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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 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.
Info
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gap
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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!