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Connecting people and institutions to  the learning opportunities necessary for well-functioning meteorological, hydrological and climate services.

The overall objective of the Regional Programme (RP) is to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the six Regional Associations of the Organization in coordinating meteorological, hydrological,...

Providing observations, modelling and analysis of marine and ocean variables to support research, assessments and operational ocean services worldwide. 

Assisting in the capacity development of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) by improving human, technical and institutional capacities and infrastructure, particularly in developing, least developed and small island developing states and territories in order...

Assisting the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services to provide relevant weather and climate services to farmers, herders and fishermen in order to promote sustainable agricultural development, increase productivity and contribute to food security....

Quality management includes the coordinated activities that organisations use to direct, control, and coordinate quality. These activities include formulating a quality policy and setting quality objectives. They also...

The WMO Space Programme coordinates planning and utilization of satellites to monitor weather and climate around the globe. It also leads WMO space weather activities.

Working towards a world where everyone has access to the climate observations and the information they need to address climate-related concerns.

Addressing atmospheric composition on all scales: from global, regional, to local and urban.

Offering operationally reliable, surface-based and space-based subsystems with observing facilities on land, at sea, in the air and in outer space.  

Through the Tropical Cyclone Programme, tropical cyclone forecasters may access the various sources that provide conventional and specialized data/products, including those from numerical  weather predictions and remote sensing observations, as well...

Enabling worldwide use of timely, reliable and accurate Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) products and services in all time-scales for applications related to weather, climate, water and environment....

Providing reliable, high quality, timely and cost-effective meteorological services to aviation users worldwide.

Providing assistance and support to National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in developing and least developed countries and small island developing states.

The Marine Meteorology and Oceanography Programme (MMOP) manages the provision of observational data, products and services to address the requirements of the maritime user community.

WCSP puts in place appropriate institutional mechanisms and operational infrastructure to generate, exchange and disseminate quality information on climate and provides guidance on related applications and services. ...

Enhancing the contributions of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) to disaster risk reduction (DRR) at all levels in a more cooperative, cost-effective, systematic and sustainable manner....

The World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) advances society’s resilience to high impact weather through research focused on improving the accuracy, lead time and utilization of weather prediction....

 Enabling the delivery of weather and related services for sound decision-making on public safety and cost-efficiency in all social and economic activities affected by weather.

WIGOS provides a framework for integration and sharing of observations from both NMHSs and non-NMHSs sources, and WMO contribution to co-sponsored observing systems.

Providing better hydrologic information, assessments and forecasts, so that Members are able to independently assess their water resources and respond to the threat of floods and droughts....

The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are a group of countries that have been classified by the UN as “least developed” in terms of their low gross national income...

The Eighth WMO Congress in 1979 established the World Climate Programme (WCP) in response to the need of a greater understanding of the climate system and a rational use of...

Small Island Developing States and Member Island Territories are low-lying island nations that are highly vulnerable and often affected by weather extremes and climate change, including the increased severity...

The WCRP's mission is to facilitate analysis and prediction of Earth system variability and change for use in an increasing range of practical applications of direct relevance, benefit and...

The Instruments and Methods of Observation Programme (IMOP) sets technical standards, quality control procedures and guidance for the use of meteorological instruments and observation methods in order to promote development...

Collecting, exchanging, processing and providing climate and hydrological observations, forecasts and data exchange to all WMO programmes.

Coordinating the global system of telecommunication facilities and arrangements for the rapid collection, exchange and distribution of observations and processed information within the framework of the World Weather...

Enabling worldwide use of specialized and tailored products in support of environmental emergency response involving large-scale dispersion of air-borne hazardous substances.