She will take over from the outgoing WMO secretary-general Petteri Taalas from 2024. Read more at straitstimes.com.
GENEVA - The World Meteorological Organisation voted Thursday for Argentina’s Celeste Saulo to become its first woman leader and steer the organisation’s critical global role in tracking climate change.
“In these times when inequality and climate change are the greatest global threats, the WMO must contribute to strengthening the meteorological and hydrological services to protect populations and their economies, providing timely and effective services and early warning systems,” Dr Saulo said following her election.
The WMO brings together international efforts in monitoring greenhouse gases, sea levels, temperatures, glacier melting and other climate change indicators. It put the cryosphere – the frozen world – high on the agenda, given the increasing impacts of melting sea ice, glaciers and permafrost on sea level rise.
They were the current number two, Russian-Swiss deputy secretary-general Elena Manaenkova; the number three, Chinese assistant secretary-general Zhang Wenjian; and second vice-president Albert Martis of Curacao.
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