WMO Strategic Plan (2020-2023)

Critical contributions

from the marine and oceanographic community JCOMM-5 item 3.1(3)

Deputy Secretary-General Elena Manaenkova

WMO Strategic Plan and constituent body reform 2015 – Cg-17 Requested Executive Council to:

• undertake a holistic review of the Organization, including processes and working practices),

• to provide recommendations to Cg-18 on constituent body constructs, including possible new structures for TCs, RAs, EC, and also to provide recommendations on rules, procedures, processes, working mechanisms, and duties, of constituent bodies, WMO Officers (President, vice- presidents, PRAs and PTCs) and the relationship between them and the WMO Secretariat to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Organization and good governance.

2016 - EC-68 Decision 84 (EC-68) Governance review The WMO Convention in its present form provides a good framework for the current and future work of the Organization and its constituent bodies. Endorsed a set of recommendations of WG-SOP including: • Congress should review technical commissions every four years on

the basis of the approved Strategic Plan to adapt, establish, merge, continue or discontinue them as appropriate...

2017 – EC-69 Decision 65 (EC-69) – Preparation of WMO Strategic Plan 2020-2023 Endorsed the 2030 vision, overarching priorities and structure of the new Strategic Plan: 5 Long-term goals and strategic objectives for 2020-23. WG-SOP to refine plan guided by: • Outcome-based approach, clear benefits to Members (surveys) • Integrated and interactive approach across value chain: from science

to operations and from observations to services • Engaging all actors including private sector

Decision 68 (EC-69) – WMO constituent body reform • Transformative and innovative process already started • Operational coherence and integration of core WMO systems • Visibility of key themes, attracting best experts, interface with

external bodies • WG-SOP to develop separate recommendations, for EC-70 and Cg-

18, for restructuring of the EC, TCs and RAs • Communication strategy, with Members and external constituencies

WG-SOP Oct 2017 March 2018

• Working on all above areas. All Presidents of TC invited/engaged • JCOMM to be discussed by joint meeting of WMO Bureau and IOC

Officers in January 2018

WMO Strategic Plan and constituent body reform

Value chain

WMO mission and role within the UN

By 2030, a world where all WMO Members, especially the most vulnerable, are more resilient to the socioeconomic consequences of extreme weather, water, climate and other environmental events; and support their sustainable

development through the best possible services, whether over land, at sea or in the air.

Enhancing preparedness and reducing losses of life and property from hydrometeorological hazards.

Supporting climate action to build resilience and adaptation to climate risk.

Enhancing socioeconomic value from hydrometeorological and climate services.

LTG 1 Better serve societal needs: Delivering actionable, authoritative, accessible, user-oriented and fit-for-purpose services

LTG 2 Enhance Earth system observations and predictions: Strengthening the technical foundation for the future

LTG 3 Advance targeted research: Leveraging leadership in science

LTG 4 Close the gap on early warning and cllimate services: Enhancing and leveraging existing capabilities among all WMO Members to bring capability to all

LTG 5 Work smarter: Supporting effective policy- and decision-making and implementation in WMO

Vision

Overarching Priorities

Long-Term Goals

1.1 Share national early warnings in support of the development of multi-hazard alerting services worldwide

1.2 Integrate climate information

1.3 Support sustainable water management

1.4 Enhance information and services to support decision-makers

Strategic Objectives

2.1 Ensure adherence to the highest standards of observations

2.2 Integrate observing networks and data management systems

2.3 Fill critical gaps in global observations

2.4 Advocate and foster broadest application of free and open data exchange

2.5 Enhance service value through global co-operation and local actions based on improvements in cascading seamless prediction systems

3.1 Advance scientific knowledge of the Earth system

3.2 Enhance the science to service value chain ensuring scientific and technological advances improve predictive capabilities

3.3 Provide leadership in policy-relevant science

4.1 Address the needs of developing countries to enable them to receive better early warning and climate services

4.2 Develop and sustain core competencies and expertise

4.3 Establish strategic partnerships

5.1 Optimize how we work to support the delivery of the Strategic Plan

5.2 Communicate effectively about topics related to WMO mandate

5.3 Ensure equal and effective participation of women and men in governance, scientific cooperation and decision-making

AgMP AeMP MMOP PWSP DRR TCP WCP HWRP

Programmes WWW WIGOS GDPFS GTS ERA WIS IMOP WSP WWWDM WWWSSA WMOAA WHYCOS WHOS WMO-QMF GCOS Polar & High Mountain Activities

WWRP GAW WCRP CD (VCP, RMDP, RP, LDC, SIDS-MIT)

EM CER SP IPA IO L CF RM

Strategic Objectives: key contributions by Programme Areas 1 1.1 - Share national

early warnings in support of the

development of multi-hazard alerting

services worldwide

1.4 - Enhance information and

services to support decision-makers

1.2 - Integrate climate information

Forecasting and Warning Systems

Marine disaster risk reduction services contributing to the Global Multi-Hazard Alert System (see below) and the Common Interface for Service Delivery

Maritime Safety Services (WWMIWS))

Wave and Coastal Hazard (storm surges) Forecasting Systems (incl. CIFDP)

Sea Ice Forecasting and Warning Services

Marine Environmental Emergency Response

Regional Meteorological Specialized Centres

GCOS & GOOS

GFCS Contribution of marine data to RCC/RCOF

Seasonal climate information (ENSO etc.)

Marine climate products and services

Ocean monitoring contribution to the global climate monitoring system

Maritime safety services for METAREAS (including polar regions)

Strategic Objectives: key contributions by Programme Areas 2 2.1 - Ensure adherence

to the highest standards of observations

2.2 - Integrate observing networks

and data management systems

2.4 - Advocate and foster broadest

application of free and open data exchange

Observation (JCOMM Observations

Programme Area Vision 2018-2023)

Contribution to WIGOS regulatory and guidance materials, best practices including with IODE

Data Management (Joint WMO-IOC

Strategy for Marine Meteorological and Oceanographic Data Management 2018-

2021)

Global Data Processing and Forecasting System

Marine-related GDPFS Centres

Observation requirements understood at all time and space scales in support of seamless prediction

2.3 - Fill critical gaps in global observation

2.5 - Enhance service value through global co-operation and local actions based on improvements in cascading seamless prediction systems

Monitoring of the networks and collection of WIGOS metadata through JCOMMOPS

Contribution to Requirements Rolling Review in line in particular with GCOS IP, marine services and regional needs (GOOS RAs)

Open GTS Project to make ocean data available to the ocean community

OceanObs’19 and Ocean Observing Framework will provide the base for better integration of observing systems

Assessment of new technologies and best mix, and enhanced collaboration with the private sector (TPOS 2020, Deep Ocean, Polar Regions)

Marine Climate Data System, including Specialized Centres (CMOC), data flow and data rescue and added value products

3.1 - Advance scientific knowledge of the Earth system

WCRP

Science results from Climate and Ocean-Variability, Predictability, and Change (CLIVAR) (understanding of the coupled atmosphere-ocean system)

Science results from the Grand Challenge on Regional Sea Level and Coastal Impacts (assessment reports, databases of observations, models)

4.2 - Develop and sustain core

competencies and expertise

Forecasting and Warning Systems

Competencies for issuing marine services

Strategic Objectives: key contributions by Programme Areas 3

Marine in the draft Strategic Plan 2020-2023

Our vision By 2030 all WMO

Members more resilient … through the best possible services,

whether over land, at sea or in the air…

Key drivers

High-impact weather and climate extremes… safety

of people … exposure and vulnerability … growth of

human settlements particularly in flood plains

and coastal zones

Services Timely, fit-for-purpose

weather, climate, water, marine and related

environmental impact-based information and

services: DRR, adaptation to climate risk and

sustainable development

Observations

Modernized, enhanced, optimal and integrated

global observation network of the Earth system

(atmosphere, hydrosphere, oceans, cryosphere and

biosphere)

Research Leveraged global research

community resulting in fundamental advances in the understanding of

the Earth system: atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere, biosphere …

regional sea level and coastal impacts

Country Profile Database Indicators on marine observation and services

Marine observations • Marine meteorological and

oceanographic observing stations operated, maintained or funded

• Marine meteorological and oceanographic observing data shared and exchanged with WMO

• Collaborative agreements or partnerships in your country concerning integrated marine meteorological and oceanographic observations

Marine services

• Marine weather and ocean forecasting

• Maritime safety services, including in the Arctic

• Coastal hazards forecasting and warnings

Online Survey of WMO Members to assist in the WMO Planning Process – July-August 2017

(74 responses from PRs and 19 responses from HAs) Long-Term Goal Question Sample answer

1 - Services Q2. Overall views on the most important deliverables or achievements that WMO should strive for in the planning period 2020 to 2023 and beyond?

Integration of marine and ice products and services for operations in ice-infested waters, Develop and provide e-Navigation products and services to the marine community.

2 - Observation Q10. Deliverables that WMO might achieve by the end of 2023 to increase the number of High Quality Observations, Integrated Data Management Systems and Enhanced Data Exchange Systems?

Increase ocean observation coverage.

3 - Research Q14. Main areas of research that WMO should promote and/or facilitate within the span of the Strategic Plan?

Cryosphere and interactions with atmosphere and ocean.

Support the evaluation of coupled and/or earth-system model-based prediction systems to forecast future states of the ocean, cryosphere and biosphere across a range of time scales in a multi-model context, with reference to dependences of forecast quality on initialization method and model formulation and behavior.

Thank you