World Meteorological Organization
WMO
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) headquartered in Switzerland, is an international entity focused on weather, climate and water. It provides a unique mechanism for the timely exchange of weather, climate and water data, information and products. Its core activity is to assist countries and national agencies to improve weather and air-quality forecasts, climate predictions, risk assessments, early warnings for extreme weather and climate events, and to provide a growing range of related services for the public and decision makers globally. In the context of climate change, WMO plays an important role in supporting adaptation to climate variability and change by linking science-based climate predictions and information with the management of climate-related risks and opportunities in major climate-sensitive sectors. WMO intends to strengthen its assistance to developing countries and small island developing States to enable them to achieve strategic impact in the areas of mitigation of and adaptation to climate change. WMO sought accreditation to the GCF in order to achieve maximum results in its projects and add value to the GCF portfolio as a whole by leveraging its know-how and expertise and by engaging in dialogue with its partners on GCF funding opportunities and requirements to ensure, through its assistance, that any related capacity gaps are addressed.
Accreditation timeline
Accreditation term 1
23 Aug 2016 - 22 Aug 2021
Accreditation date
07 Mar 2016
AMA execution date
01 Jun 2016
AMA effectiveness
23 Aug 2016
Term end date
22 Aug 2021
Entity details
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Size
- Micro
- Small
- Medium
- Large
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Environmental and social risk category
- Category C
- Category B
- Category A
- Intermediation 3
- Intermediation 2
- Intermediation 1
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Fiduciary standards
- Basic
- Project management
- Grant award
- On-lending/blending:
- Loan
- Equity
- Guarantee
- Blending
Documents
| Title | Type | Date |
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Toward Risk-Aware and Climate-resilienT communities (TRACT) WMO |
Concept note | 19 Feb 2018 |
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Enhancing Early Warning Systems to Build Greater Resilience to Hydro and Meteorological Hazards in Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) WMO |
Approved project preparation funding application | 16 Jun 2017 |
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Accreditation Master Agreement between GCF and WMO WMO |
Accreditation Master Agreement | 02 Jun 2016 |
News + Stories
Green Climate Fund and its partners launch the Alliance for Hydromet Development
10 Dec 2019 / Twelve international organisations providing assistance to developing countries came together at COP25 today to launch the Alliance for Hydromet Development. As a founding member, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) joined the Alliance to unite efforts to close the capacity gap on early warnings and climate information by 2030.
Science provides rationale for rational climate action
11 Dec 2018 / Strong science lies at the cornerstone of all effective climate action, participants heard at a GCF event held on the sidelines of COP24. Maxx Dilley, the WMO's climate prediction and adaptation director, said that a reliance on scientific evidence extends beyond providing early warning of climate disasters. Energy investments need to account for wind speeds and solar radiation, while agricultural climate projects should measure soil moisture, he said.
