The Development History of the World Meteorological Organization

20th anniversary of WMO Global Atmospheric Monitoring (GAW) in 2009.

The Third World Climate Conference was held on the basis of the First and Second World Climate Conferences (1979 and 1990).

20th anniversary of WMO/UNEP Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2008

In 2007, the WMO-UNEP Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore, a former American vice president and environmentalist.

Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (Bali, Indonesia) adopted the Bali Road Map, a new negotiation process to be held in 2009, which will form an international climate change agreement in 20 12 years.

20th anniversary of Montreal Protocol: WMO won the Montreal Protocol Partner Award.

The 2007-2008 International Polar Year was jointly sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization and ICSU.

International Conference on Safe and Sustainable Living: Socio-economic Benefits of Weather, Climate and Water Services (Madrid, Spain)

2006 WMO greenhouse gas bulletin released

World Meteorological Organization Arctic Ozone Bulletin published

The worst Antarctic ozone hole has appeared on record.

2005 First World Conference on Disaster Reduction (Hyogo, Japan)

International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (Mauritius)

Establish the secretariat of the International Earth Observation Organization within the secretariat of the World Meteorological Organization.

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 2003 Brussels Conference (1853).

Second Conference on Women in Meteorology and Hydrology (Geneva)

Initiate natural disaster prevention and mitigation plan, WMO space plan and LDC plan (belonging to technical cooperation plan).

2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg, South Africa)

Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the World Meteorological Organization in 2000.

1999 WMO new headquarters building completed in Geneva.

1997 Kyoto conference determines greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and timetables.

International Conference on Women's Participation in Meteorology and Hydrology (Bangkok, Thailand)

1995 establishing climate information and forecasting service project

Second Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Foundation laying ceremony for the new building of the World Meteorological Organization

1993 start the world hydrological cycle observation system

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Establishment of Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)

International Conference on Water and Environment (Dublin, Ireland)

The first meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

1990 the second world climate conference launched the global climate observing system.

The International Decade for Disaster Reduction has begun.

First assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

1989 Establish a global atmospheric monitoring network to monitor atmospheric composition.

WMO and UNEP initiated the negotiation process of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

1988 Establishment of WMO/UNEP Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

1985 Vienna convention for the protection of the ozone layer

Establish WMO long-term planning process

1979 the first world climate conference, establishing WMO world climate program.

1978/ 1979 global weather test and monsoon test under the global atmospheric research plan

1977 WMO and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) jointly established an international global integrated marine service system.

1976 WMO initiated the first international global ozone assessment.

1972 specifies WMO's operational hydrological activities as operational hydrological plans.

197 1 established a tropical cyclone project, which was later upgraded to a tropical cyclone plan.

1963 launched world weather watch.

1960 In June, the World Meteorological Organization decided to designate March 23rd, the date of entry into force of the Convention, as World Meteorological Day.

1957 Launches the International Geophysical Year 1957- 1958.

Establish a global ozone observation system

The World Meteorological Organization became a specialized agency of the United Nations.

The 1950 WMO Convention came into effect on March 23rd, and the International Meteorological Organization was officially renamed as the World Meteorological Organization.

1947 The General Assembly of Meteorological Directors held a meeting in Washington, D.C., and adopted the World Meteorological Organization Convention, and decided to establish the World Meteorological Organization and adopt the World Meteorological Organization Convention.

1946 In July, Norwegian scholar Dr. Heisenberg drafted the draft of the World Meteorological Convention at the meeting of the International Meteorological Organization held in Paris, and proposed to rename the International Meteorological Organization as the World Meteorological Organization and become one of the specialized agencies of the United Nations.

1932 Launching the Second International Polar Year

1882 Launching the First International Polar Year

1873 WMO's predecessor, the International Meteorological Organization (IMO), was born with its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

1853 the first international meteorological conference (Brussels)