This week, the World Meteorological Organization is assembling over 2500 experts from 15o countries in Geneva to examine long-range forecasting amidst climate change. This will be particularly important for the world's poor farmers who can increasingly no longer depend on traditional weather patterns. One of the proposed plans will use the ubiquitous global mobile network  in many countries to share weather-related information. For better or worse, cell phone coverage is increasingly eclipsing every other utility in terms of territorial availability and penetration.

Check this IPS article for more contextual information on this important gathering.