AGENDA ITEM 4: FOLLOW-UP ON THE DECISIONS OF THE WORLD

METEOROLOGICAL CONGRESS ON THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL BOARD ON CLIMATE

SERVICESAGENDA ITEM 4.1.1: PILLARS OF

THE GFCSwww.wmo.int/gfcs

Structure

Draft Implementation Plan of the GFCS

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Consultations

Objectives1. User Interface Platform

structured means for users, climate researchers and climate service providers to interact

2. Climate Services Information Systemgenerate and disseminate climate information that is essential for climate services

3. Observation and Monitoring address observation gaps and shortcomings in physical, biologican and environmental data,

building on existing observational, data management, and exchange systems and initiatives

4. Research, Monitoring and Predictionimprove our understanding of climate and to develop core prediction tools, applications, and

products

5. Capacity Development Componentenable countries to provide more and better climate products and information

UIP – Major gaps• Lack of structured process to identify user

needs• Limited dialogue between climate research

community, service providers and users• Mismatch in the availability and use of

information• The way information is delivered• Limited user feedback

CSIS – Major gaps• Better coordination and standardization of

operations, particularly exchange of routine data and products

• Implementation of Regional Climate Centres able to provide adequate support to countries

• Capacity development in developing countries to strengthen national CSIS functions and operations worldwide

• Coordination among national stakeholders in contributing to and benefiting from CSIS operations

Obs & Mon – Major gaps• Many key regions and climatic

zones remain poorly observed• Weakness in observational

coverage of important oceanographic (ocean currents, mass flux, salinity, etc) and terrestrial parameters (ground water, permafrost, lake levels, etc.)

• Collection, standardization and access to socio-economic, biological and environmental data

• Timely access to data in many locations

• Data rescue

RMP – Major gaps• Communication between communities of scientists and

practitioners

• Lack of seamless suite of climate products for contiguous time scales from weather to centenial climate projections

• Limited or unknown predictability for a range of key time-space scales

• Lack of comprehensive approaches and experience in dealing with uncertainty

• Last mile between science products and service-oriented climate information

Capacity Dev – Major gaps• Implementation of Regional Climate Centres

• Capacity development for information and service providers at national level

• Establishing effective UIP at all levels

• Improving climate literacy of users

• National policies, legislation, infrastructural, institutional and human capacity

• Standards and procedures for producing and providing climate services

• Coordination among relevant stakeholders

Thank you for your attention

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Priority activities1. User Interface Platform

Identifies projects under each priority area

2. Climate Services Information SystemIdentifies 8 priority projects that relate to the production and delivery of CS

3. Observation and Monitoring Identifies 14 priority projects that relate to the observation network

4. Research, Monitoring and PredictionIdentifies 17 priority projects that relate to basic and applied climate research

5. Capacity Development ComponentIdentifies 6 priority project areas that are in accordance with the WMO Capacity

Development Strategy