President of the World Meteorological Organization
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The President of the World Meteorological Organization is the top elected official who provides strategic leadership and chairs the organization’s key governing bodies in coordinating global meteorological and climate-related activities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international organizational office
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leadership position → |
| appointedBy |
World Meteorological Congress
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| country |
none
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| electedBy |
member states of the World Meteorological Organization
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| field |
climatology
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earth system science → hydrology → meteorology → |
| hasResponsibility |
ensuring alignment of WMO activities with United Nations system priorities
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implementation of decisions of the Executive Council → implementation of decisions of the World Meteorological Congress → |
| inception |
1951
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| jurisdiction |
World Meteorological Organization
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global → |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Geneva
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Switzerland → |
| nativeLabel |
President of WMO
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| officeHolder |
Abdulla Al Mandous
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Gerhard Adrian → |
| officeHolderEndTime |
2023
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| officeHolderStartTime |
2019
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2023 → |
| officialLanguage |
Arabic
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Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish → |
| organization |
World Meteorological Organization
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| partOf |
World Meteorological Organization
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| residence |
Geneva
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| role |
advocates for the use of meteorological and climate information in decision‑making
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chairs the Executive Council of the World Meteorological Organization → chairs the World Meteorological Congress → facilitates cooperation among National Meteorological and Hydrological Services → oversees coordination of global climate‑related activities → oversees coordination of global meteorological activities → promotes implementation of World Meteorological Organization policies and decisions → provides strategic leadership for the World Meteorological Organization → represents the World Meteorological Organization at high‑level international events → supports capacity building in meteorology and hydrology → supports development of global data exchange for meteorology and climatology → supports development of global observing systems for weather and climate → top elected official of the World Meteorological Organization → |
| subordinateTo |
Executive Council of the World Meteorological Organization
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World Meteorological Congress → |
| termLength |
four years
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| termRenewable |
yes
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Executive Council (World Meteorological Organization)
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headedBy |