The World Meteorological Congress, the supreme body of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), holds its quadrennial session from 22 May to 2 June 2023.

It assembles all 193 Member States and Territories of the WMO.

WMO Permanent Representatives, usually the heads of National and Meteorological Services, act as the focal points for the delegation.

Congress will approve the Strategic Plan 2024-2027 to promote WMO’s vision that “by 2030, we see a world where all nations, especially the most vulnerable, are more resilient to the socioeconomic consequences of extreme weather, climate, water, and other environmental events.”

One of WMO’s top strategic priorities – implementation of the UN Early Warnings for All Initiative – will be the focus of a high-level dialogue opened by Swiss President Alain Berset on 22 May.

The session will be live-streamed on the WMO YouTube channel.

On Monday, the WMO reports the rising costs of weather-related events, reporting that 2 million people (deaths)
and $4.3t have been lost since 1970 due to extreme weather events.

Aljazeera.