Key institutions

Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO)

Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO)

Work field:

Adaptation

  • Water ressources
  • Vulnerability and impact analysis
  • Legistative and institutional framework (political incidence)

Scope:

Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago

Services:

The Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO) is a functionally autonomous agency within the CARICOM family. The CMO undertakes the coordination of the joint scientific activities of the respective National Meteorological Services, the establishment of joint technical facilities and systems, the provision of joint training facilities, and the promotion of a reliable severe weather warning system to safeguard the region. The CMO provides support and advice to governments in the development of their Meteorological and Hydrometeorological Services and in dealing with issues of an international nature affecting weather, water and climate, and represents the regional meteorological community's interests in relation to international civil aviation matters. The CMO also works closely with regional agencies involved in disaster preparedness, response and relief. The CMO's training arm is the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH).