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WMO-No. 968.Txt(2Col) METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL SCIENCES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Perspectives of Prof. G.O.P. Obasi, Secretary-General Emeritus, World Meteorological Organization WMO-No. 968 METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL SCIENCES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Perspectives of Prof. G.O.P. Obasi, Secretary-General Emeritus, World Meteorological Organization © 2004, World Meteorological Organization ISBN: 92-63-10968-6 NOTE The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the World Meteorological Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. CONTENTS Page PREFACE . VII CHAPTER 1—WMO HISTORY AND ACTIVITIES . 1 International cooperation in meteorology . 1 WMO’s contributions to the development of meteorology . 23 Statement on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics of Austria . .29 Inauguration ceremony of the new WMO Headquarters building . 31 CHAPTER 2—ADDRESSING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND AGENDA 21 . 34 Implementation of Agenda 21 of the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) . 34 The role of meteorology in support of sustainable development . 39 Second conference on women in meteorology and hydrology . 46 Sustainability science in Africa . 50 Ministerial segment of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) . 61 CHAPTER 3—UNDERSTANDING PLANET EARTH THROUGH GEOSCIENCES AND RESEARCH 65 An overview of research, education and training activities of WMO . 65 Synergy in science and society: partnership in the geosciences . 70 The development of geosciences in Africa . 72 WMO Global Atmosphere Watch station . 77 Advances in Meteorology—contribution to modern society . 79 CHAPTER 4—THE WORLD WEATHER WATCH AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES . 92 A new global composite upper air observing system in support of WMO Programmes for the 21st century . 92 Fourth EUMETSAT user Forum in Africa (4th Session) . 101 Meteorology and the Media in the 21st century . 103 Strategy for enhancement and improvement of World Weather Watch (WWW) Basic Systems and New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) . 107 CHAPTER 5—THE CLIMATE AGENDA . 109 WMO/ICSU/IOC Conference on World Climate Research Programme: achievements, benefits and challenges . 109 The role of WMO in addressing the El Niño phenomenon . 112 The Greater Horn of Africa—Climate Outlook Forum and implications for regional food security . 120 Third CRIA Symposium on climate and applications . 122 Page Second International Symposium related to Physico–mathematical Problems on Climate Modelling and Prediction . 126 CHAPTER 6—EVOLUTION OF THE ISSUE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ENERGY CONNECTION . 129 Climate variability and change: consequences for human activities . 129 Climate change: focus on policy decisions in the next several decades . 137 Responding to the potential threat of climate change in the pacific region: challenges and opportunities for National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) . 144 International Symposium on Climate Change (ISCC) . 152 CHAPTER 7—WATER RESOURCES . 155 Hydrology and water resources: issues and priorities for the 21st century . 155 African Ministerial Conference on Water (AMCOW) . 163 Challenges for safe drinking water technologies in the 21st century . 167 Flood Day at the Third World Water Forum . 172 Water, energy and climate at the Water Dome . 176 CHAPTER 8—FOOD SECURITY . 179 World Food Summit . 179 International Workshop on Climate Predictions and Agriculture (CLIMAG) . 183 iv World Food Summit: five years later . 185 CHAPTER 9—EXTREME EVENTS AND NATURAL DISASTERS . 190 International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) Programme Forum . 190 Second Joint Session of WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones and ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee . 194 Forecasting natural disasters to mitigate their effects . 197 CHAPTER 10—EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND RELATIONS WITH PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS . 205 1999 Graduation Ceremony of the College due Léman . 205 150th Anniversary of the Royal Meteorological Society . 207 Conference of the South African Society for Atmospheric Sciences and the African Meteorological Society . 209 Ninth WMO Symposium on Education and Training . 212 CHAPTER 11—SPECIAL SUB-REGIONAL ACTIVITIES AND CHALLENGES TO NMHS’s . 215 Africa . 215 International Workshop on West African Monsoon Variability and Predictability (WAMAP) 215 First Workshop on the Transformation of the Kenya Meteorological Department into an Autonomous Agency . 217 Asia and South Pacific . 224 WMO Workshop on Regional Transboundary Smoke and Haze in South-East Asia . 224 Working together towards enhancing NMSs in Asia . 227 Americas . 230 Forty-Second Meeting of the Caribbean Meteorological Council . 230 Table of contents Page Mediterranean and Commonwealth of Independent States . 234 Second Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Local Water Management . 234 Fourteenth Session of the Interstate Council on Hydrometeorology of the Countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States . 238 CHAPTER 12—CHALLENGES TO WMO BODIES . 243 Regional Associations . 243 Eleventh Session of Regional Association II (Asia) . 243 First Session of the Working Group on Internal Matters of Regional Association III (South America) . 247 Thirteenth Session of Regional Association I (Africa) . 251 Technical commissions . 256 Twelfth Session of the Commission for Marine Meteorology . 256 Twelfth Session of the Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation . 259 Thirteenth Session of the WMO Commission for Atmospheric Sciences . 262 Conjoint Session of the Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology/Meteorology Divisional Meeting . 263 Extraordinary Session of the Commission for Basic Systems . 266 CHAPTER 13—CHALLENGES TO JOINT ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER BODIES . 270 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change . 270 Twentieth Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) . 270 Joint Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM) . 274 v First Session of the Joint WMO/IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM)) . 274 Conference of parties to un framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC) . 278 Seventh Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change . 278 Conference of parties to the un convention to combat desertification (UNCCD) . 281 Fifth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) . 281 Convention on ozone layer . 285 Ninth Meeting of 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