The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is launching a new digital transformation initiative to enhance how it connects, collaborates, and shares knowledge across its global network of members, experts, and partners.
The transformation will evolve the WMO Community Platform into an integrated set of tools that improves information flow, collaboration, and performance across WMO’s work, according to the announcement.
The WMO is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology, and geophysics.
The World Meteorological Organization’s digital transformation initiative
The initiative is being led by the planning, foresight, and performance office (PFPO) with the governing bodies secretariat, the digital and technology services section, technical departments, regional offices and the broader WMO community.
It will focus on four core platforms:
- Contacts directory: A web-based database of registered experts and institutions across the WMO community. It helps keep people and roles accurate and accessible. Launch planned for November 2025.
- Collaboration hub: Secure shared workspaces to organize documents and information across WMO community structures. Replaces legacy systems. Launch planned for November 2025.
- Knowledge hub: A public portal for WMO technical resources, updates, and events. Launch planned for November 2025.
- Monitoring hub: A dashboard for organizational performance and implementation progress across WMO programs and activities. Launch scheduled for the first quarter of 2026.
These tools will support earth system monitoring, accelerate collaboration for early warnings for all, and strengthen capacity development and service delivery across regions, according to WMO.
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Peacekeeping needs digital transformation
Earlier this year, the UN revealed the key role digital transformation plays in enhancing vital peacekeeping missions, boosting the effectiveness and efficiency of operations across diverse environments.
Data provides peacekeepers with critical insights into the impact their work is having, letting them more safely and effectively advance peace and security goals for the communities they serve. However, collecting and leveraging reliable data requires managing and analyzing vast amounts of information.
When missions do not have the capacity to do this, data remains unused and opportunities to inform and strengthen operations are missed, a blog by the UN Peacekeeping’s Digital Enablement Team outlined.
UN Peacekeeping has been implementing a digital transformation strategy with help from member states, and efforts are bearing fruit. The peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is a prime example, where investments in digital tools are having a tangible impact.
One instance is its flood management dashboard, created after devastating floods hit South Sudan in 2024. These floods not only impacted more than 700,000 people but also worsened conflict over land and resources.