Executive Secretary Official Visit to Cyprus
18-19 May 2018, Cyprus


CTBTO Executive Secretary, Lassina Zerbo, with President Anastasiádis, President of the Republic of Cyprus
The verification system which comprises over 300 nuclear-test monitoring stations around the world also helps better understand climate change. It is a global public good that serves humanity and the environment.
CTBTO Executive Secretary, Lassina Zerbo meets with Demetris Syllouris, President of the House of Representatives

CTBTO Executive Secretary, Lassina Zerbo meets with Minas Hadjimichael, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Cyprus wants peace and stability and will seek support for the CTBT in particular with its partners in the region.

Kleanthis Nicolaides, Director of the Department of Meteorology, Petteri Taalas, Secretary-general of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Olympia Stylianou, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment and CTBTO Executive Secretary, Lassina Zerbo

CTBTO Executive Secretary, Lassina Zerbo with Prof. Costas Papanicolas, President of the Cyprus Institute (photo left) and Ms. Androulla Vasiliou, Former EU Commissioner for Health, Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth
We want and we can play a role for the CTBT in the region.
The ability of the CTBTO Verification System to track atmospheric disturbances, volcanic eruptions, severe storms or other large scale turbulence, provides a way to improve weather forecasts and, by using nearly two decades of accumulated data, track climate change. Data can also be used for systematic research on ocean processes and marine life in the context of climate change. The CTBTO promotes and facilitates the full of its data, in the Mediterranean, Middle East and throughout the world, in early warning or global monitoring systems with relevance for climate resilience and climate change studies. | |||
22 May 2018