1. Sixty-second session of the WMO Executive Council Geneva, 8-18 June 2010 Presentation of EC Document 2.2 Report by the Secretary-General

2. WCC-3 1 st WCC (1979) & 2 nd WCC (1990) A Cg-XV decision (2007) Key outcome: a GFCS Intergovernmental meeting Jan. 2010 HLTF membership & ToR HLTF meetings in Feb. & May 2010

3. Key WMO issues WMO support to Haiti WMO 60 th anniversary Passing of Prof. Aksel Wiin-Nielsen 189 th WMO Member: Timor-Leste IPSAS implementation launched on 1 st January EC session once more open to all WMO Members Electronic EC documentation used throughout

4. Key WMO issues (2) IMO Prize award ceremony MeteoWorld pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 With our lasting gratitude to all former EC members:  F. Cadarso Gonzalez  D. Keuerleber-Burk  A. Ngari  M. Rosengaus Moshinsky ...and to Prof. Yan Hong

5. Nairobi, 12 – 16 April 2010 WMO/AUC/Kenya collaboration effort Expert & Ministerial Segments Numerous side events Conference Statement & Ministerial Declaration High-level mechanism established Action Plan in preparation Enhanced awareness of the value of meteorology for sustainable development

6. 6 6 sessions of WMO Constituent Bodies since EC-LXI Regional Associations XV-RA VI (Brussels, September 2009) XV-RA V (Bali, April/May 2010) Technical Commissions JCOMM-III (Marrakech, November 2009) CAS-XV (Incheon, November 2009) CAeM-XIV (Hong Kong - China, February 2010) CCl-XV (Antalya, February 2010)

7. 7 UNGA & UNOG CSD & ECOSOC sessions UNFCC COP 15 (Copenhagen) COP 16 preparations (Cancun) 2 regular CEB sessions Management oversight & system- wide coherence Collaboration with UN System specialized organizations Partnerships outside the UN System (ICSU, International Bureau of Weights and Measures,…) Relations with other International Organizations

8. 8 The Financial Situation of WMO remains sound 6 th unqualified audit opinion in a row (2004-2009) Expenditures within budgetary appropriations & fully funded Priority given to safe investments Cash, Working Capital Fund & Operating Reserves all up Sustained declining trend in arrears: 1.4 M CHF in 2009 Total arrears at the end of 2009: 13.9 M CHF Financial situation

9. 9 WMO Budget Evolution 1996-2010 (M CHF) UN Organizations increase in assessed contribution 1996-2009

10. 10 16 years of ZNG: general consequences Expanded initiatives & requirements WMO DRR, LDCs & Space Programmes Additional oversight & audit requirements Additional language requirements Expanded costs Increased costs (inflation-related) Increased travel costs (staff and non-staff) UN-wide payroll adjustments 10-year WMO building maintenance Expanded EC membership & activities Expanded UN inter-agency coordination Alleviation measures adopted Increased efficiency, automation & outsourcing

11. 11 Specific ZNG impacts Reduction in published titles Reductions in:  Technical assistance  Published titles  Travel support to Members Delays in production of mandatory WMO pubs Number of WMO meetings Duration of WMO meetings

12. 12 WMO Budget Evolution 1996-2015 (M CHF)

13. 13 Proposed Budget 2012-2015 with 2% Real Annual Growth (M CHF) 2008-20112012-2015Change Assessed249.8267.017.2 WMO income17.015.02.0 Surplus9.2-(9.2) Total regular276.0282.06.0 Voluntary108.3(>) 175.0(>) 66.7 Grand total384.3(>) 457.0(>) 72.7

14. 14 Budget by Expected Results (M CHF) Expected Results in area of:(Regular) 1. Information for decision-making23.8 2. Impact of hazards15.0 3. Climate impacts and adaptation27.0 4. Observing systems36.2 5. Research capabilities23.9 6. Capacity building61.6 7. Partnership and cooperation21.7 8. Effective and efficient WMO72.8 Total282.0

15. 15 Possible Integrated Budget Strategy To consider a possible move from a regular budget to an integrated budget strategy Current assessed budget strategy: resources sharing of 2/3 regular and 1/3 voluntary Integrated budget strategy: 1/2 regular and 1/2 voluntary

16. 16 Possible priorities 2012-2015 1.GFCS 2.Capacity building 3.WIGOS/WIS development 4.Disaster Risk Reduction Capacity building

17. 17 Thank you Merci Gracias Спасибо شكرا 谢 Thank you Merci Gracias Спасибо شكرا 谢