World Meteorological Organization EC-69/INF. 16.3 Submitted by: EXECUTIVE COUNCIL President Sixty-Ninth Session 26.IV.2017 Geneva, 10 to 17 May 2017 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WORKING GROUP ON STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL PLANNING (WG-SOP) PROPOSAL FOR WMO CONSTITUENT BODY REFORM CONTENT 1. The Charge 2 2. Purpose of document 2 3. Rationale for Change 2 4. Today’s Realities 3 5. Purposes of the Convention and Expectations 3 6. Considerations: Future, Principles, Critical Factors for Success 4 7. Rethinking an Operating Model and Governance for WMO 7 8. Proposal for restructuring 7 8.1 Executive Council 7 8.2 Regional Associations 9 8.3 Technical Commissions 10 8.4 Suggested Meeting practices 12 8.5 WMO Secretariat 13 8.6 Cost estimates 13 9. Plan to Develop, Approve and Implement the Change 13 Annex I - Stakeholder Survey 14 Annex II - Composition of Executive Council Panel of Experts on Polar and High-mountain Observations, Research and Services (EC-PHORS) 14 Annex III - Key processes involved in delivering weather, climate and hydrological services linked with WMO mandate 15 Annex IV (a) - Mandatory Functions of TCs and RAs 16 IV (b) - TCs responsibilities and contributions to WMO Technical Regulations 17 V - Evolution of Technical Commissions by Congress 18 Annex VI - Evolution of WMO Programmes by Congress 18 Annex VII - Technical Commissions SWOT and Flexibility Analysis provided by presidents of Annex VIII - Structure diagrams: current and proposed structure 18 Annex IX - Cost estimates 18
World Meteorological Organization EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Sixty-Ninth Session Geneva, 10 to 17 May 2017 EC-69/INF. 16.3 Submitted by: President 26.IV.2017 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WORKING GROUP ON STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL PLANNING (WG-SOP) PROPOSAL FOR WMO CONSTITUENT BODY REFORM CONTENT 1. The Charge 2 2. Purpose of document 2 3. Rationale for Change 2 4. Today’s Realities 3 5. Purposes of the Convention and Expectations 3 6. Considerations: Future, Principles, Critical Factors for Success 4 7. Rethinking an Operating Model and Governance for WMO 7 8. Proposal for restructuring 7 8.1 Executive Council 7 8.2 Regional Associations 9 8.3 Technical Commissions 10 8.4 Suggested Meeting practices 12 8.5 WMO Secretariat 13 8.6 Cost estimates 13 9. Plan to Develop, Approve and Implement the Change 13 Annex I - Stakeholder Survey 14 Annex II - Composition of Executive Council Panel of Experts on Polar and High-mountain Observations, Research and Services (EC-PHORS) 14 Annex III - Key processes involved in delivering weather, climate and hydrological services linked with WMO mandate 15 Annex IV (a) - Mandatory Functions of TCs and RAs 16 IV (b) - TCs responsibilities and contributions to WMO Technical Regulations 17 V - Evolution of Technical Commissions by Congress 18 Annex VI - Evolution of WMO Programmes by Congress 18 Annex VII - Technical Commissions SWOT and Flexibility Analysis provided by presidents of Annex VIII - Structure diagrams: current and proposed structure 18 Annex IX - Cost estimates 18
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