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Yuhan Zheng recently returned from the 78th session of the Executive Council (EC-78) at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in Geneva: https://wmo.int/events/constituent-body/78th-session-of-executive-council-ec-78 , where she contributed to the launch of the WMO & Youth Strategy (https://wmo.int/media/update/wmo-executive-council-empowers-youth ) (The EC-78 has made a landmark decision to acknowledge the critical role of youth as future leaders and decision-makers. With 1.8 billion people worldwide aged between 15 and 24, this demographic represents a quarter of the global population but remains underrepresented in decision-making processes, projects, and expert teams.). This strategy is designed to empower young scientists and early career researchers in meteorology, earth science, and sustainability-related fields. 

She has also joined the steering committee responsible for developing a platform to support these young scientists, in collaboration with the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP), and the Global Atmospheric Watch (GAW). Their goal is to leverage the research capacities within academic institutions and organize scientific committees and partnerships that will empower young scientists and early career researchers in the field of meteorology, earth science, water, energy and climate change. This initiative invites scholars in meteorology, earth science, and sustainability to collaborate with them, applying to be part of the science committee and engaging in further development. An example of successful collaboration is the YESS community: YOUNG EARTH SYSTEM SCIENTISTS community ( https://www.yess-community.org/aboutus/partners/).

Yuhan Zheng looks forward to continuing her contributions to the development of a self-sufficient ecosystem for young scientists dedicated to addressing climate change, and to see how the science of uncertainty can help predict and understand our chaotic world.

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