Regional Association III (South America)

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Regional Association III (South America) is the World Meteorological Organization’s regional body responsible for coordinating meteorological, hydrological, and related environmental activities across South American member states.

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Regional Association III (South America) canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf WMO regional association
intergovernmental regional body
affiliation United Nations system
surface form: United Nations system via WMO
aimsTo enhance early warning systems for weather and climate hazards in South America
promote data sharing among South American WMO Members
strengthen meteorological and hydrological infrastructure in South America
support disaster risk reduction related to weather, water and climate in South America
collaboratesWith WMO technical commissions
other WMO Regional Associations
continentCovered South America
coordinatesWith National Meteorological and Hydrological Services
surface form: National Meteorological and Hydrological Services of South American states
field climatology
environmental monitoring
meteorology
operational hydrology
governingBodyOf regional meteorological programmes in South America
hasMemberCountry Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
British Guiana
surface form: Guyana

Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
hasSubstructure Regional Association III Management Group
Regional Association III working groups
language English
Portuguese
Spanish
meetsAt Regional Association III sessions
memberOf WMO regional associations
surface form: WMO Regional Associations system
parentOrganization World Meteorological Organization
partOf World Meteorological Organization
purpose coordination of hydrological activities in South America
coordination of meteorological activities in South America
coordination of related environmental activities in South America
region South America
reportsTo World Meteorological Congress
responsibleFor implementation of WMO policies in South America
regional aspects of the WMO Information System
regional aspects of the WMO Integrated Global Observing System
regional climate services coordination
regional coordination of WMO technical programmes
support to National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in South America
shortName RA III
supports implementation of the Global Framework for Climate Services in South America

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WMO regional associations hasPart Regional Association III (South America)
Regional Association VI (Europe) relatedTo Regional Association III (South America)