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World Meteorological OrganizationEXECUTIVE COUNCILSixty-Ninth SessionGeneva, 10 to 17 May 2017

EC-69/Doc. 20(2)Submitted by:

Secretary-General13.V.2017DRAFT 1

AGENDA ITEM 20: REVIEW OF PREVIOUS RESOLUTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

REVIEW OF PREVIOUS DECISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

SUMMARY

DECISIONS/ACTIONS REQUIRED:

Adopt draft Decision 20(2)/1 (EC-69) – Review of previous decisions of the Executive Council.

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DRAFT DECISION

Draft Decision 20(2)/1 (EC-69)

REVIEW OF PREVIOUS DECISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL,

Noting the body of decisions agreed at the sixty-eighth session of the Executive Council,

Having examined its previous decisions still in force:

Decides:

(1) To keep in force the following decisions:

EC-68 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 2426, 27, 28, 30, 33, 36, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 93, 94;

(2) Not to keep in force the other decisions adopted before its sixty-ninth session;

Agrees to monitor the implementation of Decisions of the Council with a view to making recommendations for further action, as appropriate, at its seventieth session;

Requests the Secretary-General to publish the in-force decisions, including those with corrigenda in a new issue of Resolutions of Congress and the Executive Council (WMO-No. 508) and to bring this publication to the attention of all concerned parties.

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION SUPPORTING DECISIONNOT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE SESSION REPORT

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1 (EC-68) Organization of the session X X CER This decision is procedural and does not

require follow up action.

2 (EC-68) Consideration of the reports X X DSG This decision is procedural and does not

require follow up action

3 (EC-68) WMO Disaster Risk Reduction governance, user-interface mechanisms and Disaster Risk Reduction Roadmap

X X WDS

1. DRR Roadmap was approved by the WMO President2. The various groups that constitute the WMO DRR governance structure have met to further the work on the DRR Programme with the involvement of Members

4 (EC-68) Systematic characterization and cataloguing of extreme weather, water and climate events and standardization of respective hazard information

X X WDS/CLW

The Inter-Programme Task Team onCataloguing Extreme Weather, Water and Climate Events (IPTT-CWWCE) has met and developed a course of action that will provide a mechanism to support the requirements of Cg-17 Resolution 9

5 (EC-68) Provision of multi-hazard impact-based forecast and risk-based warning services

X X WDSIn-country stakeholder workshops are being organized by Members with the assistance of WMO through the PWS Programme to implement impact-based

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to the public services by NMHSs. Production of guidance materials is in progress

6 (EC-68) Implementation of the Common Alerting Protocol

X X WDSThe WMO PWS programme is assisting Members implement the CAP standard through the CAP Jump-start initiative

7 (EC-68) Flood Forecasting Initiative X X CLW

8 (EC-68) Flash Flood Guidance System X CLW

The Global FFGS workshop has been cancelled in agreement with the principal donor due to budgetary and security concerns

9 (EC-68) Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project

X X WDS

This Decision is being implemented through a number of SWFDP regional projects, each of which are in different phases. For example, implementation in Southern Africa as it is currently in Phase IV

10 (EC-68) Enhancing the capability of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in tropical cyclone impact-based forecasting and warning services with multi-hazard approach

X X WDS The decision has been conveyed to the five tropical cyclone regional bodies. And TC RSMCs are well aware of the request for them to lead the development of the tropical cyclone impact-based forecasting and warning products. Discussions regarding the specifications for such products are planned following the 2017 cyclone

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11 (EC-68) Strengthening the regionally coordinated tropical cyclone forecasting system to cover all Members affected by tropical cyclones

X X WDS

The decision has been conveyed to the five tropical cyclone regional bodies. These bodies (through RSMCs and neighboring Members) understand well the need to provide tropical cyclone forecasting and warning advisory information to those WMO Members that are not normally included in the TCP, e.g., Yemen joined the PTC last year. Efforts will continue to strengthen implementing the decision.

12 (EC-68) Met-ocean forecasting and warnings

X X WDS

13 (EC-68) Assistance to humanitarian agencies X X WDS

14 (EC-68) High-impact Weather Project X X RES

On-going activity with significant progress, e.g., CMA One of the request for Members signed an MoU to host an International Coordination Office during EC-69

15 (EC-68) Implementation of WMO cross-cutting urban focus

X X RES

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16 (EC-68) Country-focused results-based framework and mechanism for WMO contributions to the Global Framework for Climate Services

X X CLW

17 (EC-68) WMO support to the implementation of activities of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

X X DSGEC-69/Doc. 4.2 provides follow-up information

18 (EC-68) Support for the World Climate Research Programme Coupled Model Intercomparison Project

X X RES/WCRP

19 (EC-68) The Integrated Global Greenhouse Gas Information System concept paper

X X RES This decision requires development of the IG3IS implementation plan by EC-70. An annotated outline was posted to solicit Member comments at EC-69

20 (EC-68) Enhancement of the relationship between WMO and the United Nations Environment Programme on atmospheric composition matters

X X RES

Discussions were held on potential joint activities related to atmospheric composition at the GAW Symposium. Also, the IG3IS Steering Committee included the active participation of UNEP

21 (EC-68) Addressing priorities and gaps X X CLW/GCOS

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identified in the Global Climate Observing System Status Report 201522 (EC-68) Review of the Global Climate Observing System Implementation Plan 2016

X X CLW/GCOS

23 (EC-68) Development of a Climate Service Toolkit

X X CLW Latest update in EC-69/Doc. 4.5 Decision 2 - Deployment of CST

24 (EC-68) National Climate Outlook Forums and National Climate Forums

X CLW Concept note in preparation. Latest update in EC-69/Doc.4.5 Decision 3

25 (EC-68) Strengthening WMO climate monitoring and assessment

X X CLW Latest update in EC-69/Doc. 4.5

26 (EC-68) Inclusion of updated text on climatological normals in the Guide to Climatological Practices(WMO-No. 100)

X X CLW Translated in 6 languages and posted on the web.

27 (EC-68) Exchange of data and products for the implementation of the Climate Services

X X CLW

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Information System28 (EC-68) Operational implementation of a Global Seasonal Climate Update

X X CLW Latest update in EC-69/Doc. 4.1 Decision 4

29 (EC-68) WMO support to the implementation of the Global Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation and the Country-level Impacts of Climate Change project

X X CLW Latest update in EC-69/Doc. 4.6

30 (EC-68) Regional WMO Integrated Global Observing System Centres

X X OBS

31 (EC-68) Initial version of the Guide to the WMO Integrated Global Observing System to assist Members in the implementation of the relevant Technical Regulations

X X OBSA new draft Resolution 5.1(2)/2 — Initial Version of the Guide to the WMO Integrated Global Observing System at EC-69

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32 (EC-68) Best practices for achieving user readiness for new-generation meteorological satellites

X X OBS

33 (EC-68) Four-year plan for WMO activities related to space weather

X X OBS

34 (EC-68) Approval of the new edition of the International Cloud Atlas (WMO-No. 407)

X X OBS

35 (EC-68) Inter-programme Expert Team on Operational Weather Radars

X X OBS

36 (EC-68) Preserving the radio-frequency spectrum for meteorological and related environmental activities at the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019

X X

OBS37 (EC-68) Amendments to the Manual on Codes (WMO-No. 306) and Appendix C of the Manual on the WMO

X X OBS

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Information System (WMO-No. 1060)38 (EC-68) Development of a strategy for the WMO Information System X X OBS39 (EC-68) Climate Data Management Systems and data rescue resource plan

X[X] [X] CLW To be decided during EC-69.

40 (EC-68) WMO mechanism for the recognition of long-term observing stations

XX OBS

41 (EC-68) Implementation of Resolution 60 (Cg-17) and Resolution 65 (Cg-17)

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Res 60 (EC-70= brochure 3rd draft and reviewed by GFCS ET) specific data requirements is ongoing and the global survey on data policy of Members is ongoing

42 (EC-68) Implementation of the WMO Strategy for Service Delivery

X

X WDS

Members are being assisted to implement the WMO Strategy for Service Delivery through holding in-country SSD stakeholder workshops. Through other initiatives including training workshops and pilot projects, the Strategy is being implemented in the critical areas of focus as per this decision

43 (EC-68) Action Plan – Meteorological services for aviation X X WDS44 (EC-68) X X WDS

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Intercommission Aviation Research Project45 (EC-68) Implementation of the competency framework for Public Weather Services

X X WDS

CBS-16 has submitted a recommendation to EC-69 to consider for approval, the "PWS Provisions", addressing the Competency Framework for PWS, for inclusion in the WMO Technical Regulations (WMO-No. 49)

46 (EC-68) Collaboration between the Commission for Atmospheric Sciences and the Commission for Agricultural Meteorology

X X RES/CLWOngoing activity. GAW: we have joint interest but have not done anything specific yet

47 (EC-68) Development of METAGRI Services Project

X X CLWAgM component has been implemented in several projects including in CREWS/GFCS

48 (EC-68) Collaboration with institutions to implement the activities of the Commission for Agricultural Meteorology

X X CLWConcept note of GRIAM still being developed. Will be discussed during CAgM-17

49 (EC-68) Technical assessment of the Marine Meteorology and Oceanography Programme

X X WDSAssessment completed/in process of evaluation submission through the Executive Management and JCOMM-5 prior consideration of EC-70

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50 (EC-68) Development of the Global Cryosphere Watch

X X RES/OBS

51 (EC-68) High-mountain activities

X X OBS

52 (EC-68) Polar Regional Climate Centres

X X OBS/CLW

53 (EC-68) Year of Polar Prediction

X X RES/OBS

On-going activity. The Year of Polar Prediction will be launched during EC-69. A specific side event is organized on Monday 15 May

54 (EC-68) International Polar Partnership Initiative

X X RES/OBS55 (EC-68) Implementation of the seamless Data-Processing and Forecasting System X [X] [X] WDS

Draft Resolution 8.1(1) (EC-69) for endorsement of the results and decide on the way forward

56 (EC-68) Operational implementation of forecast verification X X WDS

Standard verification procedures developed and incorporated into the new Manual on the GDPFS (WMO-

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activitiesNo. 485). It is being implemented as part of the SWFDP regional projects. Further guidance materials still need to be developed

57 (EC-68) Strategy to assist Members in improving their use of high-resolution numerical weather prediction and implementing limited-area Numerical Weather Prediction systems X X WDS

Outline of the Guidelines developed. Task Team established to develop the Guidelines

58 (EC-68) Operational implications and requirements for impact-based forecasting X X WDS

In-country assessments following stakeholders workshops jointly organized by DPFS/PWS. Guidance materials on aspects of the system requirements and compilation of lessons learnt still to be developed

59 (EC-68) Fifteenth session of the Commission for Hydrology X X CLW60 (EC-68) Meteorological and hydrological aspects of siting and operation of nuclear power plants X X WDS61 (EC-68) World Weather Research Programme

X X RES This decision has a period of validity until 2023

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Implementation Plan for the period 2016–202362 (EC-68) Global Atmosphere Watch Implementation Plan for the period 2016–2023

X X RES This decision has a period of validity until 2023

63 (EC-68) Capacity development priorities for 2016–2019

X X DRA

64 (EC-68) Reconfirmation of the Institute of Biometeorology (Florence, Italy) as a WMO Regional Training Centre

X X DRA

65 (EC-68) Extension of the WMO Information System metadata profile for education and training

X X DRA

66 (EC-68) Considerations for the thirteenth WMO Symposium on Education and Training (2017)

X X DRA

67 (EC-68) Impact evaluation of the WMO Fellowship Programme

X X DRA

68 (EC-68) Advisory Group for the X X DRA

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Programme for WMO Small Island Developing States and Member Island Territories69 (EC-68) Resource mobilization X X DRA70 (EC-68) WMO contribution to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

X X CER

71 (EC-68) Review of cooperation agreements X X CER

72 (EC-68) Recognition of partner organizations X X CER73 (EC-68) Cooperation between the public and private sectors for the benefit of society

X X DSG EC-69/Doc. 12.2

74 (EC-68) WMO positioning in Future Earth

X X DSG Being addressed as part of ongoing WCRP Review

75 (EC-68) WMO-Group on Earth Observations key collaboration areas X X OBS

76 (EC-68) WMO Quality Management X X WDS

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Framework – Organization-wide approach

77 (EC-68) WMO Gender Action Plan X X SPO/DSG

78 (EC-68) Theme for World Meteorological Day 2018

X X CER

79 (EC-68) Consideration of the reports on oversight

X X IOO

80 (EC-68) Joint Inspection Unit recommendations

X X IOO

81 (EC-68) Improved budget structure X X REM See EC-69/Doc. 16.2(4)

82 (EC-68) Preparation of WMO Strategic and Operating Plans 2020–2023

X X SPO/DSGIn progress until the SOP 2020-2023 is approved by Congress. See draft and Decision in EC-69/Docs. 16.2(1) and 16

83 (EC-68) Role and operation of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services

X X SPO/DSGA questionnaire will be circulated to establish the status of the role and operation of NMHSs

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84 (EC-68) Governance review X X DSG EC-69/Doc. 16.3

85 (EC-68) Preparations for an international conference on the socioeconomic benefits of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services

X X WDSEfforts to raise funds and determine the venue for the Conference are in progress. The Conference is tentatively planned for 2018

86 (EC-68) WMO engagement in the organization of the International Conference on Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems

X X WDS

87 (EC-68) Interim plan for funding liability for After-Service Health Insurance

X X REM See EC-69/Doc. 17.2

88 (EC-68) Amendments to Staff Rules and Regulations

X X REM

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89 (EC-68) Revised salaries and pensionable remuneration of ungraded officials

X X REM

90 (EC-68) Approval of appointments, promotions, nominations, transfers and extensions of staff in the professional category and above

X X REM

91 (EC-68) Appointment of the Deputy Secretary-General and Assistant Secretary-General

X X REM

92 (EC-68) Sixty-first International Meteorological Organization Prize and other awards

X X CER Does not require additional follow-up action

93 (EC-68) Roadmap to an enhanced framework for WMO Technical Regulations

X X DSG

94 (EC-68) Designation of acting members of the Executive Council X X CER

Procedural decision. Does not require follow-up action

95 (EC-68) Review of subsidiary bodies and other bodies reporting to the Executive Council X X DSG

Procedural decision. Does not require follow up-action

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96 (EC-68) Publication of scientific lectures X X DSG

Procedural decision. Does not require follow up-action

Totals 96 1 66 1 27*

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incl.7 Impld 21

*2 Decisions pending future status at EC-69. Either may be Kept In Force or Suppressed

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