Mission
The Coordinated Group for Meteorological Satellites (CGMS) was created on 19 September 1972 by Europe, Japan, USA, and WMO to consider common interests relating to the design, operation and use of planned meteorological satellites. Today, there are 15 members including operational and R&D space agencies developing and operating meteorological and climate application satellites and missions. WMO is also a CGMS member as it has a unique role as representative of the world meteorological data user and provider community.
Voluntary Commitments
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.