3. History of the Global Framework for
Climate Services
1979: World Climate Conference-1 WCP, WCRP, IPCC
1990: World Climate Conference-2 UNFCCC, GCOS
2009: World Climate Conference-3 called for GFCS
2012: Extraordinary World Meteorological Congress approved GFCS
2013: 1st Intergovernmental Board on Climate Services
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4. Global Framework for Climate
Services
Developed under the UN system
Enable society to better manage the
risks and opportunities arising from
climate variability and change,
especially for those who are most
vulnerable to climate-related hazards
This will be done through
development and incorporation of
science-based climate information into
planning, policy and practice.
http://www.wmo.int/gfcs
Hewitt et al (2012) Nature Climate
Change
7. The GFCS initial priority areas
Agriculture
and food
security
Health
Water
manageme
nt
Disaster
Risk
Reduction
8. Climate Service Partnership
• Arising from First International
Conference on Climate Services
• Connect climate service
activities
• Forum for collaborating and
sharing experiences
• Involves researchers, service
providers, donors, decision
makers, …
• Annual International Conference
9. European Commission funded R&D
projects related to climate services
ECLISE – demonstrate local climate services to support adaptation
policies and conceptualise a European climate service
CLIM-RUN – climate information in the Mediterranean region
responding to user needs
NACLIM – improve our understanding of the predictability of the
climate in the N. Atlantic/European sector.
SPECS - climate prediction systems for seasonal-to-decadal time
scales, to provide actionable climate information.
EUPORIAS - maximise the usefulness of seasonal-to-decadal climate
information through close collaboration with end users.
ECOMS – coordinate across EC projects and a ‘think tank’ on future
research priorities
Plus JPI-Climate, Climate-KIC, GMES/Copernicus, ...
10. Climate Services:
the Application of Climate Science
• From mitigation to mitigation and adaptation
• From few to many
customers/users/stakeholders
• Global century scenarios to regional
predictions, days to decades ahead
• Climate change to climate change and
climate variability
• Broad climate to characteristics of weather
including extremes and impacts
• Operational delivery – regularly updated
monitoring, forecasts, products & services