Weather, Law, and Public-Private Engagement

Although not required to do so by international law, some 69 countries have adopted specific weather laws—25 of them since 2010. This report breaks new ground by surveying the existing national weather laws and by asking whether the main obstacle to better public-private engagement is the absence or the presence of a national weather law. A key finding is that weather laws alone will usually not be sufficient to promote effective public-private engagement.