Cg-18 Special Sessions Presentation Resolution 8.3 Scaling up effective partnerships

Resolution 8.3/1 CLOSING THE CAPACITY GAP: Scaling up effective partnerships for investments in sustainable and cost-efficient infrastructure and service delivery Pursue establishment of Alliance for Hydromet Development, jointly with World Bank and in collaboration with international development partners Concept outlined in Annex 1 Establish the WMO Country Support Initiative to support developing Member countries and territories and development partners with advisory services Outlined in Annex 2

Resolution 8.3/1 Scaling up effective partnerships INTRO & CONTEXT Expectations are high, but NMHSs capacity constraints WMO at centre-stage: weather, climate, water as foundation for resilient development Capacity gap: Many NMHSs capacity constraints to respond to increasing expectations WMO Strategic Plan Long-term goal: Closing capacity gap Core value: Collaboration and partnership Strategic Objective: Scaling up partnerships WMO Capacity Development Strategy Explore new funding opportunities Develop proposals through dialogue with development partners Alliance for Hydromet Development & Country Support initiative (CSI) Increasing support from development partners: but missing coordination and WMO expertise 2018 Hydromet Development Partners Conference: We need to do more and better Alliance & CSI: jointly developed as new and complementary initiatives

Resolution 8.3/1 Scaling up effective partnerships INCREASING SUPPORT FROM DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS: EXAMPLE WORLD BANK & GREEN CLIMATE FUND GCF current pipeline – 82 projects totaling USD 2,6 billion focused solely or party on climate information and/or early warning systems ~ 1.5 USD billion ~ 1 USD billion World Bank Adaptation Action Plan early warning and climate information investments – 30 additional countries & 300 million beneficiaries ~400 USD million *Including co-funding **World Bank funding only - leveraging additional resources

Resolution 8.3/1 Scaling up effective partnerships WHAT IS Cg-18 BEING ASKED TO DO? Congress Pursue establishment of Alliance. Launch at World Bank Annual Meetings 10/2019 Establish WMO Country Support Initiative. Open for business January 2020 Members Promote principles of the Alliance when providing or receiving development assistance Scale up provision of expertise through CSI in support of developing Members and development partners Development partners Partner with WMO & World Bank in establishing Alliance. Based on collaboration principles Utilize and promote CSI advisory services. Projects to benefit from WMO expertise Technical Commissions Provide guidance to CSI. Translate standards into tailored operational advice Consider CSI practical experience when further developing technical standards Secretary General Facilitate establishment of the Alliance Mobilize extra-budgetary resources and Members’ expertise for CSI implementation

Resolution 8.3/1 Scaling up effective partnerships WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR MEMBERS? Better support for developing members Less fragmentation, more coordination, more synergies of development partners’ support Development partners’ projects based on WMO standards and practices Hands-on, practical, expeditious support for developing country NMHSs Better harnessing of WMO expertise Structured and efficient mechanism to tap knowledge and expertise from extensive WMO institutional network Readily available WMO support when it is needed Better knowledge for all stakeholders Knowledge base through WMO Community Platform (CPDB) Track progress in closing the capacity gap