The person will provide programmatic support to a number of key WCRP activities, including the Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) Core Project, the Safe Landings and My Climate Risk Lighthouse activities, as well as liaising with the WCRP Academy and provide high-level communications support across WCRP. 

Required Skills and Experience

Education: Master's degree or equivalent in Climate Science, Earth System Science, Meteorology, Oceanography, Cryospheric Sciences, Social Science, Communications or a closely related field. A Ph.D would be an advantage.
A first level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience will be accepted in lieu of a Master's degree.
Experience:
- At least 5 years of combined national and international progressively responsible experience in project or programme management, administration, communications or related area.
- Formal qualification or equivalent experience in science communication, knowledge brokering and stakeholder engagement.

For further details view the external job posting. Application deadline: 06 April /2026, 11:59 PM

More than 60 researchers, practitioners, operational agencies and industry representatives from across regions gathered for the GPEX Multi-stakeholder Workshop on 5–6 March to discuss the latest advances in precipitation science and the evolving role of the WCRP Global Precipitation EXperiment (GPEX).

The discussions went beyond the science itself. A key focus was how we translate advances in precipitation research into knowledge, information and services that stakeholders can understand, use and act upon- from robust science to better risk-informed decision making.

A turning point as we shape the next phase of GPEX development- strengthening collaboration across research institutions, operational centres, space agencies and other partners.

Click on the heading above for more information about the outcomes of the workshop.

It has been widely acknowledged that the impacts of climate change and climate policy reveal the enduring legacies of colonialism.  But what about climate science itself? 
We invite you to join us on Zoom on February 27, 2026, at 12:30 PM UTC, to celebrate the release of the first free online resource on the historical links between Climate Science and Colonialism and their current-day manifestations – and why and how we must do better.

This is the inaugural pilot version of a two-year project based on video talks by scholarly experts from around the world.  Intended for high school and college educators, scientists, scholars, activists and concerned citizens, this collection of curated resources is brought to you by the My Climate Risk Education Working Group in collaboration with MCR’s Himalayan Hub and The Pearl Hub.  

An Educator’s Guide to Climate Science & Colonialism
Date and Time: February 27, Friday, 12:30 PM UTC.
Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/p6-ScD8KQV-zqcXzJA5cPQ

The APARC (Atmospheric Processes and their Role in Climate) Core Project will hold its General Assembly in Pune (India) at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and online, from 12–16 October 2026. An Early Career Researcher (ECR) event will be organized on 11 October 2026 at IITM, Pune, specifically for early career researchers and students.
Every four years, the APARC General Asssembly brings together a large community of scientists from around the world to share research, recognize achievements, identify gaps, and plan how APARC scientists can address the needs of science and society in the years to come.

Important Dates

• 12 January: Registration and abstract submission opens
• 30  April: Deadline for registration and abstract submission 
• 12 June: Abstract acceptance

To know more about the conference, please visit the APARC General Assembly website.

The GEWEX Global Land-Atmosphere System Studies Panel (GLASS) will hold its first Pan-GLASS Conference, “Back to the Drawing Board: From Fundamentals to Improved Models of the Coupled Land-Atmosphere System” (Pan-GLASS 2026) in Stuttgart (Germany) from 6–9 July 2026.
Pan-GLASS 2026 will bring together experts on Earth system, weather, and climate research, soil and vegetation processes, surface fluxes, planetary boundary layer transport processes, clouds and precipitation, and machine learning. At the conference, observationalists, theoreticians, and modelers will join to discuss the key issues of land-atmosphere science.
Pan-GLASS 2026 will be primarily an in-person event.

Important Dates

• 31 January: Deadline for travel support request and ECR competition application
• 28 February: Deadline for abstract submission
• 30 April: Deadline for Early Bird registration

To know more about the conference, please visit the pan-GLASS  conference website.

The 10 New Insights in Climate Science (10NICS) has opened call for expert input in preparation for its upcoming edition. To know more about the process and click here to apply.

Deadline is extended to 8 February 2026. 

The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) invites applications for the position of Director of the International Project Office for Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX-IPOC), to be hosted jointly by the European Space Agency (ESA) and University of Cape Town (UCT).

CORDEX goals are: 

• To better understand relevant regional/local climate phenomena, their variability and changes, through downscaling.
• To evaluate and improve regional climate downscaling models and techniques
• To produce coordinated sets of regional downscaled projections worldwide
• To foster communication and knowledge exchange with users of regional climate information

The Director leads the international project office ensuring that it operates efficiently to actively serve the needs of CORDEX and its global community, in alignment with and under the guidance of the CORDEX Science Advisory Team (SAT).

To know more about the position and to apply, see the details available in the call. Application closing date: February 13, 2026

In late November 2025, the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) brought together a diverse group of top scientists from around the world in Paris for a milestone workshop on Earth system high-impact events, tipping points and their consequences. Hosted by the Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace at Sorbonne Université, the meeting convened experts from across disciplines—including many authors, Bureau members of the IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report (AR7) and members of IPCC and WCRP’s leadership—to advance shared scientific understanding of some of the most consequential risks in the climate system. More information...

WCRP releases a landmark report on global atmospheric impacts of the 2022 Hunga volcanic eruption. Under the APARC project, this international assessment brings together 159 scientists from 21 countries to analyze the most explosive volcanic event of the satellite era. 

The full report and datasets (HTHH-MOC simulations) are publicly available via CEDA, APARC, and WCRP websites. 

More information here: https://aparc-climate.org/publications/aparc-report-no-11/ 

The WCRP Earth System Modelling and Observations (ESMO) Infrastructure Panel (WIP) is a panel of the Scientific Steering Group (SSG) of the ESMO Core Project.   The WIP is charged with coordinating and promoting a robust and sustainable global data infrastructure in support of the development, dissemination, and evaluation of Global and Regional Climate Model Intercomparison Project (MIP) data through the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) and other WCRP and community modelling activities as resources are available. 

This call invites the community to nominate candidates (including self-nomination) who have well demonstrated skills and experience in any of the following: Cloud computing infrastructure; Lossy compression; User experience and interface development; Standardisation tools e.g., CMOR, pycmor, XIOS; Support for machine learning models; Applications for other topics within the WIP’s remit may also be considered.

To know more, view the open call and apply online before 30 January 2026 - 08:00 UTC.