WCRP Climate News

State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2020

nvanderwel@wmo.int (Narelle van der Wel) — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:23:02 +0200

The "State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2020" report was just released and provides a snapshot of the effects of increasing temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, storms, and retreating glaciers. It includes transboundary analyses, such as of the drought of the South American Pantanal and the intense hurricane season in Central America-Caribbean, and it provides a detailed regional breakdown of worsening global climate change indicators. For full details, read the report or the excellent commentary on the WMO website:

International Science Council publishes annual report

nvanderwel@wmo.int (Narelle van der Wel) — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 06:57:54 +0200

The International Science Council (ISC), one of WCRP's three co-sponsors, has just released its 2020 Annual Report. The report looks at an extraordinary and unprecedented year for science, in which the COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread disruption for us all. On the other hand, the crisis also created new opportunities and demonstrated the importance of international scientific collaboration. The 2020 Annual Report is available to view online and to download as a PDF on the ISC website.

A new international project office launched to support global monsoon research coordination

nvanderwel@wmo.int (Narelle van der Wel) — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 12:15:48 +0200

WCRP is proud to announce the launch of the International Monsoons Project Office (IMPO), a new joint office of WCRP and the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP), hosted at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, India. For more information, please click the heading above.

The science is clear: we need strong and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions

nvanderwel@wmo.int (Narelle van der Wel) — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:03:41 +0200

The launch of the first part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) is an important milestone in climate science and calls strongly for action. The Chair and Vice-Chair of the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee congratulate the IPCC Working Group I Team and confirm ongoing support from the WCRP Community. To read more, click the heading above.

IPCC launches Summary for Policymakers of the Working Group I

nvanderwel@wmo.int (Narelle van der Wel) — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 08:18:36 +0200

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will launch its Summary for Policymakers of the Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis, subject to approval by the Panel. See the IPCC website for the report.

The press conference, which starts at 10:00 CEST on 9 August 2021, will be streamed live on the IPCC YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/IPCCLIVE and on the IPCC Facebook page.

WCRP Climate Research Forum: South America

nvanderwel@wmo.int (Narelle van der Wel) — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 11:53:12 +0200

We warmly invite you to the WCRP Climate Research Forum for South America, to take place on 8 and 9 September 2021. This is a two-day event, with sessions on the 'My Climate Risk’ Lighthouse Activity, the ‘Regional Information for Society’ (RIfS) Core Project, capacity development in South America, and WCRP, Future Earth, and the UN Ocean Decade. For more information and to register, please see the webpage in English and Español.

WCRP Climate Training Stocktake Survey

nvanderwel@wmo.int (Narelle van der Wel) — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 20:01:06 +0200

Now, more than ever, the world needs climate scientists. A key part of building the climate research workforce needed to address the challenges of this century is broadening access to climate science training. The WCRP Academy Lighthouse Activity is being designed to make positive steps towards giving more scientists access to the training they need. A key pillar of this is an annual, global stocktake of training needs.

We invite climate scientists, those who would like to train in climate science, and training providers to help us take stock of the climate science training that exists and isolate any gaps so that we can make climate science training better and more responsive to the changes that we will face in the next decade and beyond. Find out more and complete the survey on the Academy web pages.

WCRP is happy to welcome a new member at the WCRP Secretariat

catherine.michaut@ipsl.jussieu.fr (Catherine Michaut) — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 05:28:52 +0200

We are delighted to announce that Hindumathi Palanisamy joins the WCRP Secretariat.

Hindumathi Palanisamy is an oceanographer specialized in space-based and in-situ ocean observations with a PhD in space oceanography from the University of Toulouse and French Space Agency in France. Prior to joining WCRP Secretariat, Hindumathi was a senior research scientist at the Centre for Climate Research Singapore where she focussed on developing regional sea level research expertise in the South East Asian region. Earlier to that, she worked for the European Space Agency’s Climate Change Initiative- Sea Level Budget Closure project in Toulouse, France.

At the WCRP Secretariat, Hindumathi will be responsible for supporting three of WCRP’s Core Projects, CLIVAR, GEWEX and SPARC. In addition, she will also provide support to other activities of the new WCRP and work closely with the WCRP Secretariat staff.

Submit your abstract to AGU Fall Meeting 2021

nvanderwel@wmo.int (Narelle van der Wel) — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 09:28:16 +0200

We invite you to submit your abstract to one of the WCRP co-sponsored American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting science sessions (full list). There are a number of co-sponsored sessions, as well as one on the new WCRP Lighthouse Activity 'Safe Landing Climates.'

WCRP will have a range of activities taking place, including a WCRP Town Hall, Union/special sessions on the WCRP Academy and My Climate Risk Lighthouse Activities, and other events.

See our WCRP AGU Fall Meeting 2021 webpage for more information.

The 42nd Session of the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee (JSC-42) met remotely from 28 June to 2 July

catherine.michaut@ipsl.jussieu.fr (Catherine Michaut) — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 09:28:52 +0200

The 42nd Session of the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee (JSC-42) met remotely from 28 June to 2 July to consider a number of important decisions for the programme, including the approval of plans for the new WCRP Lighthouse Activities, the new “Core Projects” on “Earth System Modelling and Observations” and “Regional Climate Information for Society”. In addition, the Core Projects, Grand Challenges and other major activities reported on their progress towards their science objectives and on how they are strengthening their work in response to WCRP's Strategic Plan 2019-2028.

Discussions in breakout sessions about coordination and communication, science gaps, engagement and need of inclusion and diversity, science partnerships, the impact of WCRP science, and resources were very rich and interesting.

The outcomes of JSC-42 will be considered by the JSC at their closed meeting on 8 July 2021. The reports and presentations are available at https://www.wcrp-climate.org/jsc42-documents