World Meteorological OrganizationWorld Meteorological OrganizationWorking together in weather, climate and waterWorking together in weather, climate and water

Global Framework for Climate Servicesto support

Adaptations to Climate Variability and Change

Avinash Tyagi

Climate and Water Department

WMO: Climate and Water www.wmo.int

WMO

Climate InformationClimate Information and and

Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development

Climate Information

and Services

As understanding of the climate system grows and society becomes more aware of the potential opportunities from this knowledge, demand is developing for new and better climate services

Adaptation Mitigation

Climate Observations (NMHSs, GCOS, GEO, etc. )

The Climate Risk Management Challenge The Climate Risk Management Challenge

Anthropogenic Climate Variability

Natural Climate Variability

Adaptation Mitigation

Climate Observations (NMHSs, GCOS, GEO, etc. )

The Climate Risk Management Challenge The Climate Risk Management Challenge

Anthropogenic Climate Variability

Natural Climate Variability

Research (WCRP, ESSP, etc.)

Assessment(IPCC)

Policy(UNFCCC)

Global Framework for Climate Services

The ChallengeThe Challenge

To provision of adequate and timely climate information and its appropriate use is two-fold:

1. developing a system for production and delivery of climate information, spanning global to local scales, and

2. ensuring an effective uptake of the information by decision

makers in different sectors.

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Climate PredictionsClimate Predictions

The IPCC process provides useful information for the time post 2050. But there is a conspicuous information gap to support

management of regional and shorter term climate risks.

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Acting on Climate Change: THE UN SYSTEM DELIVERING AS ONE

Global Framework for Climate ServicesGlobal Framework for Climate ServicesGoalGoal

“Enable climate adaptation and climate risk management through

the incorporation of science-based climate information and

prediction into policy and practice at all levels.”

ObjectivesObjectivesGlobal Framework for Climate ServicesGlobal Framework for Climate Services

• Enhance understanding and responding to the risks and

opportunities;

• Improve climate information for the development of natural

resources, protection of lives, livelihoods and property;

• Provide user-defined climate and climate-relevant information

– at global, regional, national, local and sectoral levels

– in a timely, understandable and easily available manner

• Promote the confident and frequent use of climate and climate-

relevant information for economic efficiency, social well-being

and development of policies for sustainable development.

Climate Research and

Modeling

Climate Services Information System

Sectoral Users

Climate Services ApplicationProgramme

Observations and

Monitoring

Global Framework for Climate ServicesGlobal Framework for Climate Services

Health

Agriculture

Transport

Tourism

Water Energy

Ecosystem

Climate Services Application ProgrammeClimate Services Application Programme

The needs of the user community are diverse and complex

Global climate centresGlobal climate centresGlobal climate centresGlobal climate centres

Regional Climate Outlook Forums

Regional Users

Regional Climate CentresRegional Climate Centres

Global Users

National climate National climate secrvicessecrvices(NMHSs)(NMHSs)

National climate National climate secrvicessecrvices(NMHSs)(NMHSs)

National Sectoral Users

National COF

Delivery MechanismDelivery Mechanism

PartnershipsPartnerships

• Providing access to various user sectors– UN Agencies such as FAO, WHO,UNEP, UN WTO etc

– Technical NGOs

• Mainstreaming climate information in policy and decision-making

– World Bank, UNEP, ISDR, UNDP etc

– Media

– Private Sector

• Implementing the initiative– GPC, RCCs, Research Institutions

– Regional Institutions such as ICPAC, ACMAD, RBOs etc

– Regional groupings

– Advanced NMHSs

– UNDP

• Financing various activities– World Bank, Regional Banks, Development aid agencies

World Climate Conference-3

Better climate information for a better future

Geneva, Switzerland

31 August–4 September 2009

Thank you!Thank you!Thank you!Thank you!