Weather, climate and the air we breathe - WMO

Mr Jarraud had a meeting with
Elisabeth Lipiatou and Lars Mueller of
the European Commission to discuss
the participation of the Commission
in World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-
3) (August/September 2009).
He also participated in a round table
that was organized for members of
the United Nations Chief Executives
Board for Coordination (CEB), which
was chaired by the Secretary-General
of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon.
Ten members of CEB participated in a
round table that was organized for the
purpose of demonstrating the concept
of “UN: delivering as one”. Mr Jarraud
highlighted WCC-3 and its expected
outcomes, which are aligned with the
objectives of the UNFCCC.
The Secretary-General gave a press
conference and a number of interviews
with media representatives, in which he
underlined the importance of climate
information and prediction and the
need to fill gaps in data observation
networks, especially in developing
countries. A press release was issued
in the six UN official languages and
was widely disseminated.
Mr Jarraud held a meeting with the
Deputy Minister of Environment Mr
Ales Kutak of the Czech Republic,
which will have the next European
Union presidency. Among the
proposals was the possibility of
the country hosting a preparatory
WCC 3 meeting, and of support in
ensuring high-level participation in
the Conference.
| WMO Bulletin 58 (1) - January 2009
Staff matters
Appointments
Barbara J. RYAN:
Director, WMO
Space Programme
Office, WMO
Integrated Global
Observing System
Branch, Observing
and Information Systems
Department, on 2 October 2008
Lisa-Anne JEPSEN:
Administrative
Officer, Secretariat
of the Intergovernmental
Panel on
Climate Change, on
1 October 2008
Michael I. BERECHREE: Aircraft
Meteorological
Data Relay
Technical
Coordinator,
WMO Observing
Systems Division,
WMO Integrated
Global Observing
System Branch, Observing and
Information Systems Department,
on 1 November 2008
Anna Christina KUHN: Junior
Professional Officer, Global Climate
Observing System
Joint Planning
Office, WMO
Integrated Global
Observing System
Branch, Observing
and Information
Systems
Department, on 1 October 2008
Promotions
Anushia MANOHARAN: Finance
Officer (salaries), Finance
Division, Resource Management
Department, on 1 October 2008
Melissa SERANTES: Clerk,
Communication and Public Affairs
Office, Cabinet and External Relations
Department, on 20 October
2008
Departures
Dusan HRCEK, WMO Representative
for Europe, Development and
Regional Activities Department,
retired on 16 October 2008.
Inés BRÜLHART, Translator/Reviser/
Interpreter, Linguistic Services and
Publishing Branch, Programme
Support Services Department,
retired on 30 November 2008.
Jean-Baptiste MIGRAINE, Junior
Professional Officer, Disaster Risk
Reduction Division, Disaster Risk
Reduction and Service Delivery
Branch, Weather and Disaster Risk
Reduction Services Department, left
WMO on 30 November 2008 at the
end of his three-year assignment.
Antonio BELDA, Printing Operator,
Linguistic Services and Publishing
Branch, Programme Support Services
Department, left WMO on 31
October 2008.
Anniversaries
Olga BERNASCHINA, Terminology
and Reference Clerk, Linguistic
Services and Publishing Branch,
Programme Support Service
Department: 20 years on 2 October
2008
Azeddine ABDERRAFI, Digital
Reproduction Clerk, Printing
and Electronic Publishing Unit,
Linguistic Services and Publishing
Branch, Programme Support
Services Department: 25 years on
1 November 2008
Yvette BURNET DENIS,
Senior Secretary, Hydrological
Forecasting and Water Resources
Division, Hydrology and Water
Resources Branch, Climate and
Water Department: 20 years on
1 November 2008.