Climate Week Zurich: World Meteorological Organization leader on the need for science, data and collaboration
About this episode
Celeste Saulo discusses the importance of science, data, and collaboration for climate resilience during Climate Week Zurich.
All Things Sustainable is the official podcast of the inaugural Climate Week Zurich taking place May 4-9 , and all week we've brought you special daily episodes from Zurich . In our final episode of the week, we're talking to Celeste Saulo, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The WMO is a specialized agency of the United Nations based in Geneva, Switzerland , that facilitates worldwide cooperation on monitoring and predicting changes in weather, climate, water and other environmental conditions. Celeste says Climate Week Zurich is helping raise awareness of the need to build climate resilience in the public and private sector s through collaboration and data sharing. "If we speak about food security, you speak about climate ; if you speak about water security, you speak about climate ; i f you speak about transportation and logistics and security associated with aviation or marine operations, you're also speaking about weather and climate," Celeste says. "The quality of climate information is not guaranteed unless every player plays an active role." Celeste explains how the WMO is building consensus at a time when geopolitical tensions are high. "We…
People in this episode
Guest: Celeste Saulo
Topics covered
- climate resilience
- data sharing
- collaboration
- weather
- climate
- food security
- water security
Keywords
- climate
- resilience
- data
- collaboration
- World Meteorological Organization
- Celeste Saulo
- Climate Week Zurich
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: World Meteorological Organization, United Nations
Places: Geneva, Switzerland
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