The president of the Commission for Climatology (CCl), Dr Thomas Carl Peterson, opened the seventeenth session of the Commission on 10 April 2018 at 9.30 a.m. at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland. He welcomed the participants, and expressed his appreciation to the members of the Commission, particularly those who had served on CCl teams and bodies, who made outstanding contributions during the last intersessional period. He stressed the importance of the work of CCl in generating methodologies, guidance materials and climate information products needed for implementing climate services. In her opening statement, Ms Elena Manaenkova, Deputy Secretary-General of WMO, welcomed the delegates and representatives of partner organizations on behalf of Mr Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General of WMO. She expressed her appreciation to the president of the Commission, Dr Thomas C. Peterson, for his tireless efforts in representing CCl in the WMO Executive Council and Congress sessions over the past eight years and his leadership in moving the Commission forward. She noted that the WMO future Strategic Plan, with a vision for 2030 aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, highlights three overarching priorities on resilience to hazards, adaptation to climate change, and socioeconomic benefits from science-based information, and five long-term goals all requiring the Organization to work in an integrated, holistic manner.
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