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2 ABRIDGED FINAL REPORT OF THE THIRTEENTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION FOR HYDROLOGY2.3 ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEES (agenda item 2.3)2.3.1 A Nomination Committee was established, consisting of the following delegates:RA I – Mr Ahmed Fawzy Tolba (Egypt)RA II – Mr Bi Baogui (China)RA III – Mr Antônio Cardoso (Brazil)RA IV – Mr Iván Jaramillo (Panama)RA V – Mr Ahmed Husaini-Sulaiman (Malaysia)RA VI – Mr Jan Kubát (Czech Republic)Mr Antônio Cardoso (Brazil) was elected chairperson of the Nomination Committee.2.3.2 The Commission, having reviewed and approved the working procedures for theSelection Committee drafted by the president at the request of the Advisory Working Group, alsoestablished such a committee to assist in the selection of experts and members of working groups,consisting of the following:RA I – Mr Mokake Mojakisane (Lesotho)RA II – Ms Chongkolnee Yusabye (Thailand)RA III – Ms Caroline Wittwer (France)RA IV – Mr Alain Pietroniro (Canada)RA V – Mr Bruce Stewart (Australia)RA VI – Mr Bogdan Ozga-Zielinski (Poland)Mr Mokake Mojakisane (Lesotho) was elected chairperson of the Selection Committee.2.3.3 The Commission carried out its work in plenaries. The General Plenary was chaired bythe president and discussed agenda items 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20. Plenary Awas chaired by the vice-president and discussed agenda items 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 13.2.3.4 A Coordination Committee was established, consisting of the president, vice-presidentand the representative of the Secretary-General.2.3.5 Five working parties were established to consider in more detail the following topics:1. WMO Quality Management Framework – Hydrology, chaired by Mr Paul Pilon (Canada)2. WIGOS and WIS, chaired by Mr Julius Wellens-Mensah (Ghana)3. Capacity-building in HWR, chaired by Mr Bruce Stewart (Australia)4. WMO Strategic Plan 2012–1015, chaired by Mr Bruce Stewart (Australia)5. Future programme of work for the Commission, chaired by Ms Ann Calver (UnitedKingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)2.4 ORGANIZATIONAL QUESTIONS (agenda item 2.4)2.4.1 The working hours adopted were 9:30 to 12:30 and 14:30 to 17:30. Concerning theminutes of the session, the Commission agreed to not preparing them.2.4.2 It was noted that, as a departure from previous sessions and for the sake of efficiencyand reducing the session’s costs, most of the factual information referring to past activities and notcalling for decisions by the Commission was presented as information papers (INFs) and available inEnglish and French.2.4.3 The Commission also noted that, with an aim to increase the involvement in its decisionprocess of those Members that had been unable to send a delegation to attend the sessionphysically, a pre-session e-discussion facilitated by a virtual forum had been carried out for agendaitems 6, 7, 8 and 9. A total of 78 experts had participated in the forum and provided their inputs. Theoutcomes of the pre-session e-discussion were presented to the Commission and are included in thepresent report under the relevant agenda items. The Commission considered that when importantinformation was presented it should also be available in other languages.
GENERAL SUMMARY 33. REPORT ON THE HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES PROGRAMME (agendaitem 3)3.1 The Commission discussed the activities that had been included in the reports by thepresident and vice-president of CHy, the Advisory Group members and the Secretary-General, andalso the report on regional aspects of the Hydrology and Water Resources Programme. All thisinformation is included in the progress/activities reports presented at the thirteenth session of theCommission for Hydrology (Part II, available in English and French only).3.2 As a result of the discussions on the report by the president of CHy and the reports ofthe AWG members, the session considered the issue of volunteerism in the work of theCommission. It was stressed that voluntary contributions from experts formed the mainstay of itssuccess and encouraged Members to facilitate their participation in the activities of CHy. TheCommission expressed its gratitude to the experts who had provided their valuable inputs incompleting various activities during the intersessional period. The list of experts is given in theannex to the present report.3.3 The representative of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)expressed pleasure that its long-standing cooperation with WMO continued to yield benefits to bothparties. In particular, he thanked WMO for its contribution to IAHS activities and looked forward tosimilar cooperation in the future.4. DECISIONS OF CONGRESS AND THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF RELEVANCE TOTHE HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES PROGRAMME (agenda item 4)4.1 The Commission was pleased to note that Fifteenth Congress had recognized that thewater sector constituted one of the major clients of WMO to fulfill its vision to contribute towardsachieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and that it had expressed satisfactionat the direction given by the Commission to the Hydrology and Water Resources Programme(HWRP). The Commission also noted the recommendation of Congress of ensuring a widerrepresentation from all the water management sectors while nominating members of CHy and theadvice to the Permanent Representatives that they should appoint hydrological advisors who couldcoordinate with the various institutions involved in the water sector in their countries.4.2 The Commission was informed that Fifteenth Congress had, as in the past, establisheda subcommittee on hydrology. The Commission was pleased to note that Congress had endorsedthe CHy proposal to provide for the optional establishment of the subcommittee on hydrologybased on the need and the agenda that required establishment of such a subcommittee, and hadtherefore decided, through Resolution 48 (Cg-XV) – Amendments to General Regulation 29 (b), toamend that General Regulation by replacing the verb “shall” by “may”. General Regulation 29 (b)therefore now reads as follows:(b) “At each session of Congress an open subcommittee on hydrology may beestablished, attended as a rule by those hydrological advisers of PermanentRepresentatives and/or those representatives of Hydrological Services included inthe delegation of Members.”4.3 The Commission agreed with Congress that the Technical Regulations (WMO-No. 49),Volume III – Hydrology, was an important document in the framework of the WMO QualityManagement Framework. It also noted the decision by Fifteenth Congress that it shall betranslated into all the WMO official languages in order to promote the use of a coherent set oftechnical regulations, in particular in transboundary basins. The Commission recommendedissuing the Technical Regulations in all languages at the same time, as far as possible.4.4 The Commission was informed that Fifteenth Congress had adopted Resolution 32 (Cg-XV) – WMO Quality Management Framework. Follow-up actions on the subject are reported underagenda item 6.
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