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WMO Capacity Development Activities

by Dr Tokiyoshi TOYA Regional Director for Asia and the South-West Pacific World Meteorological Organization 29 April 2007, Jeju, Republic of Korea

Outline • WMO Programme activities background • Capacity Building – Definitions • Education and Training • Technical Co-operation for Members • Research, and Partnerships

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) • Set up on 23 March 1950 • Successor to International Meteorological Organization (IMO, created in 1873) • Specialized agency of the United Nations for meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology (water) and related geophysical sciences • UN system’s authoritative voice on the state and behaviour of the Earth’s atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces and the resulting distribution of water resources

Members of WMO 182 Member States and 6 Member Territories R.A. VI Europe (49 Members) R.A. IV North America, Central America And the Caribbean (21 Members) R.A. I Africa (56 Members) R.A.IIIa (12 Members)

R.A. II Asia (35 Members)

R.A. V South-West Pacific (21 Members)

Programme Structure World Weather Watch Programme World Climate Programme

Atmospheric Research and Environment Programme

Applications of Meteorology Programme

Hydrology and Water Resources Programme

Education and Training Programme

Technical Cooperation Programme Regional Programme Space Programme; Disaster Risk Reduction Programme; WMO Programme for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

WMO Strategic Plan for 2008-2011 and Beyond 5 Strategic Thrusts 3 Top-level Objectives To produce more accurate, timely and reliable forecasts and warnings of weather, climate, water, and related environmental elements To improve the delivery of weather, climate, water, and related environmental information and services to the public, governments and other users To provide scientific and technical expertise and advice in support of policy and decision-making and implementation of the agreed international development goals and multilateral agreements

Science and Technology Development and Implementation

Service Delivery

Partnership

Capacity-building

Efficient Management and Good Governance

11 ERs 211 Deliverables 1. Enhanced capabilities of Members to produce better weather forecasts and warnings

2. Enhanced capabilities of Members to provide better climate predictions and assessments

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3. Enhanced capabilities of Members to provide better hydrological forecasts and assessments

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4. Integration of WMO observing systems

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5. Development and implementation of the new WMO Information System

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6. Enhanced capabilities of Members in multi-hazard early warning and disaster prevention and preparedness

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7. Enhanced capabilities of Members to provide and use weather, climate, water and environmental applications and services

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8. Broader use of weather, climate and water outputs for decision-making and implementation by Members and partner organizations

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9. Enhanced capabilities of Members in developing countries, particularly least developed countries, to fulfil their mandates

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10. Effective and efficient functioning of constituent bodies

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11. Effective and efficient management performance and oversight of the Organization

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Capacity Building? • UNDP: the creation of an enabling environment with appropriate policy and legal framework, institutional development, including community participation, human resources development and strengthening of managerial systems  Beyond conventional perception of “training” -> Important element of “international co-operation” -> Need for sustainability of capacity building • “Capacity” - ability of

– Individual skills/expertise – Institution – Society/Country

Education and Training Programme

Mission Education and Training for improved services for weather, climate and water

Education and Training Programme Objectives To assist Member countries in obtaining adequately qualified staff for their National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) To enable them to discharge efficiently and cost-effectively their current responsibilities To meet the challenges of new technologies

Education and Training Programme Strategy To collaborate with international partners, universities, relevant training institutions, schools and the media. To work closely with all WMO scientific and technical Programmes in organizing specialized training in weather-, climate- and water-related fields.

Education and Training Programme Governance and Structure • ETRP is implemented under the coordination and guidance of the Executive Council Panel of Experts on Education and Training; • Special Partnership is maintained with the Standing Conference of the Heads of Training Institutions of National Meteorological Services (SCHOTI); • ETRP is managed by the Education and Training Office in the WMO Secretariat. A Training Management Team (TMT) was recently established for the cross Programme coordination of all training activities. A Network of National Focal Points on Education and Training has been also established.

Education and Training Programme Structure Human Resources Development aiming at

assessing the present and future needs of Members;

Training Activities aiming to contribute to the

training of trainers at NMHSs as well as specialized areas;

Education and Training Fellowships aiming to

support initial qualifications and specializations of staff at NMHSs;

Support to training events under other WMO major Programmes aiming to ensure integrated programme for specialized training.

Education and Training Programme Structure  Human resources development  Assessment of Members training requirements and  

opportunities New classification of personnel in meteorology and hydrology Advice in manpower development planning

 Training activities     

Training centres / 23 RTCs Training materials and publications Training of trainers and managers of training institutions Specialized and emerging fields School and Popular Meteorological, Hydrological and Oceanographic Education

Education and Training Programme Structure  Education and training fellowships  Long-term fellowships  Short-term fellowships  For Refugees

 Support to training events under other WMO major programmes • Weather forecasting-nowcasting, satellite meteorology, atmospheric science, public weather services, aeronautical meteorology, tropical cyclones, climate variability, hydrology and water resources

Education and Training Programme Regional Training Centres (RTCs)

St.Petersburg

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Beijing

 Moscow Tashkent

Florence

Barbados San José

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Caracas

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Belem

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Ankara    Nanjing Erice Bet Dagan Tehran     Oran  Baghdad Cairo  New Delhi Pune Niamey(+)  Quezon City    Lagos  Nairobi

 Mulemba

 Tananarive

 Buenos Aires (+)(AGRHYMET) (EAMAC)

Education and Training Programme Challenges Impact of technological advances in the education process and training delivery Video-conferencing Telecommunications Tele-training Computer-aided Distance Learning (CADL) Internet Multimedia (Webcasting) Interactive graphics

Education and Training Programme Challenges • New training areas: • Advanced techniques and equipment (Doppler radars, profilers, work-stations) • Marketing/Communication skills • Management and basic economic framework for the provision of services • Interdisciplinary (earth science) approach • Climate Change including environmental issues (UNCED and WSSD follow-up) • Disaster Risk Reduction • Blended Learning

• Implementation of the WMO New Guidelines for the Education and Training of Personnel in Meteorology and Operational Hydrology

Education and Training Programme The life-cycle of Candidates and Fellows PR

ETR-ROs

FELCOM

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ETR-REM

PR

Former Fellow Awarded Approved Recommended Formal Candidate Proposed Candidate ETR communication with PRs, training institutions, fellows.

Education & Training Programme Regional distribution of WMO fellows under training during 2005 941.3 person x month: LTP 853.4; STP 87.9

Person x month

600.0

545.5 58.0%

500.0 400.0 Months

300.0

Percent

226.0 24.0%

200.0

82.9 8.6%

100.0

38.7 4.1%

15.6 1.7% 32.5 3.5%

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WMO Region

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Technical Co-operation Programme Programme Structure • • •

WMO Voluntary Co-operation Programme (VCP); Regular budget co-operation activities; WMO Programme for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

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Trust Fund co-operation activities: o o o o o o o o

Trust Fund Arrangements United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Global Environmental Facility (GEF) UN Fund for International Partnership (UNFIP) Multilateral and bilateral co-operation World Bank and regional development banks WMO Disaster Assistance Fund Co-operation with the Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) and the private sector

WMO Technical Cooperation Delivery (millions of US $)

Status of GTS Upgrades for the IO-TWS

GTS/ICT training arranged on a country-by-country basis as part of the implementation

Voluntary Co-operation Programme (VCP) The VCP provides assistance to Members through cooperative efforts of Members to complement implementation activities for WMO scientific and technical programmes under national programmes, bilateral or multilateral programmes and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The VCP provides support to Member countries at their request in the form of equipment, expert services, training and education.

The VCP is maintained by voluntary contributions received from Members in the form of offers of equipment and services and/or financial payments. Thus, the VCP has two components: • The Equipment and Services Programme (VCP(ES)) • The Voluntary Cooperation Fund (VCP(F))

The VCP is a remarkable example of the spirit of friendship within WMO

VCP Projects Implementation 2003-2007 - 10 Members contributed to VCP(F): US $880,000 - 25 Members to VCP(ES): US $36.6 million

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WWW facilities enhancement: GTS, internet connection CDMS and climate & hydrological data rescue

Major VCP coordinated projects: - RETIM2000 for Africa, eastern Europe and NIS - Replacement of RMTN work stations in Central & S America and SW Pacific - GCOS Upper-Air Network stations support: ground equipment, hydrogen generators, consumables - Upgrading of satellite receiving equipment for the SW Pacific (LRIT project)

Emergency Assistance: Field Mission Emergency Assistance Fund

(1)  Assessment of urgent needs

Gov. Aid Package

(2)  Identification of medium­ and         long­term requirements

WMO VCP Bilateral agreements

Info to donors

Donors Donors’ reaction Offers of support

Co-ordination

EART Secretariat Donors etc.

Implementation of co-ordinated assistance

Research • THORPEX; IPY; IPCC: WCRP, GCOS; AREP … • Improve quality and lead time of forecasts • Seasonal forecasts: CIIFEN, Ecuador • Transition of research results into operational applications

Partnerships • • •

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Regional Partnerships: Collaboration with regional economic groupings Partnerships with international organizations and UN agencies WMO will continue to be a very relevant organization in the development of global strategies related to the environment, food security, poverty alleviation and water resources management. Better services to the people: for the DCs and LDCs Partnerships with NMHSs

Thank you!