What does WMO actually do?
• WMO coordinates the activities of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in 188 States and Territories so that basic weather, climate and water services are made available to anyone who needs them, when they need them. Through this coordination, a global, end-to-end capability that delivers worldwide access to a wide variety of real-time and non-real-time data and information was established in 1950 and has since undergone continuous improvement in scope, reliability and accuracy. These weather, climate and water services contribute towards socio-economic development, environmental management and policy formulation. WMO guarantees the publication of observations and statistics and furthers the application of meteorology and hydrology (including the monitoring and predictions of climate change and ozone) to all aspects of human activities such as aviation, shipping, water issues and agriculture. WMO also encourages research and training in meteorology and hydrology and thei
