EVENTS LEADING UP TO AND OUTPUTS OF WCC – 3 Filipe Lúcio
Apr 01, 2015
EVENTS LEADING UP TO AND OUTPUTS OF WCC – 3
Filipe Lúcio
WORLD CLIMATE CONFERENCE - 3 Geneva, Switzerland, 31 August 4 September
2009
Theme: Climate prediction and information for decision making
Vision: “An international framework for climate services that links science-based climate predictions and information with the management of climate-related risks and opportunities in support of adaptation to climate variability and change in both developed and developing countries.”
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The road to WCC-3
- 1st WCC (1979)• Examined influence of climate on society and
called for action regarding the threat of climate change
• Establishment of World Climate Programme (IOC/UNESCO, ICSU)
• Establishment of IPCC in 1988 (WMO, UNEP)
- 2nd WCC (1990)• Called for action to arrest build up of greenhouse
gases
• Establishment of GCOS (WMO, UNEP, ICSU and IOC/UNESCO)
• Provided the scientific foundation and political endorsement for negotiation of UNFCCC
THE 15TH WMO CONGRESS THE 15TH WMO CONGRESS JUNE 2007JUNE 2007
WCC-3 should:•produce significant concrete outcomes of both near-term and long-term economic and social benefit to WMO Members, the private sector, and the general public;•result in practical outcomes of direct relevance to policy makers, the private sector and the public and should strengthen linkages among the scientific and users communities
WMO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL-LX WMO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL-LX JUNE 2008 JUNE 2008
The outcomes should:• bridge the gap between IPCC assessment
reports and the required services to adapt to climate variability and change at regional and national levels.
• address the observation and data needs, which influence adaptation strategies, impact assessments, and climate diagnostics and projections.
WMO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL-LX WMO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL-LX (CONT.)(CONT.)
The outcomes should:• include an action that enhances the provision of
climate prediction and information services for their integration into decision-making, to make the world safer; to enhance socio-economic well being; to spur growth by contributing to disaster risk reduction; and adaptation to climate variability and change; thus contributing to the achievements of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The Conference
• A 2-year preparatory process
• International Organizing Committee
• Preparation with Members
• Two segments– Three day Expert Segment– Two day High-Level segment
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Key WCC-3 statistics
• 13 messages by Heads of State/Governments
• 57 Ministers or equivalent officials also addressed the HLS
• 14 Executive Heads of UN Agencies & Programmes present
• 17 major contributors to Conference trust fund
• ~ 2500 scientists participated in the “expert” sessions
• 12 “White Papers” addressing key climate service issues
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Side/media events & exhibitions
- ~ 200 poster participants- World Climate Broadcasts Forum- Media 21 journalists workshop- 2 new WMO publications launched
Climate Sense From Weather Gods to Modern
Meteorology - A philatelic journey
- Numerous side events
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PURPOSE OF EXPERT SEGMENTPURPOSE OF EXPERT SEGMENT
Engage a wide cross-section of: • climate scientists• Expert providers of climate information and
users of climate information and services
…….in a wide-ranging discussion on the essential elements of a new Global Framework for Climate Services
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SCIENCE OUTCOMESCIENCE OUTCOME
Expert segment consisted of:
• 12 parallel working sessions in key sectors
• 3 plenary round-table sessions
• 4 forums in parallel with the working sessions
• 4 workshops on implementing climate services
• 3 poster sessions
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CONCLUSIONS FROM THE CONCLUSIONS FROM THE EXPERT SEGMENTEXPERT SEGMENT
• Great scientific progress has been made over the past 30 years
• Present capabilities to provide effective climate services fall far short of meeting present and future needs
• Most urgent need is for much closer partnership between the providers and users of climate services
• Major new and strengthened research efforts are required to increase the time range and skill of climate prediction
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Examples of progress in weather Examples of progress in weather forecastingforecasting
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Useful skill is Useful skill is anything above 60%anything above 60%
MAIN OUTCOME OF THE MAIN OUTCOME OF THE EXPERT SEGMENTEXPERT SEGMENT
• Twelve white papers from the parallel sessions
• A Conference statement as input to the high-level segment
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OUTCOMES OF THE WORLD OUTCOMES OF THE WORLD CLIMATE CONFERENCE - 3CLIMATE CONFERENCE - 3
• Prepared a Brief Note – concept of a Framework for Climate Services
• High-Level Segement - Conference Declaration
• Established the Global Framework for Climate Services.
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THE BRIEF NOTETHE BRIEF NOTE
Presents an overview of the Framework through answering questions:
• Why is a GFCS necessary• What is the GFCS• What would be achieved through the GFCS• Who will participate in the GFCS• What are the next steps in developing a
GFCS• How will the GFCS be supported
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CONFERENCE DECLARATIONCONFERENCE DECLARATION
• Decided to establish a GFCS
• Requested the SG of WMO to convene an Intergovernmental Meeting within four months
• Decided that the High Level Taskforce should prepare a report after wide consultation
• Decided that the report of the Taskforce be circulated to Member States for consideration at the next WMO Congress (in 2011)
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Thank you for listening
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