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Considering the following statements on ‘World Meteorological Organisation’ (WMO)

1.It is a specialized agency of the UN dedicated to international cooperation and coordination on the state and behaviour of Earth’s atmosphere

2.WMO facilitates the maintenance and expansion of its Members' atmospheric, oceanographic and land-based observational networks.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 Only

2 Only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

As a specialized agency of the United Nations, WMO is dedicated to international cooperation and coordination on the state and behaviour of the Earth’s atmosphere, its interaction with the land and oceans, the weather and climate it produces, and the resulting distribution of water resources.

WMO programmes facilitate and promote:

-the establishment of networks of observational stations to provide weather, climate and water-related data;
-the establishment and maintenance of data management centres and telecommunication systems for the provision and rapid exchange of weather, climate and water-related data;
-the creation of standards for observation and monitoring in order to ensure adequate uniformity in the practices and procedures employed worldwide and, thereby, ascertain the homogeneity of data and statistics;
-the application of science and technology in operational meteorology and hydrology to aviation, transport (air, land and maritime), water resource management, agriculture and other focus areas;
-activities in operational hydrology as well as closer cooperation between National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in states and territories where they are separate; and
-the coordination of research and training in meteorology and related fields.