Report by the President of the Association [INF. 3]

Officers of the Association served during the inter-sessional period President: Abdulla Mohamed Al-Mannai (Qatar) and his predecessor Mr Ahmed Abdulla Mohammed Vice-president: Dr Ghulam Rasul (Pakistan) and his predecessors Dr Qamar-uz-Zaman Chaudhry and Mr Arif Mahmood Rana * Conducted the affairs of the Association with dedication, enthusiasm and initiative.

Key Achievements (1/2) Nomination of regional priorities 2016–2019 based on a survey to identify institutional arrangements, challenges, and future priorities, and subsequent discussion at the sixth Regional Conference on management of NMHSs in RA II (December 2014) Refinement and implementation of the RA II Operating Plan 2012–2015, and the development of the RA II OP 2016–2019 for the enhancement of NMHSs in RA II Provision of guidance for the Regional Priorities 2020–2023 and the future working mechanism of the Association Implementation of Regional WIGOS and WIS Implementation Plans in RA II, particularly progress on WIS implementation through operational services at three GISCs and trial operations at three conditionally designated GISCs, and an agreement on the preliminary list of principal GISCs The establishment of the joint RA II/RA V WIGOS Satellite Data Project and “Joint RA II/RA V WIGOS Radar Data Project”

Key Achievements (2/2) Major Regional Events and Outcomes - Report on the Activities of RA II Working Groups and Pilot Projects [INF.3(1)] - Meetings of the subsidiary bodies of RA II [INF. 7] Conduct Survey (2014) - Report on the Institutional Arrangements, Challenges, and Priorities in RA [INF.3(2)] Identified Challenges and Future Priorities of RA II for 2016-2019 by the RECO-6 [INF.3(3)] Conduct Survey (2016) - Survey Report on the Basic Capability of NMHSs in RA II [INF.3(4)]

RA II METHODOLOGIES on the Preparation of Operating Plan Implementation of RA II Operating Plan for 2012-2015; Development of RA II Operating Plan for 2016-2019 (DOC. 5.2 Res. 5.2/9); Provision of guidance for the Regional Priorities 2020–2023 (INF. 5.1/2) A questionnaire survey to identified achievements, challenges and needs in the Region (2014) Working Group, Implementation and Coordination Team, and Task Team (WG-ICT-TT) Chairs’ Meeting on Implementation and Development of Strategic Operating Plan in Regional Association II (Doha, May 2014 The Sixth Regional Conference on Management of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in Regional Association II (Asia) (Doha, Qatar, 2–4 December 2014) -Identified Challenges and Future Priorities of RA II and sub regions for 2016-2019 [INF. 3(2)] Working Group, Implementation and Coordination Team, Task Team (WG-ICT-TT) Chairs’ Meeting on Strategic Planning in RA II (Doha, Dec. 2015) Develop the OP 2016–2019 for the enhancement of NMHSs in RA II based on the survey on the basic capability of NMHSs in RA II

Challenges of RA II for 2016–2019 [INF.3(3)] Inadequacies of climate services, extended forecast (sub-seasonal to seasonal) at high resolution The lack of qualified personnel and needs for capacity building Need for ongoing competency assessments and implementation of a quality management system, particularly in the field of aeronautical meteorology Need to improve development, access and usage of numerical weather prediction (NWP) guidance material as underlying support to prepare skilful, location-specific weather forecast for improving service delivery Inadequate capabilities (meteorological, hydrological observing systems, data communication systems and effective dissemination systems) to deliver end-to-end multi hazard early warning systems to support DRR

Priorities of RA II for 2016–2019 [INF.3(3)] Improvement of Early Warning System (EWS) for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Implementation of WIGOS and WIS including GISC Enhancement of Hydrological, Aviation and public weather services Strengthening of Climate Services including GFCS Capacity Development Improvement of Quality Management System (QMS)

Proposed RA II Regional Priorities 2020-2023 Risk information and seamless Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) for Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Service Delivery (SD) as a Cross-Cutting Framework Implementation of the results-based framework and mechanism for WMO contributions to the GFCS Climate Services and Role of Regional Climate Centers (RCCs) Implementation of WIGOS and WIS including information management practices Aviation meteorological services Capacity development with emphasis on Gender Equality Scientific Research and Development Partnerships

Missions of the President Seventeenth World Meteorological Congress (Cg-17, 2015) Executive Council (EC-65, EC-66, EC-67, EC-68) Financial Advisory Committee (FINAC) WMO Bureau Meeting of the Presidents of Regional Associations (PRAs) Joint Meeting of the Presidents of Regional Associations and the Presidents of Technical Commissions (PRAs-PTCs) Presided over MG meetings and Regional Conference (MG-7 ~11, RECO-6)

PRAs-PTCs Meetings (2013-2016) Reviewed Roles and responsibilities of regional associations Improve and integrate RAs performance Regional priorities inclusion for the next WMO Strategic Plan The preparation of the new WMO Strategic and Operating Plan 2016-2019 Organization of shorter RA session Increasing the EC number of seats in RA II Lessons and approaches for the Effective and efficient organization of sessions Regional WIGOS Centers - concept and establishment process ( ICG WIGOS 2017– Presented RA II Recommendations)

Future agendas for RA II President Key elements of Future strategy 2020-2023 and supporting structures Public-Private Engagement: ongoing assessment of practices, risks and opportunities of private sector engagement GFCS: Results-based framework and mechanism for WMO contributions: status, actions and next steps Future Global Data Processing and Forecasting System: Seamless Global Data Processing and Forecasting System and Climate Service Information System   Towards a Global Meteo-Alarm System: Integration of existing regional disaster alert systems and concept for the global coverage

Thank you Merci cbs-16@wmo.int