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GENERAL SUMMARY 132005. It expressed its appreciation to India andJapan for substantially upgrading the facilities,capabilities and services provided by the RSMCTropical Cyclones New Delhi and RSMC TokyoTyphoon Center. In that regard, the Associationnoted the official launch of the Numerical TyphoonPrediction web site by Japan on 1 October 2004.The web site offered predictions of tropical cyclonetracks performed by major NWP centers in the worldto assist the NMHSs of the Typhoon CommitteeMembers in better tropical cyclone forecasting andwarning services. The web site had started with thekind cooperation of eight NWP centers: AustralianBureau of Meteorology (BoM), the CanadianMeteorological Centre (CMC), DWD, ECMWF, theKorea Meteorological Administration (KMA), theNational Centres for Environmental Prediction(NCEP, United States), UKMO and JMA. The siteincluded lists of positional data of predicted tracksand several useful functions such as deriving anensemble mean from any combination of the centers’predictions of a user’s choosing. Japan was going tocontinue the improvement of the web site in order tomeet the requirements of Typhoon CommitteeMembers’ requests that had been approved. TheAssociation commended the Panel on havingestablished a tropical cyclone naming system on anexperimental basis from the 2004 cyclone seasonand recalled with appreciation that the TyphoonCommittee had established a typhoon naming systemon 1 January 2000. The meeting noted theappreciation expressed by the International CivilAviation Organization (ICAO) observer on the serviceto the international air navigation provided by RSMCNew Delhi and RSMC Tokyo as designated TropicalCyclone Advisory Centres (TCAC) in the frameworkof the ICAO system for tropical cyclone advisoriesand warnings.4.5.5 The Association thanked the Secretary-General for making timely arrangements inaccordance with the established procedures, for useof the trust funds of the Typhoon Committee and thePanel, to provide support to their Members, andfacilitate implementation of their respective technicalplans, aimed at the mitigation of tropical cyclonedisasters in the Region. The Association requestedthe Secretary-General to continue his efforts infurther mobilizing resources to support TCP activitiesin the Region.5. WORLD CLIMATE PROGRAMME —REGIONAL ASPECTS (agenda item 5)5.1 WORLD CLIMATE PROGRAMME COORDINATIONAND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS THEREPORT OF THE CHAIRP ERSON OF THEWORKING GROUP ON CLIMATE-RELATEDMATTERS, INCLUDING CLIMATE INFORMATIONAND PREDICTION SERVICES IN REGION II(agenda item 5.1)5.1.1 The Association was informed of the overallcoordination of the World Climate Programme(WCP). In that regard, the Association noted withsatisfaction the decisions made by FourteenthCongress (Geneva, May 2003) relating to buildingpartnerships within the climatology community toimprove effectiveness. The Association also noteddiscussions held during the fifty-sixth session of theExecutive Council (Geneva, June 2004) with specialemphasis on steps that should be taken to maintainWMO leadership in climate issues and urgedMembers to develop relations with international andregional agencies involved in areas of high priority toWMO and strengthen linkages between climate andtheir high priority national issues.5.1.2 The Association noted with satisfaction that,since its last session, a number of high-levelconferences on climate change had been convened,namely the World Climate Change Conference(Moscow, 29 September–3 October 2003), thethird Regional and first National Conference onClimate Change (Esfahan, 21–23 October 2003), andthe International Symposium on Climate Change(Beijing, 31 March–3 April 2003).United Nations Framework Convention onClimate Change5.1.3 The Association noted with satisfaction theactions taken by the Secretary -General to ensure theactive and expanded participation of WMO and theNMHSs of its Member countries in the work of theUnited Nations Framework Convention on ClimateChange (UNFCCC). The Association was pleased tonote that WMO, as well as the Global ClimateObserving System (GCOS), would be represented atfuture Subsidiary Body for Scientific andTechnological Advice (SBSTA) and UNFCCCmeetings. The Association was pleased to note thatGCOS had continued its interaction with UNFCCC atthe eighteenth session of SBSTA in June 2003, theninth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP),and the accompanying nineteenth session of SBSTA,in Milan in December 2003. The Association wasinformed that the Executive Council had stated thatthe development of a global observation system for aclimate implementation plan, and other currentUNFCCC activities on climate impacts andadaptation, offered significant opportunities for theengagement by WMO and GCOS in United Nationsactivities on climate.International Strategy for Disaster Reduction5.1.4 The Association noted that pursuant to thedecision of the General Assembly of the UnitedNations (resolution A/RES/56/214), the Governmentof Japan would host the second World Conference onDisaster Reduction (WCDR) held in Kobe, Japan, inJanuary 2005. The Conference would follow up thelast WCDR held in 1994 in Yokohama. In preparationfor the event, two meetings had been held at theUnited Nations in Geneva. The Interagency TaskForce of the ISDR had held its ninth session from 4 to5 May and the preparatory committee from 6 to7 May 2004 in Geneva.
14 ABRIDGED FINAL REPORT OF THE THIRTEENTH SESSION OF RA II5.1.5 The Association noted with satisfaction thatWMO had actively participated in those meetings.According to the preliminary distribution of thematicareas, WMO would co-chair with the United NationsDevelopment Programme (UNDP) the WorkingGroup on Reducing Risk for Adaptation to ClimateChange. The Association urged Members to promotethe representation of NMHSs for disaster reductionactivities at national level; enhance early warningdelivery activities to influence visibility in the Region;and identify areas of partnership and activeinvolvement, especially in connection withpreparations for the WCDR, at national level.APEC Climate Network meeting5.1.6 The Association was informed that the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ClimateNetwork (APCN) meetings had been held in Jeju,Republic of Korea, from 7 to 10 October 2003 and inBusan, Republic of Korea, from 9 to 12 November2004. The Association noted that WMO had beenrepresented at the Conference and its representativehad delivered a keynote lecture on climate activities.The Association noted that the establishment of theAPEC Climate Center (APCC) in the Republic ofKorea had been supported at the twenty-seventhAPEC Industrial Science and Technology WorkingGroup Meeting held in Singapore from 14 to 15September 2004, and that the APCC would beformally established in 2005. The Association alsonoted that some Members had expressed theirconcerns over activities with non-Member countriesof WMO.International Conference on High-Impact Weatherand Climate5.1.7 The Association noted that the InternationalConference on High-Impact Weather and Climatehad been held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 21 to25 March 2004. WMO had been a co-sponsor of theConference and had been represented at the event.During the Conference, KMA had celebrated the100 th anniversary of modern meteorology in Korea.United Nations Convention to CombatDesertification5.1.8 The Association expressed its appreciationto the Secretary -General for his continued support tothe United Nations Convention to CombatDesertification (UNCCD) activities and theConvention Secretariat and for the active participationof WMO at the Sixth Conference of the Parties (COP-6) to the Convention. It noted with satisfaction thatMembers had been informed of the major decisionstaken at COP-6.5.1.9 The Association noted the emphasis placedby COP-6 on case studies to demonstrate the use oftraditional knowledge to combat drought anddesertification and on early warning systems andurged Members to examine the possibility ofundertaking such case studies with appropriateinstitutions in their countries.Convention on Biological Diversity5.1.10 The Association expressed its appreciationto the Secretary-General for the report on the ninthsession of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific,Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) of theConvention on Biological Diversity (CBD) that hadbeen held in November 2003. It noted that increasingattention was now being paid by the CBD to severalimportant weather- and climate-related issues relatedto biological diversity.5.1.11 The Association was pleased to note thatWMO was a member of the Ad Hoc Technical ExpertGroup on Biological Diversity and Climate Change,established by the CBD, and that that team had nowpublished a book on the subject.5.1.12 The Association agreed with theconclusions of SBSTTA that there were opportunitiesto implement climate change mitigation andadaptation activities in ways that were mutuallybeneficial and synergistic, and that that wouldcontribute simultaneously to the UNFCCC, CBD andother international agreements, all within broadernational development objectives.World Climate Impact Assessment and ResponseStrategies Programme5.1.13 The United Nations EnvironmentProgramme (UNEP) was responsible forimplementing the World Climate Impact Assessmentand Response Strategies Programme (WCIRP).UNEP had made progress in its joint programmeswith WMO since Fourteenth Congress. TheAssociation noted the closer working relationshipbetween WCIRP and the WMO WCP and expressedinterest in joint projects and adaptation to climatechange that had been prepared.5.1.14 The Association noted with appreciation thereport of the chairperson of the Working Group onClimate-Related Matters (WGCRM), includingClimate Information and Prediction Services (CLIPS),which included a comprehensive Compendium ofClimate Information Services prepared by carryingout a survey of Members in the Region. TheCompendium gave the latest picture on howMembers in the Region were developing their climateservices in order to meet the requirements of varioususers of climate information and prediction products.The Compendium provided information on availablemethods, technology and human resources in theRegion needed in producing and providing climateinformation services. It further demonstrated therelevant technological and human resourcerequirements and future development in the Region.The Association urged Members to study theCompendium and take steps to improve theiractivities in the provision of climate informationservices, as appropriate.5.1.15 The Association noted that the chairpersonof the Working Group had elaborated on the effortsbeing made by Members and WMO to improveactivities related to climate data management and
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