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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 […]

  Asunción, Paraguay, 24–28 November 2025   The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), through its Regional Office for the Americas (RAM) and the ENANDES project, hosted the first in-person regional workshop on hydro-meteorological services for the energy sector and the Water–Energy–Food–Ecosystem Nexus for Spanish-speaking countries in Central and South America.  The event brought together more than 20 […]