Dr. Abdulla Al Mandous Email & Phone Number

Dr. Abdulla Ahmed Al Mandous is the current President of WMO, Al Mandous was elected as president unanimously during WMO 19 conference held in Geneva in 1st of June 2023.Al Mandous is also the current Director General of the National Center of Meteorology (NCM) and the Permanent Representative of the UAE to WMO since 2008. Under his leadership, NCM undertook a large-scale modernization of its infrastructure and enhancement of the UAE’s national meteorological and seismological networks. He also contributed to the development of Arabian Peninsula Integrated Radar Observing System and led NCM’s efforts to set up The UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science.Furthermore, Al Mandous played an instrumental role in the development of National Integrated Observing System and Seismic Data & Information Network Center in the UAE. He supervised the development of the Integrated Radar Observing System at sub regional level contributing to disaster management, water security and International Civil Aviation Organization’s Global Air Navigation Plan 2013-2028. In doing so, Al Mandous led the efforts to unify the seismic engineering services and exchanging data related to earthquake and seismic activities at the regional and international levels. In July 2021, NCM launched under the direct supervision of Al Mandous the Science Dome, a high-tech 4D dome to visualise real-time and simulate weather data to help visitors understand the details of meteorology, geophysics and cloud seeding operations in an innovative way.Prior to his current roles, he held several leadership positions spanning nearly two decades at several top governmental bodies responsible for atmospheric and seismographic monitoring and water resource management including Atmospheric Studies Center, Water Resources Studies Department, National Project of UNDP for Water Sources Studies, Precipitation Enhancement Program, among others.

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