50ኛ አመት የአለም ሜትሪዎሎጂ ድርጅት

50th Anniversary of World Metrological Organization

Bogale Belachew

Stamp Info

Stamp ID: 0903

Size:
48X36 mm

Quantity:
100,000

Date of Issue:
October 10, 2000

Denominations:
Birr 0.45, 0.55, 1.00, 2.00

Process of Printing:
Lithography in four colors

Printed by:
Cartor Security Printing

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50^th Anniversary of World Meteorological Organization (WMO: 1950-2000)

WMO is an intergovernmental organization made up of 185 x States and Territories. It succeeded the International Mete Organization, which was founded in 1873. In 1950 WHO was established and in 1951 it became a specialized agency of the United responsible for meteorology (weather and climate) and related sciences; its mandate was soon its mandate was soon expanded to include operational hydrology. It is the UN system’s authoritative voice on behavior of the Earth’s atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans the climate it produces and the resulting distribution of water resources.

The Purposes of WMO are to:

Coordinate the activities of its Members in the generation and ange of information on weather, water and climate, according to internationally agreed standards; research at national, international and global levels, and the training of professionals to internationally recognized levels
Facilitate the development of services to improve the well-being and safety of communities, nations and the planet itself.

Weather and climate know no national boundaries, making international cooperation essential for the development of meteorology and operational hydrology. Without WMO’s activities most of the benefits of these disciplines, which are crucial to a range of socio-economic activities and vital services, would suffer.

Nearly three-quarters of natural disasters are weather-related. As well as their immediate harm, extreme weather events, such as cyclones, droughts or floods, have socio-economic and health impacts that can last for years. On a less immediately dramatic level, precipitation, temperature, wind and humidity affect us all: standing water can breed diseases such as cholera and the vectors for others such as malaria. The airborne transport of pollutants and pollen, the incidence of acid rain and toxic deposits all depend on prevailing meteorological conditions. In all these areas, WMO and its programmes provide information vital for the advance warnings that save lives and reduce damage to property and the environment.