n) intensity actions to ensure safe mailing of dangerous and hazardous materials in line with international practices. ARTICLE 11.7 HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 1. Member States undertake to give practical support to national postal training initiatives with a view to improving the quality of training of manpower in their postal services. 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, Member States shall a) co-operate in the harmonisation of training standards and curricula; b) establish a scheme for the exchange of trainees in order to provide an opportunity for the exchange of experiences and enriching understanding of the Region; c) develop training programmes appropriate to the needs and economic circumstances of the Region in collaboration with the UPU; d) develop and adhere to standards of training and certification which shall be acceptable within the Region and throughout the member countries of the UPU; and e) co-operate in the provision of joint training. METEOROLOGY Chapter 12 METEOROLOGY ARTICLE 12.1 OBJECTIVES 1. Member States acknowledge that they are members of the WMO and, through their national meteorological services, they constitute an integral part of the regional and global system or network of the WMO programmes and structures, in particular the World Weather Watch programme. 2. Member States shall, within the regional and international co-operative system of the WMO, provide adequate legal frameworks and appropriate financial support to the national meteorological services to a) establish an integrated network of observation, data processing and communications systems; and b) enhance the provision of meteorological services for general and specialised applications in the region and internationally.