World Meteorological Convention

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The World Meteorological Convention is the international treaty that created the World Meteorological Organization, establishing the framework for global cooperation in meteorology, climatology, and related geophysical sciences.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf founding treaty
international treaty
multilateral treaty
appliesTo member states of the World Meteorological Organization
category treaty establishing an intergovernmental organization
creates World Meteorological Organization
defines financial provisions of the World Meteorological Organization
functions of the World Meteorological Organization
governance structure of the World Meteorological Organization
legal personality of the World Meteorological Organization
mandate of the World Meteorological Organization
membership rules of the World Meteorological Organization
establishesFrameworkFor global cooperation in climatology
global cooperation in hydrology
global cooperation in meteorology
global cooperation in related geophysical sciences
field environmental governance
international environmental law
science and technology cooperation
governs relations between WMO and its member states
hasPurpose advancement of applied meteorology
coordination of international programs in climatology
coordination of international programs in hydrology
exchange of meteorological information
promotion of international cooperation in meteorology
standardization of meteorological observations
support to agricultural meteorology
support to aviation meteorology
support to maritime meteorology
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalBasisFor World Meteorological Organization Constitution
providesFor Executive Council of the World Meteorological Organization
Secretariat of the World Meteorological Organization
World Meteorological Congress
relatedTo International Meteorological Organization
United Nations system
shortName WMO Convention
subject climatology
geophysics
hydrology
meteorology
successorTo arrangements under the International Meteorological Organization

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Executive Council (World Meteorological Organization)
establishedBy
WMO regional associations ("WMO Convention")
governedBy
World Meteorological Convention ("World Meteorological Organization Constitution")
legalBasisFor
World Meteorological Convention ("WMO Convention")
shortName

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