Regional Association V (South-West Pacific) Fifteenth Session Bali, April/May 2010 Briefing on key WMO issues (Presented by the Secretary-General)

Regional Association V(South-West Pacific)

Fifteenth Session

Bali, April/May 2010

Briefing on key WMO issues(Presented by the Secretary-General)

XVth Congress follow-up

The 15th World Meteorological Congress approved:WMO Strategic PlanRBB Budget 2008-2011

The Congress endorsed the WMO Secretariat Operating Plan

3 Top-level long-term objectives:I. Improve forecasts & warningsII. Improve services and their deliveryIII. Provide expertise in support of decision-

making & international development goals & agreements

5 Strategic thrusts:1. Science/technology development/

implementation 2. Service delivery 3. Partnership4. Capacity building 5. Efficient management and good governance

WMO Strategic Plan (2008-2011)

11 expected results1. Better weather forecasts & warnings2. Better climate predictions & assessments3. Better hydrological forecasts & assessments4. Integration of WMO observing systems5. A new WMO Information System (WIS)6. Multi-hazard disaster early warning &

preparedness capabilities7. Enhanced applications and services8. Enhanced support to decision-making9. Enhanced capabilities of developing countries,

particularly for LDCs

10. Effective & efficient WMO constituent bodies

11. Effective & efficient WMO management & oversight

A 4-year Results-Based Budget (RBB), in which resource justification determines the affordability of the programme activities, with resource justification by results

The WMO Budget 2008-2011

WMO Monitoring and Evaluation System In development:A WMO Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)

System to provide for appropriate tracking implementation and feedback of corrective actions within the RBM framework to optimize the scope of achievement of the Deliverables and Expected Results

How it all fits together in RBM

Strategic Plan and Budget 2012-2015

Strategic Plan (draft)3 Global Societal Needs5 Strategic Thrusts8 Expected Results

Budget (draft)4 Priorities26 Key Outcomes (KOs) & their Key

Performance Indicators (KPIs)Deliverables/Activities

Proposed key priorities 2012-2015

Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) - approved by WCC-3 & taking into account anticipated HTF outcomes and Congress decision

Capacity buildingWIGOS/WIS developmentDisaster Risk Reduction

and … Communication !

WMO Budget Evolution 1996-2015 (M CHF)

16 years of Zero Nominal Growth

Expanded initiatives & requirements WMO DRR, LDCs & Space Programmes Unexpected oversight & audit requirements Additional language requirements Staff level essentially unchangedExpanded costs Expanded EC membership & activities Expanded UN inter-agency coordination UN-wide payroll adjustments 10-year WMO building maintenance Increased travel costs (staff and non-staff)Alleviation measures adopted Enlarged efficiency, automation & outsourcing

ZNG impacts

0%

14%22%

46%

57%

67%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

WMO WHO UNESCO FAO UNEP UN

254

209

117 108

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

1996-1999 2000-2003 2004-2007 2008-2011

UN organizations increase in assessed contribution 1996-2009

Reduction in published titles

Reductions in:Duration of meetingsPublished titlesTravel support to

MembersTechnical assistanceDelays in production of

mandatory WMO pubs.

16 FP proposed assessed Contributions (as recommended by EC-LXI)

Proposed 2 % Annual Real Growth (ZRG+2) above

inflationOption 1 Zero Real Growth (ZRG) with inflation

adjustment onlyOption 2 Zero Nominal Growth (ZNG) with no

change from previous Financial Period

Proposed Budget options forassessed contributions 2012-2015

(M CHF)

Proposed budget (ZRG+2) 267.0

Option 1 adjustment (12.8)

Total Option 1 (ZRG) 254.2

Option 2 adjustment (4.4)

Total Option 2 (ZNG) 249.8

Proposed Budget 2012-2015 with 2% Real Annual Growth (M CHF)

2008-2011 2012-2015 Change

Assessed 249.8 267.0 17.2

WMO income 17.0 20.0 3.0

Surplus 9.2 - (9.2)

Total regular 276.0 287.0 11.0

Voluntary 108.3 (>) 175.0 (>) 66.7

Grand total 384.3 (>) 462.0 (>) 77.7

WMO Budget Evolution 1996-2015 (M CHF)

Possible Integrated Budget Strategy

To consider a possible move from a regular budget to an integrated budget strategy

Current assessed budget strategy: resources sharing of 2/3 regular and 1/3 voluntary

Integrated budget strategy: 1/2 regular and 1/2 voluntary

Thank you

Our main goal is to better serve our Members

2-WMO Budget Evolution 1996-2015 (M CHF)

Programme activities and services Initiatives and Projects Key Performance Targets Results-Based Management (RBM) mechanisms

for monitoring and evaluating

WMO Secretariat Operating Plan

Budget by Expected Results (M CHF)

Expected Results in area of: (Regular)

1. Information for decision-making 24.1

2. Impact of hazards 11.2

3. Climate impacts and adaptation 19.1

4. Observing systems 35.5

5. Research capabilities 24.7

6. Capacity building 69.9

7. Partnership and cooperation 28.4

8. Effective and efficient WMO 74.1

Total 287.0