World Meteorological Day: 23 March 2014

Weather and climate: engaging youth World Meteorological Day is celebrated every year on 23 March to commemorate the entry into force in 1950 of the convention that created the World Meteorological Organization. The day also highlights the huge contribution that National Meteorological and Hydrological Services make to the safety and well-being of society. This year's World Meteorological Day theme is “Weather and climate: engaging youth." Today’s youth will benefit from the dramatic advances being made in our ability to understand and forecast the Earth’s weather and climate. At the same time, most of them will live into the second half of this century and experience the increasing impacts of global warming. WMO encourages young people to learn more about our weather and climate system and to contribute to action on climate change. The following resources are available for supporting World Meteorological Day celebrations around the world:

World Meteorological Day activities around the world A new and revamped "Youth corner" website A message from WMO Secretary General Michel Jarraud (video) A message from the UN Secretary General's Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi (video) Poster for downloading (high-resolution) (pdf) "A career in meteorology" (updated edition) WMO Bulletin no. 63(1), highlighting youth issues (available by 21 March) Watch for social media activities throughout the year on the WMO Facebook and Twitter channels The WMO 2014 calendar (pdf) Celebration at WMO headquarters (24 March) - programme (pdf)