The World Climate Conference, sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization, a United Nations agency, met in Geneva, Switzerland, February 12–13. It was attended by some 300 climate specialists from 40 nations. Their findings and recommendations are to be transmitted to the Congress of the World Meteorological Organizations, which is scheduled to meet in Geneva in May and will recommend what activities should be included in a new international World Climate Program. The World Climate Program will have three major objectives: better climate data collection and application throughout the world; improved understanding and prediction of climate change; and better understanding of the effects changes of climate have on society.