Description/achievement of initiative
The Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC) is a specialized subsidiary body of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, established at the Fourteenth Regional Meteorological Services Directors meeting in Majuro, Republic of Marshall Island, July 2011 to facilitate and coordinate the scientific and technical programme and activities of the Regional Meteorological Services. The Pacific Meteorological Council replaces the Regional Meteorological Services Directors body and provides policy relevant advice to the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme Meeting on the needs and priorities of its member countries and territories in relation to meteorology (weather and climate) and related fields. The Pacific Meteorological Council meets on a bi-annual basis. This will be the Second Meeting of the Pacific Meteorological Council.
Implementation methodologies
Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
Coordination mechanisms/governance structure
Partner(s)
Pacific Island Countries (PICs)
Australia
Cook Islands
Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Cook Islands Meteorological Service
Fiji Meteorological Service
France
Météo France - Polynésie Française
Kiribati
Kiribati Meteorological Service
Micronesia, Federated States of
FSM Weather Station
Météo France - Nouvelle Calédonie
New Zealand
New Zealand National Meteorological Service
Niue
Niue Meteorological Service
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Meteorological Service
Marshall Islands
RMI National Weather Service
Samoa
Samoa Meteorology Division
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Meteorological Service
Tonga
Tonga Meteorological Service
Tuvalu
Tuvalu Met Service
United States of America
United States National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Vanuatu
Vanuatu Meteorological Services
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)