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

2. 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.

3. 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”

4. 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 by the RECO-6 [INF.3(3)]
Conduct Survey (2016)
- Survey Report on the Basic Capability of NMHSs in RA II [INF.3(4)]

5. RA II METHODOLOGIES on the Preparation of Operating Plan
Implementation of RA II Operating Plan for ; Development of RA II Operating Plan for (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 [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

6. 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

7. 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)

8. 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

9. 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)

10. 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
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)

11. Future agendas for RA II President
Key elements of Future strategy 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

12. Thank you
Merci