Youth Engagement

WMO is committed to mainstreaming youth engagement across its governance, activities, and workforce. To institutionalize this, WMO is developing a Youth Action Plan to strengthen youth participation in decision-making, capacity development, and scientific innovation.

By fostering equal opportunities for young professionals, WMO ensures that weather, water, and climate services are inclusive, forward-looking, and responsive to all generations. We support better access to science education, technical training, and career pathways, empowering the next generation of scientists, policymakers, and changemakers.

Youth Initiatives

COPE Disaster Champions

Young Earth System Scientists (YESS)

UN Youth 2030

The cover of the book "COPE: Climate Change" features illustrated children and a dog standing on a drawing of Earth against an orange background.

WMO and COPE Academy Strengthen Partnership to Empower Children with Disaster Risk Awareness

WMO and COPE Academy Ltd have renewed their commitment to child-centered disaster risk reduction (DRR) by signing a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at WMO Headquarters. The partnership aims to empower children and young people with the knowledge and tools to understand, prepare for, and respond to hazards such as floods, cyclones, droughts, and heatwaves—through an engaging and growing collection of COPE books covering these and other hazards.