RA II

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RA II is the World Meteorological Organization’s Regional Association for Asia, coordinating meteorological and hydrological activities across Asian member states.

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RA II canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Regional Association of the World Meteorological Organization
WMO regional body
acronym RA II NERFINISHED
affiliation United Nations system via the World Meteorological Organization NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs WMO Regional Association II (Asia) NERFINISHED
field climate
water resources
weather
focus implementation of WMO technical regulations in Asia
fullName Regional Association II NERFINISHED
geographicalCoverage Asian WMO Member States NERFINISHED
Central Asia NERFINISHED
East Asia NERFINISHED
South Asia NERFINISHED
parts of Western Asia
governedBy WMO Congress and Executive Council resolutions
hasBody RA II Management Group NERFINISHED
RA II Session
RA II working groups
language English
objective to contribute to the safety of life and property related to weather, climate and water in Asia
to enhance the capabilities of Members to provide meteorological and hydrological services
to strengthen regional collaboration in weather, climate and water observations and services
to support sustainable development in Asia through weather, climate and water services
parentOrganization World Meteorological Organization NERFINISHED
region Asia NERFINISHED
role capacity building for meteorological and hydrological services in Asia
coordination of hydrological activities in Asia
coordination of meteorological activities in Asia
coordination of regional contributions to global WMO systems
coordination of regional observing systems
coordination of regional telecommunications and information systems for weather and climate data
development of regional standards and practices consistent with WMO regulations
facilitation of regional cooperation among National Meteorological and Hydrological Services
implementation of WMO programmes at the regional level
promotion of data sharing among Asian WMO Members
support to agrometeorology in the region
support to aviation meteorology in the region
support to climate services in Asia
support to disaster risk reduction related to weather, climate and water
support to early warning systems in Asia
support to hydrological forecasting in the region
support to marine meteorology in the region
support to training and education activities in meteorology and hydrology
scope meteorology
operational hydrology
related geophysical sciences
shortName RA II

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