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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 191 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization (IMO), which was founded in 1873. Established in 1950, WMO became the specialised agency of the United Nations for meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences. It has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and is a member of the United Nations Development Group.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.undg.org/index.cfm?P=13 )〕 The current Secretary-General is Michel Jarraud.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.wmo.int/pages/about/sec/jarraud_en.html )〕 The current president is David Grimes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.wmo.int/pages/governance/president/president_en.html )〕 ==The organization== The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is the UN system's authoritative voice on the state and behavior of the Earth's atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces and the resulting distribution of water resources.〔(WMO in Brief – World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ). Wmo.int (1 January 2013). Retrieved on 22 August 2013.〕 WMO has a membership of 191 member states and territories, as of February 2014. The Convention of the World Meteorological Organization was signed 11 October 1947〔Convention of the World Meteorological Organization.〕 and established upon ratification in 1950. WMO became the specialized agency of the United Nations in 1951 for meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization (IMO), which was founded in 1873.〔 The WMO hierarchy: *The World Meteorological Congress determines the policy of WMO and meets every four years. Each Member country is represented by a Permanent Representative with WMO. The Permanent Representative should be the director of the National Meteorological or Hydrometeorological Service. *The Executive Council (EC) implements Congress decisions and meets once a year. *Six regional associations for addressing regional concerns (see the section on regional associations, below) *Eight technical commissions provide technical recommendations for WMO and the national services. *The secretariat headed by the Secretary-General coordinates the activities of WMO with a regular staff of more than 250 employees.〔(WMO Strategic Plan )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「World Meteorological Organization」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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