This note provides a brief description of the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF), a finance platform created by the United Nations to effectively support developing countries to contribute to the Global Basic Observing Network (GBON). GBON is an international agreement established by the World Meteorological Congress that requires all countries to collect and share key weather and climate data. Achieving GBON compliance has been mandatory from 2023, but huge data gaps persist.
