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RESOLUTIONS 101members of the Group for the various taskscontained in the terms of reference;(5) To request the chairperson to submit annualreports, as appropriate, to the president ofRegional Association II with a final report to bepresented no later than six months prior to thefourteenth session of the Association;REQUESTS the Secretary-General to take the relevantactions to support the activities of the Working Groupwithin the available budgetary resources.RESOLUTION 23 (XIII-RA II)RAPPORTEUR ON THE WMO SPACE PROGRAMMEREGIONAL ASSOCIATION II (Asia),NOTING:(1) Resolution 5 (Cg-XIV) — WMO SpaceProgramme,(2) Resolution 6 (Cg-XIV) — WMO ConsultativeMeetings on High-level Policy on SatelliteMatters,RECOGNIZING the importance and great potentialavailable through exploitation of satellite data,products and services from the expanded spacebasedcomponent of the GOS as described in theWMO Space Programme Implementation Plan for2004 through 2007,FURTHER RECOGNIZING the necessity for involvementby Members in regional implementation activities forthe WMO Space Programme,DECIDES:(1) To appoint a Rapporteur on the WMO SpaceProgramme with the following terms ofreference:(a) To coordinate with the WMO SpaceProgramme Office on regional aspects ofthe WMO Space ProgrammeImplementation Plan;(b) To evaluate the WMO Space ProgrammeImplementation Plan and advise RegionMembers on regional activities that willcontribute fully to the exploitation ofsatellite data, products and services;(c) To coordinate with other Regional WMOSpace Programme rapporteurs onrelevant Space Programme activities;(d) To provide the president of theAssociation with appropriate information,advice and recommendations forpresentation under appropriate agendaitems in sessions of technicalcommissions, joint sessions of thepresidents of technical commissions andpresidents of regional associations, andthe Executive Council;(2) To invite Mr T. Kumara (Japan) to serve as theRapporteur on the WMO Space Programme;(3) To request the Rapporteur to submit annualreports, as appropriate, to the president of theAssociation and a final report six monthsbefore the next session of the Association.RESOLUTION 24 (XIII-RA II)RAPPORTEUR FOR THE GLOBAL EARTH OBSERVATION SYSTEM OF SYSTEMSREGIONAL ASSOCIATION II (ASIA),NOTING:(1) The Declaration from the first EarthObservation Summit, held in Washington D.C.on 31 July 2003, for improved coordination ofobserving systems towards a comprehensive,coordinated and sustained Earth observingsystem or systems,(2) The Communiqué from the second EarthObservation Summit, held in Tokyo, Japan, on25 April 2004, adopting the FrameworkDocument that describes the main benefits ofEarth observations to a broad range of usercommunities and the fundamental elements tobe included in the 10-year ImplementationPlan for what will henceforth be called theGlobal Earth Observation System of Systems(GEOSS); and the invitation to the governingbodies of international and regionalorganizations sponsoring existing Earthobserving systems to support the action of theSummit,(3) Resolution 9 (EC XLVI) — Global EarthObservation System of Systems (GEOSS),RECOGNIZING the significant opportunity for GEOSSto provide societal benefits, capacity-building andsustainable development through improvedobservations and a better understanding of the Earthsystem, its atmosphere, oceans, land surface andfresh water, geology, natural resources, ecosystemsand natural and human-induced hazards and thevast experience and considerable expertisethroughout the Region,
102 ABRIDGED FINAL REPORT OF THE THIRTEENTH SESSION OF R A IIURGES Members to become fully involved in theplanning and implementation of GEOSS;STRESSES the importance of assisting the NMHSs ofdeveloping countries in the Region to participate fullyin GEOSS through the strengthening of theirobserving networks and the enhancement of theirprovision of services in support of social andeconomic benefits of their national commitments;ENCOURAGES the Permanent Representatives ofMembers to work closely with other Earthobservation agencies at national level to ensure thedevelopment of well-coordinated national plans forGEOSS implementation;DECIDES:(1) To appoint a Rapporteur for the Global EarthObservation System of Systems with thefollowing terms of reference:(a) To evaluate the GEOSS ImplementationPlan and advise Region Members onregional activities that will contribute fullyto the development and implementationof GEOSS including enhanced operationof the World Weather Watch and otherWMO-sponsored and jointly sponsoredobserving systems and componentsrelevant to GEOSS;(b) To coordinate with other RegionalGEOSS rapporteurs on relevant GEOSSactivities;(c) To provide the president of theAssociation with appropriate information,advice and recommendations forpresentation under appropriate agendaitems in sessions of technicalcommissions, joint sessions of thepresidents of technical commissions andpresidents of regional associations, andthe Executive Council;(d) To inform the Secretary-General ofrelevant GEOSS activities in the Region;(2) To invite Ms F. Rastegar (Islamic Republic ofIran) to serve as the Rapporteur for the GlobalEarth Observation System of Systems;(3) To request the Rapporteur to submit annualreports, as appropriate, to the president of theAssociation and a final report six monthsbefore the next session of the Association.RESOLUTION 25 (XIII-RA II)STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICESIN REGIONAL ASSOCIATION II (ASIA) (2005–2008)REGIONAL ASSOCIATION II (ASIA),NOTING:(1) The Abridged Final Report with Resolutions ofthe Twelfth Session of Regional Association II(Asia) (WMO-No. 924),(2) The Abridged Final Report with Resolutions ofthe Fourteenth World MeteorologicalCongress (WMO-No. 960), paragraph 3.8.1.5,NOTING WITH SATISFACTION:(1) The usefulness of the Strategic Plan for theEnhancement of NMSs in RA II (2001–2004)as guidance for Members in formulating theirown development plans to contribute to andsupport meteorological-related disciplines aswell as their applications,(2) The development of the updated StrategicPlan covering the period 2005–2008 reflectingcontributions from Members of RA II andtechnical departments of the WMOSecretariat,REITERATING the strong interest of Members of RA IIin participating in the cooperative activities that willemerge from the Strategic Plan and in contributing tothese activities,RECOGNIZING:(1) The purpose of NMSs and the essential role ofNMSs in meteorology, operational hydrologyand related disciplines as well as theirapplications in environmental and naturalresources management, food security,agricultural systems, capacity-building, naturaldisaster reduction and sustainabledevelopment planning towards improving thequality of life,(2) The inadequacy that exists in the networks ofobservations, in particular upper-air networks,telecommunications, data-processing facilitiesand information technology in several NMSs,(3) The wide gap between developed NMSs withvery advanced facilities and the capacity ofless developed NMSs with limited budgets,shortages of observation equipment, spareparts and consumables, a lack of datacollection and processing facilities and a lackof qualified staff,CONSIDERING the overall objectives of the StrategicPlan, which aims to strengthen the capabilities ofNMSs in RA II in providing appropriatemeteorological and related services in support ofnational needs for protection of life and property,safeguarding the environment, contributing tosustainable social and economic development, andto fulfil commitments and obligations under regionaland international agreements and conventions,ADOPTS the Strategic Plan for the Enhancement ofNational Meteorological Services in RegionalAssociation II (Asia) (2005–2008);
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