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23 April 2024
18 April 2024
The two Concept Notes identify challenges and opportunities on Exascale computing, data handling and AI for weather, climate, water and the environment and make recommendations to the WMO Research Board. It will serve as a guideline for the Research Board to plan its follow up activities and facilitate collaboration and interactions within WMO and with partners.
WMO launched the Challenge in June 2021 with the aim to improve, through AI/Machine Learning techniques, the current precipitation and temperature forecasts for 3 to 6 weeks into the future from the best computational fluid dynamic models available today.
This Challenge was organized by the Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Prediction Project (S2S Project), coordinated by the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP)/World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), in collaboration with the Swiss Data Science Center and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).
After the submission phase closed until 31 October 2021, the Organizing Committee received 9 submissions from a wide range of countries, among which 5 submissions beat the calibrated ECMWF benchmark and climatology. Based on the ranked probability skill scores (RPSS) and the verification by an experts review for the top ranked submissions, the Organizing Committee selected the top 3 submissions.
For important information regarding the classification, please go to the Division’s website and review the last two questions in the Q&A page. Please be advised that the utilization of this list by AI for Good is exclusively for the purpose of ticketing for the 2024 AI for Good Global Summit, unless otherwise specified
| Country or Area | ISO-alpha2 Code | ISO-alpha3 Code | Developed / Developing regions |
| Algeria | DZ | DZA | Developing |
| Egypt | EG | EGY | Developing |
| Libya | LY | LBY | Developing |
| Morocco | MA | MAR | Developing |
| Sudan | SD | SDN | Developing |
| Tunisia | TN | TUN | Developing |
| Western Sahara | EH | ESH | Developing |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | IO | IOT | Developing |
| Burundi | BI | BDI | Developing |
| Comoros | KM | COM | Developing |
| Djibouti | DJ | DJI | Developing |
| Eritrea | ER | ERI | Developing |
| Ethiopia | ET | ETH | Developing |
| French Southern Territories | TF | ATF | Developing |
| Kenya | KE | KEN | Developing |
| Madagascar | MG | MDG | Developing |
| Malawi | MW | MWI | Developing |
| Mauritius | MU | MUS | Developing |
| Mayotte | YT | MYT | Developing |
| Mozambique | MZ | MOZ | Developing |
| Réunion | RE | REU | Developing |
| Rwanda | RW | RWA | Developing |
| Seychelles | SC | SYC | Developing |
| Somalia | SO | SOM | Developing |
| South Sudan | SS | SSD | Developing |
| Uganda | UG | UGA | Developing |
| United Republic of Tanzania | TZ | TZA | Developing |
| Zambia | ZM | ZMB | Developing |
| Zimbabwe | ZW | ZWE | Developing |
| Angola | AO | AGO | Developing |
| Cameroon | CM | CMR | Developing |
| Central African Republic | CF | CAF | Developing |
| Chad | TD | TCD | Developing |
| Congo | CG | COG | Developing |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | CD | COD | Developing |
| Equatorial Guinea | GQ | GNQ | Developing |
| Gabon | GA | GAB | Developing |
| Sao Tome and Principe | ST | STP | Developing |
| Botswana | BW | BWA | Developing |
| Eswatini | SZ | SWZ | Developing |
| Lesotho | LS | LSO | Developing |
| Namibia | NA | NAM | Developing |
| South Africa | ZA | ZAF | Developing |
| Benin | BJ | BEN | Developing |
| Burkina Faso | BF | BFA | Developing |
| Cabo Verde | CV | CPV | Developing |
| Côte d’Ivoire | CI | CIV | Developing |
| Gambia | GM | GMB | Developing |
| Ghana | GH | GHA | Developing |
| Guinea | GN | GIN | Developing |
| Guinea-Bissau | GW | GNB | Developing |
| Liberia | LR | LBR | Developing |
| Mali | ML | MLI | Developing |
| Mauritania | MR | MRT | Developing |
| Niger | NE | NER | Developing |
| Nigeria | NG | NGA | Developing |
| Saint Helena | SH | SHN | Developing |
| Senegal | SN | SEN | Developing |
| Sierra Leone | SL | SLE | Developing |
| Togo | TG | TGO | Developing |
| Anguilla | AI | AIA | Developing |
| Antigua and Barbuda | AG | ATG | Developing |
| Aruba | AW | ABW | Developing |
| Bahamas | BS | BHS | Developing |
| Barbados | BB | BRB | Developing |
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | BQ | BES | Developing |
| British Virgin Islands | VG | VGB | Developing |
| Cayman Islands | KY | CYM | Developing |
| Cuba | CU | CUB | Developing |
| Curaçao | CW | CUW | Developing |
| Dominica | DM | DMA | Developing |
| Dominican Republic | DO | DOM | Developing |
| Grenada | GD | GRD | Developing |
| Guadeloupe | GP | GLP | Developing |
| Haiti | HT | HTI | Developing |
| Jamaica | JM | JAM | Developing |
| Martinique | MQ | MTQ | Developing |
| Montserrat | MS | MSR | Developing |
| Puerto Rico | PR | PRI | Developing |
| Saint Barthélemy | BL | BLM | Developing |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | KN | KNA | Developing |
| Saint Lucia | LC | LCA | Developing |
| Saint Martin (French Part) | MF | MAF | Developing |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | VC | VCT | Developing |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | SX | SXM | Developing |
| Trinidad and Tobago | TT | TTO | Developing |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | TC | TCA | Developing |
| United States Virgin Islands | VI | VIR | Developing |
| Belize | BZ | BLZ | Developing |
| Costa Rica | CR | CRI | Developing |
| El Salvador | SV | SLV | Developing |
| Guatemala | GT | GTM | Developing |
| Honduras | HN | HND | Developing |
| Mexico | MX | MEX | Developing |
| Nicaragua | NI | NIC | Developing |
| Panama | PA | PAN | Developing |
| Argentina | AR | ARG | Developing |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | BO | BOL | Developing |
| Bouvet Island | BV | BVT | Developing |
| Brazil | BR | BRA | Developing |
| Chile | CL | CHL | Developing |
| Colombia | CO | COL | Developing |
| Ecuador | EC | ECU | Developing |
| Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | FK | FLK | Developing |
| French Guiana | GF | GUF | Developing |
| Guyana | GY | GUY | Developing |
| Paraguay | PY | PRY | Developing |
| Peru | PE | PER | Developing |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | GS | SGS | Developing |
| Suriname | SR | SUR | Developing |
| Uruguay | UY | URY | Developing |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | VE | VEN | Developing |
| Kazakhstan | KZ | KAZ | Developing |
| Kyrgyzstan | KG | KGZ | Developing |
| Tajikistan | TJ | TJK | Developing |
| Turkmenistan | TM | TKM | Developing |
| Uzbekistan | UZ | UZB | Developing |
| China | CN | CHN | Developing |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | HK | HKG | Developing |
| China, Macao Special Administrative Region | MO | MAC | Developing |
| Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | KP | PRK | Developing |
| Mongolia | MN | MNG | Developing |
| Brunei Darussalam | BN | BRN | Developing |
| Cambodia | KH | KHM | Developing |
| Indonesia | ID | IDN | Developing |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | LA | LAO | Developing |
| Malaysia | MY | MYS | Developing |
| Myanmar | MM | MMR | Developing |
| Philippines | PH | PHL | Developing |
| Singapore | SG | SGP | Developing |
| Thailand | TH | THA | Developing |
| Timor-Leste | TL | TLS | Developing |
| Viet Nam | VN | VNM | Developing |
| Afghanistan | AF | AFG | Developing |
| Bangladesh | BD | BGD | Developing |
| Bhutan | BT | BTN | Developing |
| India | IN | IND | Developing |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | IR | IRN | Developing |
| Maldives | MV | MDV | Developing |
| Nepal | NP | NPL | Developing |
| Pakistan | PK | PAK | Developing |
| Sri Lanka | LK | LKA | Developing |
| Armenia | AM | ARM | Developing |
| Azerbaijan | AZ | AZE | Developing |
| Bahrain | BH | BHR | Developing |
| Georgia | GE | GEO | Developing |
| Iraq | IQ | IRQ | Developing |
| Jordan | JO | JOR | Developing |
| Kuwait | KW | KWT | Developing |
| Lebanon | LB | LBN | Developing |
| Oman | OM | OMN | Developing |
| Qatar | QA | QAT | Developing |
| Saudi Arabia | SA | SAU | Developing |
| State of Palestine | PS | PSE | Developing |
| Syrian Arab Republic | SY | SYR | Developing |
| Turkey | TR | TUR | Developing |
| United Arab Emirates | AE | ARE | Developing |
| Yemen | YE | YEM | Developing |
| Fiji | FJ | FJI | Developing |
| New Caledonia | NC | NCL | Developing |
| Papua New Guinea | PG | PNG | Developing |
| Solomon Islands | SB | SLB | Developing |
| Vanuatu | VU | VUT | Developing |
| Guam | GU | GUM | Developing |
| Kiribati | KI | KIR | Developing |
| Marshall Islands | MH | MHL | Developing |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | FM | FSM | Developing |
| Nauru | NR | NRU | Developing |
| Northern Mariana Islands | MP | MNP | Developing |
| Palau | PW | PLW | Developing |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | UM | UMI | Developing |
| American Samoa | AS | ASM | Developing |
| Cook Islands | CK | COK | Developing |
| French Polynesia | PF | PYF | Developing |
| Niue | NU | NIU | Developing |
| Pitcairn | PN | PCN | Developing |
| Samoa | WS | WSM | Developing |
| Tokelau | TK | TKL | Developing |
| Tonga | TO | TON | Developing |
| Tuvalu | TV | TUV | Developing |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | WF | WLF | Developing |
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