Welcome to ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee
The ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee (TC) is an intergovernmental organization established in 1968 under the auspices of ESCAP and WMO, whose mission is to integrate and enhance regional (meteorological, hydrological, and disaster risk reduction) activities of Members within international frameworks to reduce the loss of lives and minimize social, economic, and environmental impacts by typhoon-related disasters. The Typhoon Committee is currently composed of 14 Members from Asia and Pacific! Find out more about us!
The 58th Annual Session of ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee
The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Typhoon Committee successfully concluded its fifty-eighth (58th) Annual Session which was held in Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, from March 10 to 13, 2026.
TC Secretary at WMO Congress (Cg-Ext 2025)
Dr. Duan Yihong, Secretary of the Typhoon Committee, attended the Extraordinary Session of the World Meteorological Congress (Cg-Ext 2025) held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 20 to 23 October 2025, as an observer.
The first face-to-face meeting of the Expert Team on AI Applications in Tropical Cyclone Analysis and Forecasting
The Typhoon Committee’s Working Group on Meteorology (WGM) successfully hosted the first face-to-face meeting of the Expert Team on AI Applications in Tropical Cyclone Analysis and Forecasting (ET-AITC) in Tokyo, Japan from June 24 to 26, 2025.
The 20th Annual Meeting of Typhoon Committee Working Group on Disaster Risk and Reduction (WGDRR)
The 20th Annual Meeting of Typhoon Committee Working Group on Disaster Risk and Reduction (WGDRR), "Shifting Paradigms in Disaster Risk Reduction: Strategies for Climate Change Risks", was held in Seoul, Republic of Korea on May 27-30, 2025.
TC Secretary, Dr. Duan Yihong vsits the Thai Meteorological Department
Thai Meteorological Department and ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee Reaffirm Commitment to Regional CooperationLatest Update
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The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Typhoon Committee successfully concluded its fifty-eighth (58th) Annual Session which was held in Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, from March 10 to 13, 2026.
The ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee Roving Seminar 2025
The 8th Annual Meeting of Working Group on Meteorology
TC Secretary at WMO Congress (Cg-Ext 2025)
Dr. Duan Yihong, Secretary of the Typhoon Committee, attended the Extraordinary Session of the World Meteorological Congress (Cg-Ext 2025) held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 20 to 23 October 2025, as an observer.
UNESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee WGH hosted AOP1 Training Workshop 2025 on POSSIM in Guam, USA
ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee WGH held its 14th Annual Meeting in Guam, USA
The first face-to-face meeting of the Expert Team on AI Applications in Tropical Cyclone Analysis and Forecasting
The Typhoon Committee’s Working Group on Meteorology (WGM) successfully hosted the first face-to-face meeting of the Expert Team on AI Applications in Tropical Cyclone Analysis and Forecasting (ET-AITC) in Tokyo, Japan from June 24 to 26, 2025.
Advisory Working Group Meeting held in Seoul to Advance Typhoon Committee Priorities
Strengthening Collaboration in Typhoon Modelling: CEMC Experts Visit Typhoon Committee Secretariat
TC Secretary and Senior Secretary Visit KMA Administrator to Strengthen Collaboration
The 20th Annual Meeting of Typhoon Committee Working Group on Disaster Risk and Reduction (WGDRR)
The 20th Annual Meeting of Typhoon Committee Working Group on Disaster Risk and Reduction (WGDRR), "Shifting Paradigms in Disaster Risk Reduction: Strategies for Climate Change Risks", was held in Seoul, Republic of Korea on May 27-30, 2025.
TC Secretary, Dr. Duan Yihong vsits the Thai Meteorological Department
Thai Meteorological Department and ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee Reaffirm Commitment to Regional Cooperation