{"id":14148,"date":"2026-05-31T11:40:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T06:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=14148"},"modified":"2026-06-02T11:07:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T05:37:23","slug":"world-meteorological-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/world-meteorological-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"World Meteorological Organization"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>World Meteorological Organization Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said that global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels in the next five years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About World Meteorological Organization<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>established in 1950<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a <\/span><b>specialized agency of the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/the-united-nations-un\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>United Nations (UN)<\/strong><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>History: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It originated from the <\/span><b>International Meteorological Organization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (IMO), which was founded in 1873.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It became the specialized agency of the <\/span><b>UN for meteorology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the UN system\u2019s <\/span><b>authoritative voice on the state<\/b> <b>and behavior of the Earth\u2019s atmosphere<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces, and the resulting distribution of water resources.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its main goal is to facilitate <\/span><b>international cooperation in the development of meteorology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the exchange of information and technology related to weather, climate, hydrology and related environmental fields.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Governance Structure<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>World Meteorological Congress:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><b>WMO\u2019s supreme body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which consists of representatives of all members. It meets at <\/span><b>least every four years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to set general policy and adopt regulations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Executive Council:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It consists of <\/span><b>36-members<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which meets annually and implements policy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Secretariat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><b>headed by a secretary-general<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appointed by the congress for a <\/span><b>four-year term,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and serves as the administrative centre of the organization.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Members:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has 193 Members, including 187 Member States and 6 Territories, maintaining their own meteorological services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headquarter:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Geneva, Switzerland.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/wmo-says-global-average-temperatures-to-continue-at-or-near-record-levels-in-five-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is the UN agency for weather, climate, hydrology, and international meteorological cooperation. 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