Governance

Meetings of Presidents of Regional Associations

Terms of Reference (Resolution 1 (EC-LX))

(a) To provide advice to Congress, the Executive Council and other WMO constituent
bodies, particularly on common regional issues of concern and as necessary;

(b) To exchange information on the activities of the individual associations and share best
practices;

(c) To coordinate, as necessary, the implementation of development and regional
activities of the associations, in order to eliminate unnecessary overlap of actions, to
arrange for mutual assistance and to rationalize the use of resources;

(d) To assess the usefulness and benefits to the Organization of all types of regional
events and provide advice to the Secretary-General on the role and operation of WMO
Offices in the Regions;

(e) To perform any other functions that might be referred to these meetings by Congress,
the Executive Council and other WMO constituent bodies, as appropriate;

These meetings should be chaired in rotation by the presidents of regional
associations;

These meetings should not be longer than one day, and should be held on an annual
basis before sessions of Congress and the Executive Council.

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