World Meteorological Organization Working together in weather, climate and water

1. WMO World Meteorological OrganizationWorking together in weather, climate and water Review of Sixteenth World Meteorological Congress Decisions on MARINE METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY PROGRAMME WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS) and WMO Information System (WIS) Dr W. Zhang Director, Observing and Information System Department, WMO www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/wigos/

2. I: Congress-XVI Decisions On WIGOS

3. Resolution 24 (Cg-XVI) MARINE METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY PROGRAMME • Decides: • (1) That detailed planning and implementation of the Marine Meteorology and Oceanography Programme should form an integral part of the WMO Strategic Plan, and should assist Members in arranging for enhanced services provision, including new operational ocean forecast and warning systems to be developed in close coordination with users; • (2) That the Marine Meteorology and Oceanography Programme should be strengthened and expanded to address new emerging challenges and issues, especially on disaster risk reduction, coastal management and climate services;

4. Resolution 24 (Cg-XVI) MARINE METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY PROGRAMME • Decides: • (3) That additional funding should be sought for high-priority and emerging activities in the field of training, capacity-building and support for least developed countries and small island developing States; • (4) That the WMO Strategy for Service Delivery should guide the implementation of the Marine Meteorology and Oceanography Programme;

5. Resolution 24 (Cg-XVI) MARINE METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY PROGRAMME • Requests: • the Executive Council, with the assistance of JCOMM, other relevant technical commissions and the regional associations, to promote, guide and assist in the implementation of the Marine Meteorology and Oceanography Programme;

6. Resolution 24 (Cg-XVI) MARINE METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY PROGRAMME • Urges: • Members concerned to collaborate actively, by making the time and expertise of their staff available, and by giving all possible support, both direct resources and in kind, to the implementation of the Marine Meteorology and Oceanography Programme and the work of JCOMM through:

7. Resolution 24 (Cg-XVI) MARINE METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY PROGRAMME • (1) Strengthening their marine meteorological and oceanographic services, with priority given to basic services in support of the safety of life and property at sea as required under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), including supporting the establishment of the Worldwide Met-ocean Information and Warning Service (WWMIWS) under the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and WMO, and the adoption of a quality management approach to the delivery of marine weather and ocean services;

8. Resolution 24 (Cg-XVI) MARINE METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY PROGRAMME • (2) Continuing and/or expanding their contribution to met-ocean data collection and archiving, including associated metadata, making use of modern telecommunication facilities for the collection and dissemination of information, within the concept and developing structure of the WMO Information System (WIS), in particular through operational or sustained funding for the national ocean observing systems components of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), co-sponsored by WMO, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO/IOC), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Council for Science (ICSU);

9. Resolution 24 (Cg-XVI) MARINE METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY PROGRAMME • (3) Assisting developing countries to fulfill their responsibilities under, and gain full benefit from, the Marine Meteorology and Oceanography Programme, in particular through strengthening specialized training facilities and programmes in marine meteorology and oceanography;

10. Resolution 24 (Cg-XVI) MARINE METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY PROGRAMME • (4) Supporting an integrated effort to develop and improve forecasting capabilities and service delivery in coastal risk reduction, in particular in cases of extreme events (such as storm surges and high and/or long waves), as well as the analysis of impacts of oceanic response to climate variability and change, through the implementation of regional demonstration projects promoted by WMO, as appropriate;

11. II: Congress-XVI & EC-LXIII Decisions On WIGOS

12. Res. 11.3/1 (Cg-XVI) - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WMO INTEGRATED GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM (WIGOS) • Decides to implement the WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS) during the financial period 2012-2015 as one of the major efforts of WMO; • Requests The Executive Council to: • Monitor, guide & support the implementation of WIGOS; • Establish an Inter-Commission Coordination Group on WIGOS (ICG-WIGOS);

13. Res. 11.3/1 (Cg-XVI) -IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WMO INTEGRATED GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM • Regional Associations to: • Develop their regional WIGOS implementation plans; • Coordinate WIGOS implementation activities with WIS in their operating plan and work programme; • Promote capacity building and outreach activities to assist Members in the implementation of WIGOS; • Requests: Technical Commissions to: • Provide the technical lead for WIGOS Implementation through the Commission for Basic Systems (CBS) and the Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation (CIMO); • Update WMO Regulatory Material, including development of the Manual on WIGOS;

14. Res. 11.3/1 (Cg-XVI) -IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WMO INTEGRATED GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM • Requests Members to: • Evolve their observing systems to become their national components of WIGOS; • Support regional and global WIGOS implementation activities; • Share relevant experience and cooperate with one another in implementing WIGOS; • Requests The Secretary-General to: • Establish a WIGOS Project Office; • Ensure management & support to WIGOS implementation; • Coordinate and collaborate WIGOS activities with UN organizations and other relevant international organizations and programmes;

15. Res. 2/2 (EC-LXIII) - INTER-COMMISSION COORDINATION GROUP ON THE WMO INTEGRATED GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM (ICG-WIGOS) • Decides: • To establish an Inter-Commission Coordination Group on the WMO Integrated Global Observing System (ICG-WIGOS) • EC Focal Points on ICG-WIGOS • Dr MOURA, PR of Brail, WMO first vice-president • Mr ČAČIĆ, PR of Croatia, President of RA VI • Mr SUTHERLAND, PR of Caribbean Met. Organization • Chair, Mr Fredrick Branski, CBS President • Members are Representatives from all WMO Technical Commissions and Regional Associations • The first ICG-WIGOS Session: 26-30 Sept. 2011 in Geneva

16. III: Congress-XVI Decisions On WMO Information System (WIS)

17. Resolution 51 (Cg-XVI)DESIGNATION OF CENTRES OF THE WMO INFORMATION SYSTEM • Noting: • (1) The designation procedure for Global Information System Centres (GISCs) and Data Collection or Production Centres (DCPCs), as endorsed by Fifteenth Congress (Abridged Final Report with Resolutions of the Fifteenth World Meteorological Congress (WMO-No. 1026), • (2) The amendments to the Technical Regulations (WMO-No. 49), Volume I, Section A.3, as proposed in Resolution 4 (Cg-XVI) – Report of the extraordinary session (2010) of the Commission for Basic Systems relevant to Technical Regulations concerning the Global Telecommunication System, data management and the WMO Information System, • (3) The recommendation for a Manual on the WMO Information System (WIS) (WMO-No. 1060) as proposed in Resolution 4 (Cg-XVI), • Considering Recommendation 4 (CBS-Ext.(10)) – Designation of Centres of the WMO Information System

18. Resolution 51 (Cg-XVI)DESIGNATION OF CENTRES OF THE WMO INFORMATION SYSTEM • Decides: • (1) To designate as WIS Global Information System Centres those centres listed in Table 1 of the annex to this resolution; • (2) To designate as WIS Data Collection or Production Centres those centres listed in Table 2 of the annex to this resolution; • (3) To designate those centres listed in Table 3 in the annex to this resolution for the roles defined in Table 3; • (4) To conditionally designate those centres shown in Table 4 in the annex to this resolution, subject to demonstration of meeting the pre-operational compliance requirements of the Commission for Basic Systems (CBS) Management Group,… • Requests Members listed in the annex to this resolution to make operational those WIS Centres identified and to ensure that the centres maintain compliance with required WIS functions.

19. Resolution 51 (Cg-XVI)

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21. Data Collection or Production Centres (DCPC) • Centres that fulfill within specific WMO Programmes an international responsibility for the generation and provision for international distribution of data, forecast products, processed or value-added information, and/or for providing archiving services, are referred to as Data Collection or Production Centres.  DCPCs can also provide basic WIS functions such as metadata catalogues, Internet portals and data access management.  Examples of DCPCs are the Regional Specialised Meteorological Centres (RSMC) with activity specialisation or geographic specialisation, as well as the Regional Climate Centres. DCPC roles can be summarised as follows:   • Collect information intended for dissemination to NCs within its area of responsibility (i.e. regional collections) • Collect special programme-related data and products;

22. Data Collection or Production Centres (DCPC) • Produce regional or specialised data and products; • Provide information intended for global exchange to their responsible GISC; • Disseminate information not intended for global exchange; • Support access to their products via WMO request/reply (”Pull”) mechanisms in an appropriate manner; • Describe their products according to an agreed WMO standard and provide access to this catalogue of products and provide this information as appropriate to other centres, in particular a GISC; • Ensure that they have procedures and arrangements in place to provide swift recovery or backup of their essential services in the event of an outage (due to, for example, fire or a natural disaster); • Participate in monitoring the performance of the system.