As we have expanded the Earth systems concept and embraced the digital era, data-related issues have escalated in importance, - Susan Lesley Barrell

The challenge starts at home, and it's especially timely for Members to accelerate efforts to create the diverse and inclusive workforce needed now and into the future to better serve our shared mission, and to ensure that the information shared with users genuinely reflects their needs. It's not just about being fair and equitable to everyone; it's about making the best use of the resources and capability we share to deliver the best outcomes for all,

We need to better appreciate the role of people within our integrated Earth system. If we do it right, not only can we build better bridges across and between the full suite of communities and peoples, but we will be better informed, smarter, more inclusive and productive and deliver better and more effective outcomes all around,

Connecting the dots, across the global programs, to a national level and down to the people that need to be informed, alerted, warned, mobilized and kept safe, is an exceedingly important task, and the UN Secretary General's challenge to WMO reinforces the need to put people not at the end of the line, but at the center,