The Terms of Reference for TT-MOWIS, the Objectives for the JCOMM “Principal Strategy on Integrated Marine Meteorological and Oceanographic services within WIS” and the workplan are outlined . Relevant regional associations and Members have supported this initiative. Marine Services Assessment 2016 At Cg-17, the President and Members called for a renewed focus on marine services. This is in acknowledgement of the increasing global population (especially in coastal areas); increasing use of coastal and marine areas through increased transportation; increased risk exposure in the marine environment (for example, melting sea ice is leading to new shipping areas); an emerging blue economy; increased storminess in a changing climate; increased international focus on the sustainably of SIDS and Polar Regions, and other global priorities such as disaster risk reduction. In response, a Marine Services Task Team has been set up in 2016 to review the marine services portfolio at WMO. Preliminary discussions propose the need to: Enhance the ability of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) to provide meteorological services in support of protecting lives and property at sea and on the coast, and to ensure efficient and environmentally responsible maritime operations; Reaffirm to the NMHSs their role as the authoritative agency in Member countries for marine safety services. To achieve these, WMO needs to strengthen the relationships and interactions within the and inter-commission work, including with UNESCO-IOC and IMO, and JCOMM, CBS and other Technical Commissions. _________
The Terms of Reference for TT-MOWIS, the “Principal Objectives for the JCOMM Strategy on Integrated Marine Meteorological and Oceanographic services within WIS” and the workplan are outlined . Relevant regional associations and Members have supported this initiative. Marine Services Assessment 2016 At Cg-17, the President and Members called for a renewed focus on marine services. This is in acknowledgement of the increasing global population (especially in coastal areas); increasing use of coastal and marine areas through increased transportation; increased risk exposure in the marine environment (for example, melting sea ice is leading to new shipping areas); an emerging blue economy; increased storminess in a changing climate; increased international focus on the sustainably of SIDS and Polar Regions, and other global priorities such as disaster risk reduction. In response, a Marine Services Task Team has been set up in 2016 to review the marine services portfolio at WMO. Preliminary discussions propose the need to: Enhance the ability of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) to provide meteorological services in support of protecting lives and property at sea and on the coast, and to ensure efficient and environmentally responsible maritime operations; Reaffirm to the NMHSs their role as the authoritative agency in Member countries for marine safety services. To achieve these, WMO needs to strengthen the relationships and interactions within the and inter-commission work, including with UNESCO-IOC and IMO, and JCOMM, CBS and other Technical Commissions. _________
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