WCRP-CCL Special Joint Session Antalya, Turkey, 18 February 2010 Enhancing Climate Change Research and Application in Developing Countries Fredrick Semazzi, North Carolina State University, USA with contributions from : Richard Anyah; U. Connecticut, USA Rodney Martínez Güingla; CIIFEN, Ecuador Laban Ogallo; ICPAC, Kenya Chris Reason; U. Cape Town, S. Africa Liqiang Sun; IRI, USA Richard Washington; Oxford Univ, UK
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WCRP-CCL Special Joint Session
Antalya, Turkey, 18 February 2010
Enhancing Climate Change Research and Application in Developing CountriesFredrick Semazzi, North Carolina State University, USA
with contributions from :
Richard Anyah; U. Connecticut, USARodney Martínez Güingla; CIIFEN, Ecuador Laban Ogallo; ICPAC, KenyaChris Reason; U. Cape Town, S. AfricaLiqiang Sun; IRI, USARichard Washington; Oxford Univ, UK
Outline of Talk
GAPS & OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENHANCING CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
• Research
• Institutional framework
• Capacity building
• Recommendations
RESEARCH
WMO-RCOF PROCESS
• Serves 11 regions and & covers most of the developing countries in the world
• It represents the state-of-the-art for operational climate prediction in developing countries
• As we think ahead about the potential role of climate research & WCRP-CCL cooperation the RCOF process is the reference we should target for improvement
Existing RCOFs Worldwide
1. GHACOF: Greater Horn of Africa COF
2. SARCOF: Southern Africa COF
3. PRESAO: Western Africa
4. COFPRESAC: Central Africa COF
5. FOCRAII: Forum On regional Climate monitoring, assessment and prediction for Regional Association II (Asia)
6. SSACOF: Southeast of South America COF
7. WCSACOF: Western Coast of South America COF
8. CCOF: Caribbean COF
9. FCCA: Foro Regional del Clima de América Central
10. PICOF: Pacific Islands COF
11. SEECOF: SouthEastern Europe COF
Review for the Tenth Anniversary of RCOFReview for the Tenth Anniversary of RCOF
RCOF RCOF
ResearchResearch
NeedsNeeds
WCRPWCRP
… … But we need an efficient mechanism for collaboration between But we need an efficient mechanism for collaboration between WCRP Research Projects (e.g CLIVAR) & CCL member Nations …WCRP Research Projects (e.g CLIVAR) & CCL member Nations …
• Recommend GFCS to include Framework for Research Incubation Projects (RIPs); e.g., research for integration of
adaptation actions into development plans; cost/benefits analysis research, RCM, capacity building, etc
• Research outcomes may be used to encourage developing countries to invest more in climate research to support in-
country RIPs activities; & break the ‘cycle’• The cycle begins with poor support and funding for research
and climate services for WCRP & CCL communities, • A consequent inability to meet stakeholder needs• Which results in the further erosion of support• Working as partners under the RIPs framework, WCRP & CCL
communities in developing countries can concretely demonstrate the benefits of climate research and climate services & break cycle
• Therefore, creating stakeholders for the climate services who will use and advocate for research and its outcomes.
Research and Development
NCEP
O2A
User Community
R2O
1. Large “volume ” of R&D,funded through AOs,Agency Labs …
2 Smaller set of R&Dproducts suitable foroperations.
3. Systematic transition steps R2O.
4. Systematic transition steps O2A
5. Delivery to diverse USERcommunity
Applying the “Funnel” to the Transition Process
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NCEPis uniquelypositioned
to provide an operational
infrastructure for the
transition process
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Operations
GFCS is uniquely positioned to provide an operational infrastructure for the transition process
RIPS
Capacity Building
Goals:
-To increase the pool of experts who can undertake research at the interface of climate change science and other disciplines associated with climate change mitigation/adaptation developmental planning.
-To increase the pool of experts who can integrate climate and impacts disciplines information to minimize vulnerability
- Build on successful partnerships with START
Contribution from Ongoing Research & Capacity Building Activities to the GFCS can be
Streamlined through F-RIPS
E X A M P L E S:E X A M P L E S:
• GIRAFFE (reGionally IntegRated southern AFrican climate and Forecasting for sociEty; South Africa)
• Water Allocation System in Ceara Brazil (IRI)• Climate-Hydroelectric Program in Ecuador• WMO-World Bank Greater Horn of Africa Project• START Capacity Building Program • ICTP Modeling Capacity Building Program• AMMA• East African Community (EAC) Marine Early Warning System (proposed) • Regional Climate Centers (RCCs) capacity building and research program• Google Meningitis project (NCSU)• NSF Lake Victoria RCM research project (NCSU)• Others of equal or greater importance
Recommendations
• WCRP-CCL partnership consider to promote the development of a WCRP-CCL partnership consider to promote the development of a Test-Bed or Framework for Test-Bed or Framework for Research Incubation Projects (RIPs; Research Incubation Projects (RIPs; coordinating mechanism) coordinating mechanism) to identify gaps and undertake research to to identify gaps and undertake research to support the support the end-to-end paradigmend-to-end paradigm from climate observations to from climate observations to decision making; decision making; WCRP & CCL can contribute expert guidanceWCRP & CCL can contribute expert guidance at at multiple levelsmultiple levels
• One of the important focus of this framework should aim at research outcomes and climate services that will encourage developing countries to make further investment in climate research
• WCRP-CCL partnership consider to promote the developmentWCRP-CCL partnership consider to promote the development and implementation of a capacity building framework to increase the pool of experts who can integrate climate and impacts disciplines information to minimize risk and vulnerability to climate change
• All the three areas above, should fully All the three areas above, should fully engage policy engage policy makers/governments of developing countriesmakers/governments of developing countries through CCL through CCL