WMO Commission for Weather, Climate, Water and Related Environmental Services and Applications

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The WMO Commission for Weather, Climate, Water and Related Environmental Services and Applications is a specialized body of the World Meteorological Organization that oversees and coordinates international operational meteorological, hydrological, climate, and related environmental services and applications.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf WMO technical commission
intergovernmental body
specialized body of the World Meteorological Organization
affiliation United Nations system through WMO
country Switzerland
field climate services
climatology
disaster risk reduction services
environmental applications
environmental services
meteorology
operational hydrology
water-related services
weather services
focus service delivery to economic sectors
service delivery to governments
service delivery to the public
goal to enhance availability and use of weather, climate, water and environmental information worldwide
headquartersLocation Geneva
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
mandate to guide development and implementation of globally coordinated weather, climate, water and environmental services
to support Members in delivering services for safety of life and property
to support sustainable development through improved environmental services
parentOrganization World Meteorological Organization
partOf WMO technical commissions system
replaced Commission for Atmospheric Sciences
Commission for Basic Systems
Commission for Climatology
Commission for Hydrology
replacedBy WMO Technical Commissions structure adopted by World Meteorological Congress
scope coordination of related environmental services and applications
international coordination of climate services
international coordination of operational hydrological services
international coordination of operational meteorological services
shortName SERCOM
WMO Services Commission
supports implementation of WMO regulatory material
implementation of WMO strategic plan
worksOn service delivery frameworks
standards for climate services
standards for hydrological services
standards for operational meteorological services
user-oriented weather and climate applications


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