World Meteorological Day 2012

Powering our future with weather, climate and water

23 March 2012

Each year, on 23 March, the World Meteorological Organization, its 189 Members and the worldwide meteorological community celebrate World Meteorological Day around a chosen theme. This day commemorates the entry into force, on that date in 1950, of the WMO Convention creating the Organization. Subsequently, in 1951, WMO was designated a specialized agency of the United Nations System.

This year, the theme is “Powering our future with weather, climate and water” (brochure)

Speech by the Secretary-General (written - video)

Members' views (video)

Presentations

The main purpose of the forum is to provide a platform for interaction between key private sector agencies and WMO on their needs for climate services.

Flyer

Webcast

International symposium at WMO, 22 March
Hydro-meteorological information: a tool for social economic development?

	Michel Jarraud (centre), Kandeh K. Yumkella (right) and Jean Jouzel (left) with weather presenters from around the world

This symposium gathered the experts and operational managers to discuss the financial and technical needs to produce quality information (observations and forecast), and the assessment of the social and economic benefits of these services, in various economic sectors such as: Heath, Risk management, Insurance, Industry, Energy, Agriculture… >> More

Press release (in French)