by Herbert Puempel