Activities and events

We venture by the present circular letter to invite the heads of Meteorological Institutes, the Meteorological and other Learned Societies, as well as private scientific men and practical observers in the domain of Meteorology, to this consultative meeting, which is to be held in Leipzig ..." (From the invitation letter to the Meteorological Conference at Leipzig, August 1872)

Activities and Events sorted by time

2025

• June
  • Sixth High-Level Session of the OCP on Artificial Intelligence during EC-79 (16.06.2025)
• February
  • The Guidelines for Public-Private Engagement (WMO-No. 1258) have been updated and are available in all six official WMO languages.

2024

• September
  • OCP GBON/SOFF Workshop in Vienna
• June
  • WMO-HMEI Code of Ethics Guiding Public-Private Engagement
  • Fifth High-Level Session of the Open Consultative Platform on PPE for Sustainable Satellite Data Services
• February
  • WMO Workshop on Standardization of the First-mile Data Collection from Automatic Observing Stations
• January
  • WMO and Public-Private-Academic Engagement to Advance Climate Services: A Leadership Discussion

2023

• October
  • Summary Report on the Fourth High-Level Session of the OCP
• May
  • Fourth High-Level Session of the Open Consultative Platform during the World Meteorological Congress (26.05.2023)
• April
  • High-Level Regional Forum linked to the OCP in RAs II & V (Asia and South-West Pacific) (18.04.2023)
• February
  • PPE in Weather, Climate and Water Services Training Course (27.02.2023)
  • High-Level Regional Forum linked to the OCP in RA I (Africa) (17.02.2023)
  • High-Level Regional Forum linked to the OCP in RA IV (North America, Central American and the Caribbean ) (08.02.2023)
• January
  • WMO Information Day for Commercial Satellite Data Providers in Geneva, Switzerland (17.01.2023)
  • Panel Discussion - Unlocking the Potential of Data and Information: An Invited Leadership Session on Innovative Approaches in PPE - AMS 2023 (09.01.2023)

2022

• November
  • Regional Forum on Public-Private Engagement of the Open Consultative Platform in Regional Association VI (Europe), Switzerland
• October
  • WMO Technical Conference on: The UN Early Warning Initiative for Climate Adaptation - Early Warnings for All
  • WMO Technical Conference on Meteorological and Environmental Instruments and Methods of Observation, France
• August
  • Meteorology and Global Trade in Services during the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS)
• July
  • OCP Innovation Webinar - Improving Decision-Making During Extreme Flooding Events
  • High-Level Regional Forum of the Open Consultative Platform in the Regional Association III (South America), Colombia
• June
  • Third High-Level Session of the Open Consultative Platform - Future of National Meteorological or Hydrometeorological Services: Evolving Roles and Responsibilities
  • Launch of the WMO Open Consultative Platform White Paper #2: Future of National Meteorological or Hydrometeorological Services: Evolving Roles and Responsibilities
• February
  • HydroHub Innovation Workshop – WMO HydroHub Phase II Innovation Roadmap
• January
  • WMO Evolving Roles and Responsibilities: A Leadership Town Hall on Public Private Engagement and the Unified WMO Data Policy - 102nd AMS Annual Meeting (Houston) 

​2021

• December
  • OCP Innovation Webinar – Innovation and Cutting-edge Activities in Space-borne Precipitation Measurements and Application
• October
  • OCP Innovation Webinar – Met Office and Microsoft share information on what their partnership means for the future of the Met Office
• June
  • Public Private Engagement on Hydromet Modernization - SADC Hydromet Forum 2021
• May
  • Second High-level Session of the Open Consultative Platform (OCP-HL-2)
• April
  • OCP Innovation Seminar: Microsoft and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Towards Sustainable and Effective Hydromet Services in West Africa through Public-Private Engagement - 2nd ECOWAS Hydromet Forum 2021
• March
  • WMO & HMEI Information Day
• January
  • GWE Online Forum 1: Legislative Frameworks that Enable Public-Private Engagement

2020

• December
  • WMO International Weather Apps Awards Ceremony
• October
  • WMO Data Conference - Workshop on Theme 2: "Business models and data policy issues"
  • Hydromet AFRICA Virtual 2020: Development of capacity in the African Regional Weather Enterprise (ARWE)
  • IFMS Webinar on WMO’s Open Consultative Platform
• September
  • The Seventy-Second Session of the Executive Council endorsed the Guidelines for Public-private Engagement (edition 2020)
• July
  • OCP Innovation Seminar: Innovation in PPE - Public Goods in Weather and Climate
  • Second Webinar on GCA Investment Blueprint for Climate Informed digital advisory services
• April
  • OCP Innovation Seminar: Multi-hazards Early Warning System in the Pacific
• February
  • OCP Innovation Seminar: Integrating Technology-Driven Solutions to Improve The Production and Utilization of Weather Products and Services in Africa

2019

• October
  • Public-private Engagement session at the first African Climate Risks Conference
• June
  • The Eighteenth Session of the World Meteorological Congress adopted Resolution 80 (Cg-18): Geneva Declaration – 2019: Building Community for Weather, Climate and Water Actions
  • The Eighteenth Session of the World Meteorological Congress adopted Resolution 79 (Cg-18): Open Consultative Platform “PARTNERSHIP AND INNOVATION FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE INTELLIGENCE”
  • High-Level Round Table for the Launch of the Open Consultative Platform (OCP-HL-1)

2018

• October
  • Global Weather Enterprise Conference
• June
  • The Seventieth Session of the Executive Council adopted Resolution 11 (EC-70): WMO Policy Framework for Public-Private Engagement