Regional Association V (South-West Pacific)

E191670

Regional Association V (South-West Pacific) is the World Meteorological Organization’s regional body responsible for coordinating meteorological and hydrological activities among countries in the South-West Pacific region.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf WMO regional association
intergovernmental regional body
activity coordination of capacity-building and training for National Meteorological and Hydrological Services
coordination of regional climate outlook forums
development of regional standards and practices for meteorological services
facilitation of data exchange among member states
organization of regional meteorological and hydrological meetings
promotion of marine and coastal meteorological services
support for aviation meteorological services in the region
support for hydrological monitoring and flood forecasting
support for implementation of the WMO Information System in the region
support for implementation of the WMO Integrated Global Observing System in the region
affiliation United Nations system
surface form: United Nations system via WMO
collaboratesWith United Nations agencies
surface form: United Nations agencies active in the Pacific

other WMO regional associations
regional organizations in the Pacific
decisionMakingBody Regional Association V session (RA V session)
field climate services
meteorology
operational hydrology
water resources management
weather services
focusArea capacity development of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services
climate change adaptation in small island developing states
improvement of forecast and warning services for tropical cyclones
improvement of observational networks in the South-West Pacific
multi-hazard early warning systems
geographicalFocus Australia
New Zealand
Pacific Islands
surface form: Pacific Island countries and territories

Asia-Pacific
surface form: South-East Asia–Pacific interface
governingBody Regional Association V session (RA V session)
language English (working language)
meets ordinarily every four years
memberType WMO Member States and Territories in the South-West Pacific
parentOrganization World Meteorological Organization
partOf World Meteorological Organization
purpose to coordinate regional implementation of WMO programmes
to enhance early warning systems for high-impact weather and climate events
to promote international cooperation in meteorology in the South-West Pacific
to strengthen national meteorological and hydrological services in member countries
to support disaster risk reduction related to weather, climate and water
region southwest Pacific Ocean
surface form: South-West Pacific
role coordination of hydrological activities
coordination of meteorological activities
scope regional
shortName RA V

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

WMO regional associations hasPart Regional Association V (South-West Pacific)
Himawari meteorological satellites regionServed Regional Association V (South-West Pacific)
this entity surface form: RA V (WMO Regional Association V – South-West Pacific)
Regional Association VI (Europe) relatedTo Regional Association V (South-West Pacific)