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Beyond the earth summit - WMO and the follow-up to UNCED
This brochure provides an overview of the action taken by the World Meteorological Organization, as a follow-up to UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), on those parts of Agenda 21, UNCED's blueprint for action, which are within its fields of interest and competence, such as those relating to the protection of the atmosphere, drought and desertification, and freshwater resources.
WMO and the protection of climate
This brochure presents a short account of the work which WMO and its Members have undertaken towards climate protection.
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Проект нового здания штаб-квартиры Всемирная Метеорологическая Организация, авеню де ля пэ, женева
BMO, 1995
Assessing a precious resource ... water
This brochure, a contribution to World Water Day 1994, focuses attention on the central role of water in any developmental process and emphasizes the need for long-term systematic measurements and appropriate institutional arrangements for water-resources assessment, flood forecasting and the development of policies and plans for sustainable water use.
Observing the world's environment: weather, climate and water
Written for the non-specialist, the booklet documents the importance placed by world leaders at the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro) on reliable national and global observational systems for the key components of the environment. It emphasizes the achievements of WMO programmes but also points out some shortcomings, particularly as regards measuring variations and changes in a global climate system under stress. New cooperative initiatives within the United Nations family such as the Global Climate Observing System and the World Hydrological Cycle Observing Sy ...
A decade against natural disasters
Prepared as a contribution to the UN World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction (Yokohama, Japan, May 1994) which marked the mid-point of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, this brochure outlines the different types of natural catastrophes that threaten various regions of the world and describes how WMO and national Meteorological and Hydrological Services are working to minimize the destructive effects of natural phenomena such as floods, tropical cyclones and drought.
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GESAMP - Rapports et études, 49. Rapport de la vingtième-deuxième session
Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM); Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'Alimentation et l'Agriculture (FAO); Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'Education, la Science et et la Culture (UNESCO); et al. - Organisation Maritime Internationale (OMI), 1992
Third Long Term Plan: summary of objectives, policies and strategy
Intended for policy makers, the publication contains a brief summary of the purpose of WMO, its overall objectives and general policies, as well as major objectives, strategy and programmes for the period 1992-2001.
The WMO Technical Co-operation Programme 1992-2001 - Third WMO Long-term Plan, Part II, Volume 7
Volume 7 of Part II outlines the plans of the WMO Technical Cooperation Programme to support the implementation of the other WMO scientific and technical programmes.
The WMO Education and Training Programme 1992-2001 - Third WMO Long-term Plan, Part II, Volume 6
Volume 6 of Part II deals with the WMO Education and Training Programme and, inter alia, its programmes on Manpower Development, Training Activities, Education and Training Fellowships, and Support to Training Events under other WMO Major Programmes.
The WMO Hydrology and Water Resources Programme 1992-2001 Third WMO Long-term Plan, Part II, Volume 5
Volume 5 of Part II contains the detailed plans for the Hydrology and Water Resources Programme of WMO which consists of three mutually supporting component programmes: Operational Hydrology - Basic Systems; Operational Hydrology - Applications and Environment; and Water-related Issues.
The WMO Applications of Meteorology Programme: 1992-2001 - Third WMO Long term plan, part II, volume 4
Volume 4 of Part II presents the detailed plans for the WMO Applications of Meteorology Programme comprising the Public Weather Services Programme, the Agricultural Meteorology Programme, the Aeronautical Meteorology Programme and the Marine Meteorology and Associated Oceanographic Activities Programme.
The WMO Atmospheric Research and Environment Programme: 1992-2001 - Third WMO Long term plan, part II, volume 3
Volume 3 of Part II contains the detailed plans for the WMO Atmospheric Research and Environment Programme which includes the Global Atmosphere Watch and the following research components: short- and medium-range weather prediction, long-range forecasting, tropical meteorology, physics and chemistry of clouds and weather modification.
The World Climate Programme: 1992-2001 - Third WMO Long term plan, part II, volume 2
Volume 2 of Part II contains the detailed plans for all four components of the World Climate Programme, namely Data and Monitoring, Applications and Services, Impact Assessment and Response Strategies and Climate Research, as well as for their coordination with special regard to activities concerning climate change.
The World Weather Watch Programme: 1992-2001 - Third WMO Long term plan, part II, volume 1
Volume 1 of Part II contains the detailed plans for the basic programme of WMO - the World Weather Watch - which primarily provides Members with observational data and processed products for meteorological forecasting and warning purposes. The volume also includes the plans for the Tropical Cyclone Programme and the Instruments and Methods of Observation Programme as well as those for WMO's satellite activities and Antarctic activities.
Third WMO Long Term Plan: overall policy and strategy 1992-2001, part I
Part I of the Third Long-term Plan provides an overview of the future needs and opportunities for the development of Meteorological and Hydrological Services and summarizes the overall strategy and major programme objectives for the period 1992-2001.
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