By M. JarraudSecretary-General

Geneva, 16 May 2011

Doc. 2.1 - Report of the Secretary-GeneralPresentation to the Cg-XVI

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Cg-XVI

A High Level Segment (HLS) on 16 (PM) and 17 May for:Strategic orientationGFCS decision-makingIntegrated budget and voluntary resources

3 key Congress documents:WMO Strategic PlanWMO Operating PlanBudget Proposal for the 16th Financial Period

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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

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Consolidation of Secretariat restructuringEnhanced transparency & role of internal audit functionCode of ethics & ethics function consolidatedRisk assessment & staff trainingContinuing Audit Committee guidance7 successive unqualified External Audit opinionsStatement of internal controlWMO IPSAS-compliant since 01 JAN 2010Staff survey made by independent consultantEC documents now public FINAC now open to all MembersRole of WMO Bureau now clearly definedSecretariat staffing: 270, down from 281 before Cg-XV

Management priorities & achievements over the concluding Financial Period

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WMO organigram during the 15th Financial Period

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WMO at all UNFCCC and other Convention COP sessions

4th UN Conference on LDCs

Co-sponsored programmes (IPCC, WCRP, GCOS)

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

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IPCC 27th session (Valencia, Nov. 2007) approved IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4)

Nobel Peace Prize 200720th IPCC Anniversary (WMO & UNEP

co-established in 1988) IAC Independent IPCC Review

finalized on 30 August 2010Fifth Assessment Report (AR5)

ongoing

IPCC 4IPCC 4th Assessment Report Assessment Report & Independent Review& Independent Review

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IPY 2007-2008 (WMO & ICSU) Eyjafjallajökull eruption & its

impacts on aeronautical meteorological services

Some key issues Some key issues over the 15over the 15thth FP FP

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WMO-60 on 23 March 20101st Conference of Ministers

responsible for Meteorology in Africa (Nairobi, April 2010)

MeteoWorld Pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010

Other key events

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A historic event

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The High-level Taskforcehas finalized its report

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EC-LXII proposed key priorities for 2012-2015

GFCS Capacity building WIGOS/WIS Disaster Risk Reduction Aeronautical meteorology

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Budget proposals 2012–2015 (in kCHF)

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Priority-funded voluntary resources(2012-2015)

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Thank you Thank you Merci Merci

GraciasGraciasСпасибоСпасибо شكراشكرا

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