Regional Association II (Asia)
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Regional Association II (Asia) is the World Meteorological Organization’s regional body responsible for coordinating meteorological, hydrological, and related environmental activities across Asian member states.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Regional Association II (Asia) canonical | 3 |
| RA II (WMO Regional Association II – Asia) | 1 |
| WMO Regional Association II (Asia) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1701747 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Regional Association II (Asia) Context triple: [WMO regional associations, hasPart, Regional Association II (Asia)]
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A.
Indian Ocean Rim Association
The Indian Ocean Rim Association is an intergovernmental organization that promotes regional cooperation and sustainable development among countries bordering the Indian Ocean.
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B.
Asia-West Pacific Section
The Asia-West Pacific Section is a regional body of the Friends World Committee for Consultation that connects and supports Quaker meetings and organizations across Asia and the Western Pacific.
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C.
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an intergovernmental organization of South Asian countries that promotes regional cooperation and development in areas such as economics, culture, and social progress.
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D.
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising Southeast Asian countries that promotes political and economic cooperation, regional stability, and economic integration.
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E.
Olympic Council of Asia
The Olympic Council of Asia is the governing body responsible for overseeing and promoting multi-sport events and Olympic-related activities among Asian nations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Regional Association II (Asia) Target entity description: Regional Association II (Asia) is the World Meteorological Organization’s regional body responsible for coordinating meteorological, hydrological, and related environmental activities across Asian member states.
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A.
Indian Ocean Rim Association
The Indian Ocean Rim Association is an intergovernmental organization that promotes regional cooperation and sustainable development among countries bordering the Indian Ocean.
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B.
Asia-West Pacific Section
The Asia-West Pacific Section is a regional body of the Friends World Committee for Consultation that connects and supports Quaker meetings and organizations across Asia and the Western Pacific.
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C.
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an intergovernmental organization of South Asian countries that promotes regional cooperation and development in areas such as economics, culture, and social progress.
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D.
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising Southeast Asian countries that promotes political and economic cooperation, regional stability, and economic integration.
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E.
Olympic Council of Asia
The Olympic Council of Asia is the governing body responsible for overseeing and promoting multi-sport events and Olympic-related activities among Asian nations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WMO regional association
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intergovernmental body ⓘ |
| continentCovered | Asia ⓘ |
| field |
Global Framework for Climate Services
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surface form:
Global Framework for Climate Services implementation
WMO Information System implementation ⓘ WMO Integrated Global Observing System implementation ⓘ aeronautical meteorology ⓘ agricultural meteorology ⓘ capacity development ⓘ climate change adaptation ⓘ climate change mitigation ⓘ climate monitoring ⓘ climate services ⓘ climatology ⓘ data exchange ⓘ disaster risk reduction ⓘ drought monitoring ⓘ early warning systems ⓘ environmental monitoring ⓘ flood forecasting ⓘ hydro-meteorological disaster risk management ⓘ hydrological data management ⓘ hydrological services ⓘ impact-based forecasting ⓘ implementation of WMO technical regulations ⓘ implementation of global frameworks at regional level ⓘ integration of meteorological and hydrological services ⓘ marine meteorology ⓘ meteorology ⓘ multi-hazard early warning ⓘ observation networks coordination ⓘ operational hydrology ⓘ regional climate outlook forums ⓘ regional coordination of WMO programmes ⓘ satellite meteorology ⓘ seasonal climate prediction ⓘ standardization of meteorological practices ⓘ support to national meteorological and hydrological services ⓘ training and education ⓘ user-oriented weather and climate services ⓘ water resources management ⓘ weather services ⓘ |
| goal |
improve weather, climate and water services in Asia
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strengthen regional cooperation in meteorology and hydrology ⓘ support disaster risk reduction in Asian countries ⓘ support sustainable development in Asia through weather, climate and water services ⓘ |
| governingBody | Regional Association II session ⓘ |
| hasMember | WMO Member States in Asia ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
United Nations system
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surface form:
United Nations system (via WMO)
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| partOf | World Meteorological Organization ⓘ |
| regionCovered | Asia ⓘ |
| scope |
coordination of hydrological activities in Asia
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coordination of meteorological activities in Asia ⓘ coordination of related environmental activities in Asia ⓘ |
| shortName | RA II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Regional Association II (Asia) Description of subject: Regional Association II (Asia) is the World Meteorological Organization’s regional body responsible for coordinating meteorological, hydrological, and related environmental activities across Asian member states.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
RA II (WMO Regional Association II – Asia)
Regional Association IV (North America, Central America and the Caribbean)
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coordinatesWith
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Regional Association II (Asia)
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this entity surface form:
WMO Regional Association II (Asia)