2. Welcomes the efforts of the Government of Ecuador, the World Meteorological Organization and the inter-agency secretariat for the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction which led to the establishment of the International Centre for the Study of the El Niño Phenomenon at Guayaquil, Ecuador, and to its opening in February 2003, and encourages those parties to continue their efforts for the advancement of the Centre;
2. 欢迎厄瓜多尔政府、世界气象组织和国际减少灾害战略机构间秘书处共同努力，在厄瓜多尔瓜亚基尔设立了厄尔尼诺现象国际研究中心和该中心于2003年2月启用，并鼓励各方为中心的发展继续努力；