World Meteorological Organization Working together in weather, climate and water

Global Framework for Climate Services

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

Global Framework for Climate ServicesGlobal Framework for Climate Services

Operational climate services Operational climate services

with user focuswith user focusAugust 2010August 2010

WMO: Climate and Water www.wmo.int

WMO


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Bridging the gap between providers and users of climate information


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• Goal:– Enable better management of the risks of

climate variability and change and adaptation to climate change at all levels, through development and incorporation of science-based climate information and prediction into planning, policy and practice.

WORLD CLIMATE CONFERENCE -

3Geneva, Switzerland

31 August–4 September 2009


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GFCS: ObjectivesGFCS: Objectives

• Provide a cooperative framework in which all nations, International organizations, scientists and sectors will work together to operationally provide climate information to meet the needs of users;

• Enable users to benefit from improved user driven climate information and prediction;

• Mobilize climate science globally to advance the skills of seasonal-to-interannual and multi-decadal climate predictions to generate and provide future climate information on an operational basis;

• Cooperative global infrastructure to foster sharing new advances in science and information.


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GFCS OverviewGFCS Overview

Research &

Modeling

and Prediction

HealthHealth

AgricultureAgriculture

TransportTransport

TourismTourism

Water EnergyEnergy

EcosystemEcosystem

Sectoral Users

Climate Services Information System

User

Interface

Programme

Climate Research & Modeling and

PredictionObservations

Health

Agriculture

Transport

TourismWater

Energy

Ecosystem

Users

Climate Services Information System

Climate User Interface

Programme

Government

Private sector


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Elements of Climate Services Information System


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Climate Risk Management ConceptClimate Risk Management Concept

• An integrated climate-environment-society system

• Multidisciplinary cross-sectoral planning

• Undertanding of the user’s environment for decision-making

• Knowledge of the historical climate of the location(s), and potential future conditions; and improvements to present knowledge to meet user needs

• A sustained, collaborative, participatory process


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Climate information, products, Climate information, products, predictions, services for CRMpredictions, services for CRM

Risk Assessment Extensive HQ climate data; Hazard analysis; climate trends; climate predictions (monthly, seasonal to decadal) and projections

Reduction of risk in crisis response and recovery

Weather forecasts and warnings via Early Warning Systems; real time climate monitoring products; provider engagement with emergency planning and response communities, the public and other users; effective communications mechanisms

Preparedness to reduce risk

Extensive HQ climate data; Hazard analysis; climate trends; climate predictions (monthly, seasonal to decadal) and projections; joint provider/user engagement in planning

Transfer of risk Data and related information for use in financial and other mechanisms

Development of adaptation strategies

The accumunlated knowledge of past present and future climate patterns including potential changes in extremes/hazards; joint provider/user engagement in planning


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Climate Services CycleClimate Services Cycle

Capacity Building

Observations

Research, Modelling and

Prediction

Climate User Interface

Programme

Climate Services Information

Systems

Development of information and products

Delivery of Products

Monitoring and Analysis

Application of Products


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Data

Information

Predictions

Scenarios

Tools

Knowledge

Decision making

……engagement of NMSs in CRMengagement of NMSs in CRM

Seasonal Climate Outlooks

Decadal Climate Prediction

Long-term Climate Projections

Climate Monitoring

Climate Observations

Climate Data Management

Climate Application Tools

Interaction with users

Specialised climate products

Customized climate products


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Summary thoughts: Humanitarian• WMO is an S&T organization-unsurpassed capability on the technical

side of weather and climate, but not evenly distributed globally• Technical inputs (data, information/products based on the data,

predictions, projections) are not enough for the sector• The sector has complex and individually different decision processes –

would a single aproach from WMO and its NMHSs work equally well for each component of the humanitarian sector?

• CUIP: concept established to address such issues – multidisciplinary, interactive at all levels

• Understanding of climate susceptability of each sector/component not fully known – applied climate research required

• Recognize benefits of a continuum of service (weather/hydromet, climate, to climate change) and CRM approach

• Optimally for best use of climate information: simplify, reduce duplication of effort, increase provider-user interaction/knowledge

• Capacity building – joint (internal/external) – this is a good start.


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For more information, please contact:

Dr. R. K. KolliChief, World Climate Applications and Services Division (WCAS)

Climate Prediction and Adaptation Branch (CLPA)

Climate and Water Department (CLW)

World Meteorological Organization

Tel: +41.22.730.8377

Fax: +41.22.730.8042

Email: [email protected]

Leslie MaloneClimate Prediction and Adaptation Branch (CLPA)

Climate and Water Department (CLW)

World Meteorological Organization

Tel: 41.22.730.8220

Fax: 41.22.730.8042

Email: [email protected]


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Thank youThank youMerciMerci

СпасибоСпасибоGraciasGraciasشكراشكرا

谢谢谢谢

Thank youThank youMerciMerci

СпасибоСпасибоGraciasGraciasشكراشكرا

谢谢谢谢

World Meteorological Organization Working together in weather, climate and water

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