17th session of the World Meteorological Congress

The 17th session of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Congress will focus on disaster and climate resilience, with sessions on data rescue, early warning, disaster risk reduction, loss data, climate services, urban, and private sector.

World Meteorological Congress, the supreme body of the WMO, assembles delegates of Members once every four years to determine general policies for the fulfilment of the purposes of the Organization; to consider membership of the Organization; to determine the General, Technical, Financial and Staff Regulations; to establish and coordinate the activities of constituent bodies of the Organization; to approve long-term plans and budget for the following financial period; to elect the President and Vice-Presidents of the Organization and members of the Executive Council; and to appoint the Secretary-General.