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The ENANDES project continues to make significant progress in strengthening weather, water and climate services for the energy sector across Latin America. Managed by the WMO Regional Office for the Americas in collaboration with WMO’s Energy Unit, the project is currently active in six countries including Chile, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador and Bolivia, with a range of technical activities underway spanning training, applied research […]

The WMO Climate and Energy Unit is pleased to announce the release of the third Newsletter issue, a publication highlighting WMO work on supporting weather, water and climate-informed energy planning and resilience worldwide.  This edition is organized into three sections: Highlights from the Secretariat, Energy Plus, and Looking Forward To.  What’s Inside  1. Highlights from the Secretariat  New WMO–IRENA joint report on how 2024’s record heat affected […]

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released comprehensive technical guidelines to support countries developing high-resolution National Renewable Energy Atlases (NRAs) for wind, solar and hydropower.  The user manual provides step-by-step guidance for National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs), to create national renewable energy atlases, together with ministries of energy, and other stakeholders, using a combination of historical data, observational records, and climate projections. The publication was developed in response to needs identified through the […]

On 26 January 2026, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) co-hosted a side event at the 2026 ECOSOC Partnership Forum focused on strengthening the digital–energy nexus through data, artificial intelligence (AI), and innovation. Held on the International Day of Clean Energy, […]

This third edition of the WMO–IRENA 2024 Year in Review: Climate-driven Global Renewable Energy Resources and Energy Demand examine how climate variability and long-term climate change are increasingly influencing renewable energy resources and electricity demand worldwide. Using climate-driven indicators for wind, solar and hydropower, alongside temperature-based energy demand metrics, the report assesses regional renewable energy […]

Clean energy is often framed as a low-risk investment essential for climate mitigation. Yet as climate change accelerates, the very weather systems that power renewables are becoming more volatile. A recent Bloomberg Green article highlights the growing impact of climate change on renewable energy systems, citing scientific analysis from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as well as […]