World Climate Research ProgrammeWorld Climate Research ProgrammeDirector’s ReportDirector’s Report

Ghassem R. AsrarDirector, WCRP

OutlineOutline

Staff Members

Major Activities since last JSC-30:• conferences/meeting/events• major publications

Budget of 2009 and 2010

Activities planned for 2010/2011

JPS MembersJPS Members• WCRP Secretariat is located in Geneva, Switzerland.

Ghassem AsrarDirector

Valery DetemmermanSenior Scientific Officer

Vladimir RyabininSenior Scientific Officer

Roberta BoscoloCommunication/Scientific Officer

Margaret Lennon Senior Secretary

Ann AlturoAdministrative Assistant

Anne ChautardAdministrative Assistant

Catherine MichautFrench Support Unit located in Paris

CliC StaffCliC Staff• CliC Secretariat is located in Tromso, Norway.

Daqing YangDirector

Tordis VillingerCoordinator

ICPO StaffICPO Staff ICPO Secretariat is located in Southampton, UK.

Howard CattleDirector

Sandy GrapesAdministrative Assistant

Carlos ErenoScience Officer, located in Buenos Aires

Nico CatalbianoScience Officer

Anna PiraniScience Officer, located in Princeton

Kate StanfieldsScience Officer

IGPO StaffIGPO Staff IGPO Secretariat is located in Silver Spring, USA.

Peter J. van OevelenDirector

Dawn P. ErlichAssistant to Director

Shannon MackenCommunication and Administrative Officer

Richard G. LawfordScience Officer, part-time

Paul D. TryScience Officer, part-time

Sam BenedictCEOP Science Officer, part-time

Yuping YanChinese Coordinator,Located in China

Robert A. SchifferScience Officer, part-time

SIPO StaffSIPO Staff SIPO Secretariat is located in Toronto, Canada.

Norman McFarlaneDirector

Diane PendleburyProject Scientist

Victoria de LucaOffice Manager

Workshop on Evaluating and Improving Regional Climate Projections 11-13 February 2009, Toulouse FRANCE

2nd Lund Regional-scale Climate Modelling Workshop 4-8 May 2009, Lund SWEDEN

Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009

Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009

13 Session of the UNFCCC Convention subsidiary bodies for Scientific and Technological Advice1-12 June 2009, Bonn, GERMANY

• WCRP contributes to the NWP through various activities:

1. Improving climate models and projections

2. Regional climate downscaling and modelling

3. Decadal climate predictions

4. Capacity building

Nairobi Work Programme

Water in a Changing Climate: Progress in Land-Atmosphere Interactions and Energy/Water Cycle Research24-28 August 2009 Melbourne AUSTRALIA

Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009

High-Level Declaration on the establishment of a Global Framework for Climate Services

Development and incorporation of science-based climate information and prediction into planning, policy and practice

Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009

OceanObs09 21-25 September 2009, Venice ITALY

Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009

April 2009:• 30th Session of JSC, College Park, USAMay 2009:• 16th Session of CLIVAR SSG, Madrid SPAINSeptember 2009:• 13th Session of WGCM, S. Francisco, USAOctober 2009:• 17th Session of SPARC SSG, Kyoto, JAPANNovember 2009:• 25th Session of WGNE, Offenbach GERMANYJanuary 2010:• 22th Session of GEWEX SSG, New Delhi, INDIAFebruary 2010:• 6th Session of CliC SSG, Valdivia, CHILE

Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009/10Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009/10

Major Publications Major Publications

WCRP Implementation Plan and Accomplishment Report were Published in 2009.

Major Publications Major Publications

WCRP at Glance, flyer published in 2009

Major Publications Major Publications

The YOTC Science Plan, a joint WCRP- WWRP/THORPEX International Initiative.

More information on:www.ucar.edu/yotc

Major Publications Major Publications

Report of the Executive Council Task Team (EC-RTT) on Research Aspects of an enhanced Climate, Weather, Water and Environmental Prediction Framework. Published in July 2009

Challenges and opportunities in research on climate, weather, water and environment

WCRP Budget WCRP Budget

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000

Swiss francs (thousands)

2008

2009

2010 est

JCRF Funds Available 2008-2010

balance

WMO

ICSU

IOC

MISC

WCRP Budget WCRP Budget

JCRF FUNDS AVAILABLE 2008-2010 (CHF)

2008 2009 2010est

BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD 53,000 818,000 1,432,000

WMO 1,853,400 1,881,400 1,898,600

ICSU 469,800 571,600 570,000

IOC 125,000 143,000 137,000

MISC 183,000

TOTAL INCOME 2,630,000 2,596,600 2,605,600

TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE 2,683,100 3,414,600 4,037,600

WCRP Budget WCRP Budget

0 1,000 2,000 3,000

Swiss Francs (thousands)

2008

2009

2010est

JCRF Expenditures 2008-2010

SALARIES ANDRELATED COSTS

OPERATING EXPENSES

MEETING SUPPORT

WCRP Budget WCRP Budget

JCRF EXPENDITURES 2008-2010 (CHF)

2008 2009 2010 est

SALARIES AND RELATED COSTS 1,302,800 1,342,055 1,421,600

OPERATING EXPENSES 108,000 100,700 100,000

MEETING SUPPORT 526,000 540,000 700,000

TOTAL EXPENDITURES 1,936,000 1,982,755 2,221,600

WCRP Budget WCRP Budget Project Offices Funding Sources 2008-2010 (USD)

2008 2009 2010 est

GEWEX USA 682,000 637,000 649,000

CLIVAR

UK 322,000 266,000 292,000

USA 195,000 95,000 181,000

ICPO Total 517,000 361,000 473,000

SPARC Canada 314,000 340,000 315,000

CliC Norway 194,000 208,000 234,000

Paris France 152,000 152,000 152,000

TOTAL 1,859,000 1,698,000 1,823,000

WCRP Budget WCRP Budget Funding for Projects – consultative process

– Oct 09 – JPS requested IPOs to consult with SSGs to develop a budget for 2010 with priorities

– Dec 09 – JCRF funds allocated to meet highest priority items – 120K USD/project

– 2010 – Projects implementing highest priority activities – more funding conditional on additional JCRF income

Cross-cutting Activities in 2010-2011Cross-cutting Activities in 2010-2011

• WOAP-4, Hamburg, Germany, March 2010

• TG Sea-level Variability and Change, Bern, Swiss, March 2010

• RCM workshop, Lille France, June 2010

• Ice Masses and Sea Level workshop, June 2010• WGCM-14, Exeter, UK, October 2010

• WGNE-26, Tokyo, Japan, November 2010

• Polar predictability workshop, Bergen, October 2010

• Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Workshop, TBD

• YOTC-MJO task force meeting, Korea, June 2010

• Extreme event – Drought workshop, Barcelona Spain 2011

• WCRP Conference, Denver USA, October 2011

• WCRP, GCOS, WMO, ICPAC partners• 399K USD grant approved April 2009• June 2009 – planning mtg Geneva

– Climate info for adaptation to climate change– Three user-oriented workshops

• April 2010 – first workshop, Nairobi– Focus on climate data and analyses, indices– Lead: Albert Klein Tank, KMNI (ETCCDI co-chair– Local host: Laban Ogallo, ICPAC director

World Bank Climate Project: Horn of AfricaWorld Bank Climate Project: Horn of Africa

• 2nd Workshop (tentatively Aug 2010)– Focus on regional climate downscaling and

analyses– Lead: Richard Jones, Hadley Centre,

(PRECIS)

• 3rd Workshop – Focus on regional climate info needs for

applications– Lead: Richard Washington, Oxford U

(CLIVAR VACS co-chair)

World Bank Climate Project: Horn of AfricaWorld Bank Climate Project: Horn of Africa

SummarySummary

• WCRP support for high priority climate science activities increasing significantly

• Focus on Regional Climate Science is gaining

momentum

• Core Projects are doing an excellent job at engaging and supporting their respective networks of scientists

• WCRP financial status continues to improve