Townhall SG Keynote Contents
- Brief presentation. Who is Celeste Saulo
- Building from our strengths, identifying our current limitations
- What kind of Organization do we aspire to be? Transforming words into action I
- Empowering regions:Transforming words into actions II
- Key aspects of leading flagship initiatives
- Staff wellness at the heart of a Secretariat motivated to serve others
Who I am
- PhD in Atmospheric Sciences -
University of Buenos Aires- Argentina - Professor at the UBA (30 years) - Head of Research Group
- Director of the National Meteorological
Service of Argentina (9 years) - WMO EC member, 2nd VP, 1st VP
- (Since 2015)
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WMO strengths
UN specialized agency with clear mandate: climate-weather-water-environment. We work based on science and solid information.
- Long history engaging with country Members:
- monitoring the earth system
- sharing information
- defining best practices
- supporting operational and critical services,
- promoting targeted science to improve infrastructure, service delivery and policymaking
- contributing to capacity development, seeking to reduce the development gaps
Climate change, water and food security, energy transition, sustainability ARE CORE ISSUES for every country. Are core issues for HUMANITY
Our current limitations
within the organization
- Working in silos
- Lack of trust
- Too vertical
- Too bureaucratic
outside the organization:
- Slow at implementing
- Weak/loose interaction with partners and UN family Limited visibility
- Members not always on board
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