World Meteorological Congress
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The World Meteorological Congress is the supreme decision-making body of the World Meteorological Organization, where member states convene to set global policies and priorities for meteorology, climate, and related environmental services.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| World Meteorological Congress canonical | 20 |
| International Meteorological Organization conferences | 1 |
| WMO Congress resolutions | 1 |
| World Meteorological Organization Congress | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T61754 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: World Meteorological Congress Context triple: [World Meteorological Organization, hasMainGoverningBody, World Meteorological Congress]
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A.
World Meteorological Organization
The World Meteorological Organization is a specialized UN agency that coordinates international cooperation on weather, climate, water resources, and related environmental issues.
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B.
World Meteorological Day
World Meteorological Day is an annual global observance held on 23 March to highlight the importance of weather, climate, and water services and to commemorate the founding of the World Meteorological Organization.
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C.
World Climate Programme
The World Climate Programme is an international initiative that coordinates global efforts to understand, monitor, and address climate variability and change, particularly in support of climate services and policy.
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D.
World Weather Watch
World Weather Watch is a global program that coordinates the collection, processing, and exchange of meteorological data to support weather forecasting and climate monitoring worldwide.
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E.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a United Nations body that assesses scientific research on climate change to inform global policy and decision-making.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: World Meteorological Congress Target entity description: The World Meteorological Congress is the supreme decision-making body of the World Meteorological Organization, where member states convene to set global policies and priorities for meteorology, climate, and related environmental services.
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A.
World Meteorological Organization
The World Meteorological Organization is a specialized UN agency that coordinates international cooperation on weather, climate, water resources, and related environmental issues.
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B.
World Meteorological Day
World Meteorological Day is an annual global observance held on 23 March to highlight the importance of weather, climate, and water services and to commemorate the founding of the World Meteorological Organization.
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C.
World Climate Programme
The World Climate Programme is an international initiative that coordinates global efforts to understand, monitor, and address climate variability and change, particularly in support of climate services and policy.
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D.
World Weather Watch
World Weather Watch is a global program that coordinates the collection, processing, and exchange of meteorological data to support weather forecasting and climate monitoring worldwide.
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E.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a United Nations body that assesses scientific research on climate change to inform global policy and decision-making.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
decision-making body
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governing body ⓘ plenary organ of an international organization ⓘ |
| adopts |
World Meteorological Organization budgetary framework
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World Meteorological Organization regulations ⓘ World Meteorological Organization strategic plan ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | World Meteorological Organization member states ⓘ |
| approves | World Meteorological Organization budget ⓘ |
| composedOf | delegates of WMO member states ⓘ |
| convenes | World Meteorological Organization member state delegations ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Food and Agriculture Organization
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surface form:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ⓘ International Civil Aviation Organization ⓘ International Maritime Organization ⓘ United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction ⓘ
surface form:
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
United Nations Environment Programme ⓘ United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ⓘ World Health Organization ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| defines | general policies of the World Meteorological Organization ⓘ |
| determines | programmes of the World Meteorological Organization ⓘ |
| elects |
President of the World Meteorological Organization
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Vice-Presidents of the World Meteorological Organization ⓘ members of the WMO Executive Council ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
agrometeorology
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atmospheric observations ⓘ aviation meteorology ⓘ climate change adaptation ⓘ climate change mitigation support ⓘ climate services ⓘ climatology ⓘ disaster risk reduction ⓘ early warning systems ⓘ earth system science ⓘ environmental monitoring ⓘ environmental services ⓘ global observing systems ⓘ hydrology ⓘ marine meteorology ⓘ meteorology ⓘ operational hydrology ⓘ seasonal climate prediction ⓘ water resources management ⓘ weather and climate services ⓘ weather forecasting ⓘ |
| follows |
World Meteorological Congress
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
International Meteorological Organization conferences
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| governs | World Meteorological Organization policies ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| hasParentOrganization | United Nations system via the World Meteorological Organization ⓘ |
| hasRole |
policy-setting body for meteorology and climate
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supreme decision-making body of the World Meteorological Organization ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Geneva ⓘ |
| inception | 1951 ⓘ |
| location | Geneva ⓘ |
| meetsAtInterval | every four years ⓘ |
| organizes | sessions of the World Meteorological Congress ⓘ |
| partOf | World Meteorological Organization ⓘ |
| sets |
global priorities for climate services
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global priorities for hydrological and environmental services ⓘ global priorities for meteorology ⓘ |
| website | https://public.wmo.int/en/governance/world-meteorological-congress ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: World Meteorological Congress Description of subject: The World Meteorological Congress is the supreme decision-making body of the World Meteorological Organization, where member states convene to set global policies and priorities for meteorology, climate, and related environmental services.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Executive Council (World Meteorological Organization)
this entity surface form:
International Meteorological Organization conferences
President of the World Meteorological Organization
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subordinateTo
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World Meteorological Congress
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this entity surface form:
WMO Congress resolutions
Regional Association IV (North America, Central America and the Caribbean)
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parentOrganization
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World Meteorological Congress
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this entity surface form:
World Meteorological Organization Congress
subject surface form:
WMO Technical Regulations