Ceremony
WMO headquarters, Salle Obasi, 15:00 CET
WMO invites diplomatic representatives, staff, partners, United Nations agencies, students and other guests to join the official ceremony. It will be livestreamed in six UN official languages to allow maximum engagement with WMO Members and the staff of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services.
Moderator: Nandita Surendran, Chief of WMO Global Communications
Observing Today
- Makoto Suwa, Astronaut, Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency [video message]
- Keynote presentation from Professor Celeste Saulo, Secretary-General, WMO
- Abdulla Al Mandous, President, WMO [video message]
- Argentine observing station Esperanza, Antarctica, on the importance of observations in remote Polar regions [live video link up]
- Alexia Barrier, round-the-world ocean racer and advocate; Martin Kramp, OceanOPS Technical Coordinator, WMO [live video link up]
Launch of WMO State of the Global Climate 2025 report
- Video message from UN Secretary-General António Guterres
- Setting the scene by Claire Ransom, Associate Scientific Officer, WMO
- Presentation of key findings by Celeste Saulo, Secretary-General, WMO
Protecting Tomorrow
- Theo Wellington, Youth Coordinator, WMO
- Video from Regional Youth focal points, WMO
Questions and statements from the floor
17:00 - Reception hosted by WMO Staff Association
Observing the Future
An interactive exhibition led by the WMO Youth team
Organized in collaboration with Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW), Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) and the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), this exhibition aims to connect participants with observation stations from diverse regions.
- Station displays: Visuals highlighting the work of observation stations from different countries.
- Station connections: QR codes enable short, pre-recorded video exchanges.
- Station ambassadors: On-site ambassadors facilitate engagement and discussion.