1. Critical contributions from the marine and oceanographic community
WMO Strategic Plan ( )
Critical contributions from the marine and oceanographic community
JCOMM-5 item 3.1(3)
Deputy Secretary-General
Elena Manaenkova

2. WMO Strategic Plan and constituent body reform
2015 – Cg-17
Requested Executive Council to:
undertake a holistic review of the Organization, including processes and working practices),
to provide recommendations to Cg-18 on constituent body constructs, including possible new structures for TCs, RAs, EC, and also to provide recommendations on rules, procedures, processes, working mechanisms, and duties, of constituent bodies, WMO Officers (President, vice- presidents, PRAs and PTCs) and the relationship between them and the WMO Secretariat to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Organization and good governance.
EC-68
Decision 84 (EC-68) Governance review
The WMO Convention in its present form provides a good framework for the current and future work of the Organization and its constituent bodies.
Endorsed a set of recommendations of WG-SOP including:
Congress should review technical commissions every four years on the basis of the approved Strategic Plan to adapt, establish, merge, continue or discontinue them as appropriate...

3. WMO Strategic Plan and constituent body reform
2017 – EC-69
Decision 65 (EC-69) – Preparation of WMO Strategic Plan
Endorsed the 2030 vision, overarching priorities and structure of the new Strategic Plan: 5 Long-term goals and strategic objectives for WG-SOP to refine plan guided by:
Outcome-based approach, clear benefits to Members (surveys)
Integrated and interactive approach across value chain: from science to operations and from observations to services
Engaging all actors including private sector
Decision 68 (EC-69) – WMO constituent body reform
Transformative and innovative process already started
Operational coherence and integration of core WMO systems
Visibility of key themes, attracting best experts, interface with external bodies
WG-SOP to develop separate recommendations, for EC-70 and Cg-18, for restructuring of the EC, TCs and RAs
Communication strategy, with Members and external constituencies
WG-SOP
Oct 2017
March 2018
Working on all above areas. All Presidents of TC invited/engaged
JCOMM to be discussed by joint meeting of WMO Bureau and IOC Officers in January 2018

4. Value chain

5. WMO mission and role within the UN
By 2030, a world where all WMO Members, especially the most vulnerable, are more resilient to the socioeconomic consequences of extreme weather, water, climate and other environmental events; and support their sustainable development through the best possible services, whether over land, at sea or in the air.
Vision
Enhancing preparedness and reducing losses of life and property from hydrometeorological hazards.
Supporting climate action to build resilience and adaptation to climate risk.
Enhancing socioeconomic value from hydrometeorological and climate services.
Overarching Priorities
LTG 5 Work smarter: Supporting effective policy- and decision-making and implementation in WMO
LTG 1 Better serve societal needs: Delivering actionable, authoritative, accessible, user-oriented and fit-for-purpose services
LTG 2 Enhance Earth system observations and predictions: Strengthening the technical foundation for the future
LTG 3 Advance targeted research: Leveraging leadership in science
LTG 4 Close the gap on early warning and cllimate services: Enhancing and leveraging existing capabilities among all WMO Members to bring capability to all
Long-Term Goals
1.1 Share national early warnings in support of the development of multi-hazard alerting services worldwide
1.2 Integrate climate information
1.3 Support sustainable water management
1.4 Enhance information and services to support decision-makers
2.1 Ensure adherence to the highest standards of observations
2.2 Integrate observing networks and data management systems
2.3 Fill critical gaps in global observations
2.4 Advocate and foster broadest application of free and open data exchange
2.5 Enhance service value through global co-operation and local actions based on improvements in cascading seamless prediction systems
3.1 Advance scientific knowledge of the Earth system
3.2 Enhance the science to service value chain ensuring scientific and technological advances improve predictive capabilities
3.3 Provide leadership in policy-relevant science
4.1 Address the needs of developing countries to enable them to receive better early warning and climate services
4.2 Develop and sustain core competencies and expertise
4.3 Establish strategic partnerships
5.1 Optimize how we work to support the delivery of the Strategic Plan
5.2 Communicate effectively about topics related to WMO mandate
5.3 Ensure equal and effective participation of women and men in governance, scientific cooperation and decision-making
Strategic Objectives
WWW WIGOS GDPFS GTS
ERA WIS IMOP WSP WWWDM WWWSSA WMOAA WHYCOS WHOS WMO-QMF GCOS Polar & High Mountain Activities
Programmes
AgMP AeMP MMOP PWSP DRR TCP WCP HWRP
WWRP GAW WCRP
CD (VCP, RMDP, RP, LDC, SIDS-MIT)
EM CER SP IPA IO L CF RM

6. Strategic Objectives: key contributions by Programme Areas 1
1.1 - Share national early warnings in support of the development of multi-hazard alerting services worldwide
Forecasting and Warning Systems
Marine disaster risk reduction services contributing to the Global Multi-Hazard Alert System (see below) and the Common Interface for Service Delivery
1.4 - Enhance information and services to support decision-makers
Maritime safety services for METAREAS (including polar regions)
Maritime Safety Services (WWMIWS))
Wave and Coastal Hazard (storm surges) Forecasting Systems (incl. CIFDP)
Sea Ice Forecasting and Warning Services
Marine Environmental Emergency Response
Regional Meteorological Specialized Centres
Ocean monitoring contribution to the global climate monitoring system
GCOS & GOOS
1.2 - Integrate climate information
Marine climate products and services
GFCS
Contribution of marine data to RCC/RCOF
Seasonal climate information (ENSO etc.)

7. Strategic Objectives: key contributions by Programme Areas 2
2.1 - Ensure adherence to the highest standards of observations
Contribution to WIGOS regulatory and guidance materials, best practices including with IODE
Observation
(JCOMM Observations Programme Area Vision )
Monitoring of the networks and collection of WIGOS metadata through JCOMMOPS
Contribution to Requirements Rolling Review in line in particular with GCOS IP, marine services and regional needs (GOOS RAs)
2.3 - Fill critical gaps in global observation
Assessment of new technologies and best mix, and enhanced collaboration with the private sector (TPOS 2020, Deep Ocean, Polar Regions)
2.2 - Integrate observing networks and data management systems
Data Management
(Joint WMO-IOC Strategy for Marine Meteorological and Oceanographic Data Management )
Marine Climate Data System, including Specialized Centres (CMOC), data flow and data rescue and added value products
OceanObs’19 and Ocean Observing Framework will provide the base for better integration of observing systems
2.4 - Advocate and foster broadest application of free and open data exchange
Open GTS Project to make ocean data available to the ocean community
2.5 - Enhance service value through global co-operation and local actions based on improvements in cascading seamless prediction systems
Global Data Processing and Forecasting System
Marine-related GDPFS Centres
Observation requirements understood at all time and space scales in support of seamless prediction

8. Strategic Objectives: key contributions by Programme Areas 3
3.1 - Advance scientific knowledge of the Earth system
Science results from Climate and Ocean-Variability, Predictability, and Change (CLIVAR) (understanding of the coupled atmosphere-ocean system)
WCRP
Science results from the Grand Challenge on Regional Sea Level and Coastal Impacts (assessment reports, databases of observations, models)
Forecasting and Warning Systems
4.2 - Develop and sustain core competencies and expertise
Competencies for issuing marine services

9. Marine in the draft Strategic Plan 2020-2023
Our vision
By 2030 all WMO Members more resilient … through the best possible services, whether over land, at sea or in the air…
Key drivers
High-impact weather and climate extremes… safety of people … exposure and vulnerability … growth of human settlements particularly in flood plains and coastal zones

10. Services Observations Research
Timely, fit-for-purpose weather, climate, water, marine and related environmental impact-based information and services: DRR, adaptation to climate risk and sustainable development
Modernized, enhanced, optimal and integrated global observation network of the Earth system (atmosphere, hydrosphere, oceans, cryosphere and biosphere)
Research
Leveraged global research community resulting in fundamental advances in the understanding of the Earth system: atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere, biosphere … regional sea level and coastal impacts

11. Country Profile Database Indicators on marine observation and services
Marine observations
Marine services
Marine meteorological and oceanographic observing stations operated, maintained or funded
Marine meteorological and oceanographic observing data shared and exchanged with WMO
Collaborative agreements or partnerships in your country concerning integrated marine meteorological and oceanographic observations
Marine weather and ocean forecasting
Maritime safety services, including in the Arctic
Coastal hazards forecasting and warnings

12. Online Survey of WMO Members to assist in the WMO Planning Process – July-August 2017 (74 responses from PRs and 19 responses from HAs)
Long-Term Goal
Question
Sample answer
1 - Services
Q2. Overall views on the most important deliverables or achievements that WMO should strive for in the planning period 2020 to 2023 and beyond?
Integration of marine and ice products and services for operations in ice-infested waters, Develop and provide e-Navigation products and services to the marine community.
2 - Observation
Q10. Deliverables that WMO might achieve by the end of 2023 to increase the number of High Quality Observations, Integrated Data Management Systems and Enhanced Data Exchange Systems?
Increase ocean observation coverage.
3 - Research
Q14. Main areas of research that WMO should promote and/or facilitate within the span of the Strategic Plan?
Cryosphere and interactions with atmosphere and ocean.
Support the evaluation of coupled and/or earth-system model-based prediction systems to forecast future states of the ocean, cryosphere and biosphere across a range of time scales in a multi-model context, with reference to dependences of forecast quality on initialization method and model formulation and behavior.

13. Thank you