WMO Proposed Budget FINAC Geneva, 6 June 2010

1. Budget : Main Features 4 Priorities: GFCS, capacity building, observation systems, disaster Budget of CHF million, including assessed resources of CHF million (reflecting increase of 2 % annually) 2 options for reductions of assessed resources New approach on voluntary funds: Major initiatives of CHF million RBB budget format in accordance with Strategic Plan Addition information: Assessment of 16 years of ZNG

2. Budget : resources overview Budget of CHF million including: –Regular resources of CHF million Assessed contributions: CHF million reflecting 2 % real growth annually above inflation with increase of CHF 17.2 million Other regular income: CHF 15.0 million with a decrease of CHF 2.0 million Surplus: Zero as compared to CHF 9.2 million in previous budget –Jointly funded voluntary resources (IPCC, WCRP, GCOS) of CHF 33.0 million

3. Budget : programme details 4 Budget priorities –Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) – additional CHF 2.4 million; no new staff, start-up funding for new deliverables –Capacity building - additional CHF 2.7 million; no new staff –Integrated observing and information system – additional CHF 0.9 million; one staff for WIGOS and balance for non-staff –Disaster mitigation – additional CHF 1.6 million; one new staff and remaining for non-staff From Strategic Plan –8 Expected Results – previous 11 Expected Results –27 Key Outcomes (KOs) with Key Performance Indictors (KPIs) –Programmes by Expected Results –Deliverables: lowest programmatic entity

4. Budget reductions: implications Option 1: Zero Real Growth (ZRG) with inflation adjustment of 0.7 % annually: CHF million with an increase of CHF 4.4 million (decrease of CHF 12.8 million compared to proposal). Programmatic implications are: –Main reduction in maintenance of building of CHF10.0 million, a cut of CHF 5.9 million. –No significant contribution to the GFCS - not include ‘seed funds’ required for resource mobilization of the GFCS –WIS and WIGOS work will be effected –Reduction in the linguistic and publishing services. Option 2: Zero Nominal Growth (ZNG) which no change compared to previous financial period: CHF million with no change (further decrease of CHF 4.4 million compared to Option 1). Programmatic implications are –Introduced across Expected Results

5. Major Initiatives – voluntary contributions New budgeting approach to facilitate the use of voluntary contributions Essential emerging major requirements which cannot be accomodated due to resource cnstraints 5 Major Initiatives: GFCS; capacity building; integrated observation and information systems; disaster risk reduction; communication Combines funding flexibility and priority setting by EC/Congress: Pledging conference in connection with budget approval Total resource framework of CHF million, including: –Anticipated voluntary resources of CHF 76.0 million (compared to CHF 80.3 million for ) –Additional voluntary of CHF 66.0 million

6. Income Total resource framwork: CHF million Assessed contribution: CHF million (increase of CHF 17.2 million) funded in accordance with scale of assessment (major change in scale from 2010 to 2011) Surplus: not anticipated Other regular resourcs (income from rental of facilitities, support cost, sales or publicaitons, interest): CHF 15 million (decrease of CHF 2.0 million) Voluntary resources: CHF 175 million (jointly funded of CHF 33.0 million; anticipated of CHF 76.0 million; additional CHF 66.0 million)

7. Annexes Annex A: list of meetings Annex B: budget by organizational entities; not strictly required under RBB but provides additional transparency; new tables are introduced presenting budget by Expected Result and Organisational Entity Annex C: Presentation of support budget apportioned to Expected Results (REM, Common Services, Procurement and Travel, Payment of Loan and Joint Costs)

8. Additional information: Zero-Nominal Growth (ZNG) for last 16 years Maintain central coordination function: –increased Executive Council subsidiary meetings with cost increase offset through reduction of duration of meetings; –maintained expert staff at around while decreasing non- staff component (staff component increased from 65% to 75%) Reduction in number of published titles Introduction of new initiatives (risk reduction programme; expansion of oversight function including External Auditor, Audit Committee, IOO; expansion of language services) Accommodating increase in mandatory costs (building maintenance, mandatory contribution to inter-agency coordination)