Strategic planning
Sixteenth World Meteorological Congress (Geneva, 2011) approved the WMO Strategic Plan 2012-2015 (WMO-No. 1069), that reflects its decisions and directions that will guide decision-making by the Organization and its constituent bodies during the period 2012-2015 to ensure focused and coordinated approaches across the Organization. The Strategic Plan is the result of a planning process driven by the needs and priorities identified by WMO Members.
The WMO Operating Plan 2012–2015 provides details on key outcomes, deliverables and activities to be implemented to achieve results defined in the WMO Strategic Plan, with the resources provided under WMO Results-based Budget (Resolution 37 (Cg-XVI) – Maximum expenditure for the sixteenth financial period (2012–2015)), and activities of technical commissions and regional associations to be implemented through in-kind support. The WMO Compendium identifies activities to be funded through voluntary contribution. The WMO Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system measures the performance of the Organization in the timely implementation of its Strategic Plan based on the activities in the Operating Plan and those implemented by Members'.