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By M. Jarraud Secretary-General Geneva, 16 May 2011

Doc. 2.1 - Report of the Secretary-General Presentation to the Cg-XVI. By M. Jarraud Secretary-General Geneva, 16 May 2011. Cg-XVI. A High Level Segment (HLS) on 16 (PM) and 17 May for: Strategic orientation GFCS decision-making Integrated budget and voluntary resources.

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By M. Jarraud Secretary-General Geneva, 16 May 2011

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  1. Doc. 2.1 - Report of the Secretary-GeneralPresentation to the Cg-XVI By M. JarraudSecretary-GeneralGeneva, 16 May 2011

  2. Cg-XVI • A High Level Segment (HLS) on 16 (PM) and 17 May for: • Strategic orientation • GFCS decision-making • Integrated budget and voluntary resources • 3 key Congress documents: • WMO Strategic Plan • WMO Operating Plan • Budget Proposal for the 16th Financial Period

  3. Four years marked by natural disasters Some major episodes between Cg-XV and Cg-XVI: • 2007 - UK & Mexico floods; Cyclones Gonu (Oman) and Sidr (Bangladesh) • 2008 - Hurricanes Gustav (2nd New Orleans evacuation) & Ike; Cyclone Nargis (Myanmar); China winter & earthquake; Benin & Namibia floods • 2009 - Asia typhoons; Australia fires & heatwave; East Africa drought; Indonesia & Italy earthquakes; Samoan Islands & Tonga tsunami; Angola, Namibia & Zambia floods • 2010 – Most active hurricane season since 2005; 5 major earthquakes (Haiti, Chile, China, Indonesia & Turkey); Australia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Pakistan, Southern Africa & Venezuela Floods; Russian Federation heatwave; Eyjafjallajökull eruption; Gulf of Mexico oil spill; Gansu (China) landslides • 2011 – Brazil & Colombia floods; New Zealand & Myanmar earthquakes; Japan triple disaster

  4. Management priorities & achievements over the concluding Financial Period • Consolidation of Secretariat restructuring • Enhanced transparency & role of internal audit function • Code of ethics & ethics function consolidated • Risk assessment & staff training • Continuing Audit Committee guidance • 7 successive unqualified External Audit opinions • Statement of internal control • WMO IPSAS-compliant since 01 JAN 2010 • Staff survey made by independent consultant • EC documents now public • FINAC now open to all Members • Role of WMO Bureau now clearly defined • Secretariat staffing: 270, down from 281 before Cg-XV

  5. WMO organigram during the 15th Financial Period

  6. Collaboration with WMO Members and with other organizations • WMO collaboration with UN System & regular participation in UN CEB events • Regular briefings to Geneva Missions of WMO Members • WMO in UN-ISDR • WMO at all UNFCCC and other Convention COP sessions • 4th UN Conference on LDCs • Co-sponsored programmes (IPCC, WCRP, GCOS)

  7. IPCC 4th Assessment Report & Independent Review • IPCC 27th session (Valencia, Nov. 2007) approved IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) • Nobel Peace Prize 2007 • 20th IPCC Anniversary (WMO & UNEP co-established in 1988) • IAC Independent IPCC Review finalized on 30 August 2010 • Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) ongoing

  8. Some key issues over the 15th FP • IPY 2007-2008 (WMO & ICSU) • Eyjafjallajökull eruption & its impacts on aeronautical meteorological services

  9. Other key events • WMO-60 on 23 March 2010 • 1st Conference of Ministers responsible for Meteorology in Africa (Nairobi, April 2010) • MeteoWorld Pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010

  10. A historic event

  11. The High-level Taskforce has finalized its report

  12. EC-LXII proposed key priorities for 2012-2015 • GFCS • Capacity building • WIGOS/WIS • Disaster Risk Reduction • Aeronautical meteorology

  13. Budget proposals 2012–2015 (in kCHF)

  14. Priority-funded voluntary resources (2012-2015)

  15. Thank you Merci Gracias Спасибо شكرا 谢 谢

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