Recent WCRP News

Publication of the OceanObs'09 Conference Proceedings 17.02.2012
The production of the first volume of the OceanObs'09 Conference Proceedings is now completed. This volume includes the conference Plenary Papers that were based on the Community White Papers. The Community White Papers provided community input ahead of the meeting addressing specific areas of the ocean observing and information system. The Plenary Papers were the essential mechanism for merging this information into a broader community consensus, and to building a coherent vision.... look at the on-line final version

Open Discussion on the Future CLIVAR: Town Hall Meeting at the USA Ocean Sciences 2012 13.02.2012
International CLIVAR seeks to identify major emerging climate science questions and to facilitate international coordination, cooperation and capacity building to address these issues. CLIVAR of the future will be more cross-disciplinary and will need to build the application of CLIVAR/ocean science to societal needs. This town hall meeting will provide an opportunity to explore new directions for CLIVAR, with a focus on the role of the oceans in climate and on climate of the oceans. Join the discussion on the facebook.

SPARC International Project Office Now in ETH Zurich 03.02.2012
The international project for atmospheric and climate research SPARC (Stratospheric Processes And their Role in Climate) relocated its coordination centre from Canada to Switzerland. On 7 February 2012, SPARC will celebrate the inauguration of its new office at ETH Zurich and its 20th anniversary. SPARC was founded in 1992 and to date has significantly contributed to the knowledge of chemical and physical processes in the atmosphere as well as helped to improve global prediction models for ozone and climate.... read more

New Director of GEO 01.02.2012
Barbara Ryan, currently Director of WMO Space Programme, will succeed Jose Achache as the Director of the GEO Secretariat. J. Achache was instrumental for the formation of GEO and the establishment of the Global Earth Observation System of System (GEOSS) over the last six years. WCRP wishes him well on his future endeavours and welcomes B. Ryan in her new position.

Introducing the new WCRP Modelling and Data Advisory Councils 20.01.2012
The Joint Scientific Committee of WCRP, at its Extraordinary-JSC meeting in October 2011 in Boulder, USA, confirmed the establishment of a WCRP Modeling Advisory Council (WMAC) and a Data Advisory Council (WDAC) to strengthen the coordination and synergies between the various modeling and data analysis efforts across the program respectively. The WDAC will embrace the former WCRP Observations and Assimilation Panel (WOAP) as one of its major mandates... read more

New and Rotating off Members of the WCRP Steering Groups 16.01.2012
The beginning of the year 2012 brings some changes in the membership of the WCRP Steering Groups. WCRP wishes to welcome the new members and thanks those who offered their experience and energy in the implementation of WCRP activities in the past years. Find out who is new and who is rotating off....

Welcome Dr. Wilson: New ICSU Executive Director 11.01.2012
WCRP welcomes Dr. Steven Wilson as the new Executive Director of the International Council for Science (ICSU). ICSU is one of the main sponsors of the WCRP and the main driver of new initiative, Future Earth: research for global sustainability. Dr. Wilson succeeds Professor Deliang Chen, who will return to the University of Gothenburg in Sweden after three years at the helm... read more

WCRP Conference on Reanalyses: Call for Abstract 03.01.2012
The 4th World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) International Conference on Reanalyses will be held in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA, 7-11 May 2012. It will provide an exciting opportunity for the modeling community to review and discuss the major observations and modeling research associated with reanalyses. The deadline for submitting an abstract has been extended to 13th February 2012. Please visit the conference webpage for further information.

Congratulations to Prof. Sergey Gulev New Elected Member of the Russian Academy of Science 06.01.2012
Professor Sergey Gulev, a former WCRP JSC Officer and a current member of the CLIVAR SSG, has been elected a Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Sergey is strongly affiliated with WCRP. In 1996-2001 he co-chaired the WCRP Working Group on Air-Sea Fluxes. He organized a number of WCRP workshops and conferences and founded the FLUXNEWS Newsletter... read more

Early Career Scientists luncheon – Communicating climate science to the media and public 19.12.2011
This event, sponsored by the AMS, took place at lunchtime on Wednesday of the WCRP Open Science Conference.  A panel of professional experts in communicating science presented their views and advice, followed by a question and answer period.  There was a very good turn out, an estimated 150 early career scientists attended... read more

Defining the WCRP Future Strategy: a Bottom-up Process 07.12.2012
During last session of the conference, the Panel of experts received from the audience 41 questions in writing. The questions have been collected and grouped into the following nine themes/topics. They will be used in defining the WCRP and its major Projects future strategy and implementation plan... see the questions

Important Dates for the 2nd Symposium on Effects of Climate Change on the World's Oceans 28.11.2011
The early registration and abstract submission deadline for the Second International Symposium on “Effects of climate change on the world's oceans” is December 15, 2011. The main event is part of the official programme of the World Expo-2012 in Yeosu, Korea. The 5-day scientific programme is embedded in a variety of interesting concurrent workshops happening before and after the symposium.

La Plata Basin Regional Hydroclimate Project: a Joint GEWEX/CLIVAR Initiative 25.11.2011
CLIVAR/VAMOS and GEWEX/GHP have recognized the La Plata Basin in southern South America as a system sensitive to climate variability and change, with potential consequences for water resources and agricultural activities of the region. Accordingly, both CLIVAR and GEWEX have endorsed the La Plata Basin Regional Hydroclimate Project (LPB) and its objectives. The latest issue of CLIVAR Exchanges Newsletter present a selection of articles focused on LPB research.

WCRP OSC: Best Presentation Competition 31.10.2011
We are pleased to announce the complete list of awardees for the best posters and papers presented
at the WCRP Open Science Conference. These recipients were selected based on rigorous evaluation of 487 posters and 26 papers presented by students and early career scientists.... read more

The CLIVAR International Project Office (ICPO) is Seeking a New Director 31.10.2011
WCRP and the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) invite applications for the position of Director of the ICPO, located at NOC’s Southampton headquarters. CLIVAR project is one of four core projects of the WCRP. The Director of the Project Office takes a leading role in the implementation and coordination of CLIVAR activities under the general guidance of the CLIVAR Scientific Steering Group. Applications deadline: 2 January 2012..... more information

International Symposium to Focus on Ozone Layer and Climate Change 27.10.2011
An international conference, “2011 IYC Symposium on Stratospheric Ozone and Climate Change,” will be in Washington DC, USA, Nov. 7-10. This event focuses on the outcomes of the 1987 Montreal Protocol, an international treaty to reduce ozone depleting substances in the atmosphere. The four-day symposium features presentations and policy statements by presidents of major scientific societies, policymakers and noted scientists from government, higher education, industry and nonprofit organizations. WCRP is one of the symposium sponsors... read the press release

Priorities for Climate Observations, Research and Predictions High on Agenda 19.10.2011
Ghassem Asrar, Director of WCRP, gave a press briefing at the United Nations in Geneva in anticipation of the WCRP Open Science Conference that will take place next week (24-28 October) in Denver, USA... read more

Nobel Laureate Prof. Yuan Tseh Lee Takes ICSU Presidency 30.09.2011
Prof. Yuan Tseh Lee, a Nobel Prize-winning chemist from China-Taipei, is the new President of the International Council for Science (ICSU) since the conclusion of the organization’s 30th General Assembly.... read more
Prof. Gordon McBean has been named as the future ICSU President and is set to succeed Prof. Tseh Lee in October 2014... read more

PEER: US Research Partnership for Capacity Building 05.10.2011
The Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) program is now accepting proposals from developing country researchers interested in collaborating with their U.S. counterparts. This competitive grants program will allow scientists in developing countries to apply for funds to support research and capacity building activities in partnership with their NSF-funded collaborators on topics of climate change. The proposal deadline is November 30, 2011... read more

ICR4: Call for Abstracts 20.09.2011
The 4th WCRP International Conference on Reanalysis will provide an opportunity for the global community to review and discuss the major observations and modeling research associated with reanalyses, including the current uncertainties, such as consistency of the time series, and the complexity of Earth system. Deadline for Abstracts: 6 January 2012... read more

Countdown to the First WCRP Open Science Conference: Climate Science in Service to Society 28.08.2011
With more than 2100 abstracts and 1500 currently registered participants, the WCRP Open Science Conference is promising to be one of the most exciting and stimulating gatherings of the international scientific research community focused on climate variability and change... read more

IPY 2012: From Knowledge to Action 29.07.2011
The IPY 2012 Conference “From Knowledge to Action” is taking place in Montreal, Canada, on April 22-27, 2012. It will be one of the most important scientific conferences for polar science and climate change, impacts and adaptation. The Call for Abstracts for oral and poster presentations is now open. For more information visit the Conference website

ICSU is seeking a New Executive Director 15.07.2011
Suitably qualified and experienced candidates are encouraged to apply for the post of Executive Director of the International Council for Science (ICSU). Prof. Deliang Chen, current ICSU executive director, will be leaving the organization at the end of 2011, the incumbent is therefore expected to start in early 2012. The deadline for applications is 10 September 2011... more

Welcome Michel Rixen: New Member of WCRP JPS 04.07.2011
WCRP welcomes Dr. Michel Rixen who is being appointed to the post of modeling and observations at the WCRP secretariat in Geneva, effective September 2011... read more

Final Report of High-Level Taskforce for the Global Framework for Climate Services 30.05.2011
The report outlines the current state of climate services, gaps in climate services provisions, and its recommendations for a Global Framework for Climate Services. The Taskforce envisioned an end-to-end system for providing climate services and for applying them in decision making at every level of society. This will require a new global mobilization of effort and collaboration across political, sectoral and scientific boundaries... read the report

The 18th Session of the CLIVAR SSG: Addressing the need for Science-Based Climate Services 06.05.2011
The CLIVAR Scientific Steering Group met in Paris, France, on 2nd-6th May 2011. The group reviewed the project activities and addressed the CLIVAR's role in providing the science-based information for future climate services... read more

GEWEX and ESA joint effort in support to the New Network for in-Situ Soil Moisture Data 26.04.2011
GEWEX and ESA have developed a process and an integrative platform for ground-based soil moisture measurements to support the new International Soil Moisture Network (ISMN). ISMN is a new data-hosting center where globally average ground-based soil moisture measurements are collected, harmonized, and made available to users through a web interface.... read the article in EOS

Drought Predictability and Prediction in a Changing Climate 06.04.2011
In March 2011, 139 attendees, from over 30 different countries, participated in the WCRP Workshop on Drought that took place in Barcelona, Spain. The workshop explored the user requirements for drought prediction information on sub-seasonal to centennial time scales and the current understanding of the mechanisms and predictability of drought... read more

WMO Fellowship Fund: Building Capacity One Fellow at Time 01.04.2011
In an effort to meet the increasing demand from WMO Developing Country Members for assistance in human capacity development, WMO launched a Member driven Appeal to help increase the number of Fellowships the WMO awards through the WMO Fellowship Programme... read more

Director of CliC IPO Sought 23.03.2011
WCRP and the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) invite applications for the position of Director of the Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) International Project Office (CIPO). The CIPO is hosted by the Norwegian Polar Institute in Tromsø, Norway. The deadline for application is 18 April 2011... read more

Nominations for Experts in CLIVAR Panels 16.03.2011
CLIVAR seeks qualified individuals to serve on its Panels and Working Groups. These groups formulate goals and required strategies, catalyze and coordinate activities, and work with agencies and other international partners to advance the progress of the climate research community, particularly with regard to addressing relevant goals of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP).... read more

Welcome to the New Members of the WCRP JSC 04.03.2011
Five new members joined the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee (JSC) at the beginning of 2011. WCRP gives a warm welcome to these new experts and extends its appreciation and gratitude to those JSC members who finished their term at the end of 2010... read more

World Meteorological Day 2011: Climate for you 02.03.2011
Each year, on 23 March, the World Meteorological Organization, its 189 Members and the worldwide meteorological community celebrate World Meteorological Day around a chosen theme. This day commemorates the entry into force, on that date in 1950, of the WMO Convention creating the Organization. Subsequently, in 1951, WMO was designated a specialized agency of the United Nations System. This year, the theme is “Climate for you”.

Opportunities and Risks for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services 28.02.2011
The directors of IHDP and DIVERSITAS are the co-authors of an article in Science magazine that calls for a rethink of the link between science and society in guiding the establishment of the new biodiversity and ecosystem services assessment IPBES. IPBES is designed to provide an Intergovernmental Platform for assessing biodiversity and ecosystems similar to IPCC for climate change. The authors of the article argue that IPBES should, in addition, investigate the consequences of specific policies implemented by governing bodies, and utilize scientific knowledge to inform and shape policy decisions at multiple levels.... read the article

New WCRP Relevant Research Centre in Australia 21.02.2011
In late 2010, the Australian Research Council (ARC) launched a national Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science. This is a multimillion-dollar initiative focusing on the physical and biophysical aspects of the climate system. The Centre aligns closely with the WCRP's foci on improving our understanding of the global and regional climate variability and change.... read more

Fostering Coordination on Modelling 16.02.2011
The WCRP convened a meeting last November in order to discuss how to coordinate the programme modelling activities in the context of WCRP visioning and future directions. The participants agreed in develop an overall modelling strategy for the Programme based on a better integration of modelling activities across WCRP projects and panels and WCRP partners (e.g. IGBP and WWRP)... read the report

AGU Fellows Celebrated at the 2010 Fall Meeting 25.01.2011
T. Shepherd, SPARC co-chair, was recognized for his outstanding contributions to geophysical fluid dynamics and middle-atmosphere research. J. Hurrell, CLIVAR co-chair, was selected for his excellence in research, outreach and educational activities. H. Wheater, GEWEX vice-chair, was celebrated for significant contributions to understanding the controls on surface and subsurface flow and water quality.

NASA Research Opportunities on Energy and Water Cycle Study (NEWS) 25.01.2011
The NASA's Energy and Water Cycle Study solicits projects to mine the vast data and model resources through innovative analysis. Through exploitation of data generated by previous and ongoing NASA sponsored research, analysis or data evaluation and intercomparison activities should be proposed that use simultaneously multiple streams of water and energy cycle information.... read more

WCRP OSC: Abstract Submission Now Open! 13.12.2011
Individuals who wish to present their work at the WCRP Open Science Conference are encouraged to start submitting an abstract online. The detailed descriptions of the Parallel and Poster Sessions are now available. Groups can organize and submit clusters of posters addressing a specific research topic in one of the existing program sessions.

Outcome of UNFCCC Research Dialogue in Cancún 10.12.2010
WCRP was invited to contribute to the side event organized by the UNFCCC on "Climate Change Research: updated information on emerging scientific findings and research outcomes", during COP16. This is part of the ongoing research dialogue held under the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) aiming at facilitating the provision of such information to Parties... more

2010 Among the Top Three Warmest Years 09.12.2010
According to the data sources compiled by WMO, the current year is one of the warmest since the beginning of the instrumental records in 1850. The global temperatures have averaged to the highest value ever recorded over last decade. Recent warming has been especially strong in Africa, parts of Asia and parts of the Arctic... read more

Weather Extremes in a Changing Climate 02.12.2010
A joint WCRP and WMO press release on climate extreme events was presented at CoP16 by Dr. G. Asrar, WCRP Director. The observed climate anomalies and the devastating weather events recorded in 2010 have further triggered the interest of the general public, governments, and media in knowing if we are likely to see more frequent and more intensive extreme (rare but high impact) weather events in the years to come. Follow the WMO initiatives ar CoP16

International Water Price 2008-2010 to Prof. S. Sorooshian 01.12.2010
Professor Soroosh Sorooshian has been awarded the prestigious 2008-2010 Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water. Prof. Sorooshian served as chair of GEWEX from 2000 to 2009. WCRP wishes to join the science community in congratulating him for a well deserved award.

Call for Students Applications to NCAR Advanced Study Program 30.11.2010
Graduate students are invited to apply for the NCAR ASP Summer Colloquium on Statistical Assessment of Extreme Weather Phenomena under Climate Change. This three-week course will be held at NCAR, Boulder, Colorado, USA, during 6-24 June 2011. Embedded in the training course, there will be a research colloquium designed to explore science frontiers. US CLIVAR has been asked to provide focus for research agenda on extremes.... more

COP-16 Side Event: Observations for Climate Change 22.11.2010
GCOS in partnership with its sister programmes (including WCRP) is organizing a side event during the UNFCCC 16th Conference of Parties (COP 16) in Cancun, Mexico. The event focuses on the need for climate observations and on the critical role they play in developing adaptation strategies, managing climate risk, and designing mitigation polices... more

ICSU Scientific Grand Challenges for Global Sustainability 16.11.2010
As part of the ICSU Earth-System Visioning, the international scientific community has identified five Grand Challenges to enable global sustainability. The full details of the Grand Challenges for Earth-system science have just been published in a report. In an article appeared in Science, the task team overseeing the visioning process, call for an unprecedented global initiative to deliver the knowledge society needs... read more

WCRP Open Science Conference: 2nd Announcement 10.11.2010
The second announcement of the WCRP Open Science Conference is now available. It contains information on the conference science programme and the dates for registration, abstract submission and financial assistance application. More detailed information can be found at the conference webpage

New Post Open at WCRP Secretariat 26.10.2010
The WCRP Joint Planning Staff is seeking an outstanding individual to take the position of senior scientific officer in its secretariat based at WMO in Geneva. Experts on Earth and climate observation and modelling research are invited to apply. Click here to access the official vacancy notice. Deadline for application is November 22, 2010.

New Logo! 22.10.2010
The new WCRP logo is part of an overall effort towards a change in our editorial design. These new graphics follow an esthetic line which was developed for the WCRP Open Science Conference. With this choice, we hope to meet the taste of the wide community... The logo is downloadable in pdf and eps formats.

Assessing our Ability to Estimate the Risk Associated with Climate Extremes 12.10.2010
The WCRP-UNESCO workshop on "Metrics and Methodologies of Estimation of Extreme Climate Events" (Paris, France, 27-29 September 2010) was successfully attended by about 150 people from 32 different countries. The participants agreed on the importance of much improved observational datasets and model capabilities on climate variability and extremes, as well as on developing a climate information system that include predictions and assessments of future changes in risk from extremes... read more

Setting Priorities for the Effective Generation of Regional Climate Information 04.10.2010
WCRP convened a workshop in Lille, France, in June 2010, to bring together scientists that generate regional climate information with the community of researchers engaged in climate impacts, vulnerability and adaptation. The workshop focused on research priorities for facilitating the production and use of regional to local climate information in support of impact assessment, adaptation and risk management. The presentations and discussions identified the key science questions and associated research areas where coordination will deliver progress... read the workshop report.

Training the young scientists to use Seasonal Predictions for Applications in Latin America 29.09.2010
WCRP co-sponsored an IAI Training Institute on the Use of Seasonal Predictions for Applications in Latin America that took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 2-13 August 2010. Experts of WCRP/CLIVAR WGSIP and VAMOS panels lectured about global models, regionalization and verifications in seasonal predictions... read more

Experts seek to quantify risks associated with extreme climate events 21.09.2010
The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) in partnership with UNESCO is hosting a workshop on metrics and methodologies of estimation of extreme climate events in Paris, France, on 27-29 September 2010. Representatives from fields as diverse as meteorology, statistics and re-insurance will come together to review and assess the existing means of observing and defining extreme climate events and discuss how these can be strengthened... read more

Young Scientists Lunch at Pan-GEWEX meeting 10.09.2010
The GEWEX IPO hosted a box lunch for students and early career scientists to meet with some of the more senior participats during the pan-GEWEX meeting that took place on 23-27 August 2010. Presentations given during the pan-GEWEX meeting are now online and can be found linked to the agenda. To view a presentation, click on its title in the agenda, and a PDF will load

Celebrating the key successes of WCRP/TOGA 06.09.2010
The September issue of Oceanography, the official magazine of The Oceanography Society, features an article on the TOGA programme co-authored by A.J. Busalacchi, Chair of WCRP JSC. The article highlights the key successes of TOGA abd assesses its legacy from a perspective of progress over the past 15 years... read the article

Welcome Ms. Teresa Alcober new member of WCRP/JPS 01.09.2010
The WCRP Joint Planning Staff welcomes Teresa Alcober, our new WCRP Administrative Assistant. Teresa joined WCRP on September 1st, taking up the position left vacant by Ms. Ann Alturo, who retired last June. Teresa has an extensive administrative experience at WMO since she joined the Technical Cooperation Department in 1988. Before WCRP she worked with several WMO departments including the Atmospheric Research and Environment Programme.

Dr. Robert Molinari new Director of CLIVAR IPO 25.08.2010
Robert "Bob" Molinari has been appointed as the new ICPO Director to replace Dr. Howard Cattle, who will retire on 1st of September 2010. Bob served 34 years as NOAA scientist at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) in sunny Miami, USA... read more

Recent Natural Disasters in the News 20.08.2010
In an interview recently published in ClimateWire, Dr. Ghassem Asrar, WCRP Director, points to a combination of higher than usual Atlantic Ocean temperatures together with an abnormal upper-atmosphere airflow, caused by La Nina, as the main driver of the record drought in Russia and the extreme flooding in South Asia. Read the article.

Call for tenders to host the ICSU World Data System IPO 10.8.2010
The World Data System is an ICSU Interdisciplinary Body established in 2008. ICSU is now inviting tenders to host the ICSU World Data System International Programme Office (IPO) which will serve to manage and coordinate the establishment and operations of the ICSU World Data System, and take responsibility for outreach and promotional activities. Read more..... the form for submission is available click here.

Outcome of the WCRP workshop on Modelling Monsoon Intraseasonal Variability 2.8.2010
The WCRP/CLIVAR Asian-Australian Monsoon Panel, in conjunction with the WWRP-THORPEX/WCRP Year of Tropical Convection MJO Task Force, held a Workshop on Modelling Monsoon Intraseasonal Variability (ISV) in June 2010 at the Asian Pacific Climate Center in Busan, Korea. The workshop assessed the current capability to predict and simulate ISV, developed a process-oriented diagnostics/metrics that target the underlying physical mechanisms of the ISV, and prioritized the future research needs and directions to improve simulation and prediction of ISV. Details of the workshop, including the presentations, are available click here...

WCRP's Commitment to Polar Research 29.07.2010
The IPY Oslo Science Conference, held June 2010, celebrated the IPY's science accomplishments as the programme came to an end. WCRP has been playing a major role in the planning and implementation of IPY.... more

Getting Ready for the 2nd Pan-GEWEX Science Meeting 27.07.2010
The meeting will take place in Seattle, USA, on 23-27 August 2010 and will provide the opportunity to develop a strategic plan for GEWEX that includes activities in the near-term and those that conform to the new WCRP structure in the post 2013 period. Read more...

UK Investigation clears Climate Scientists 16.07.2010
Latest investigation into the so-called climategate (stolen e-mails from climate scientists) largely cleared the scientists involved. The Independent Climate Change Email Review, says the scientists acted honestly and that their research was reliable. Read Kevin Trenberth's comment on the report mentioned in the Science Magazine

WCRP highly involved in IPCC AR5 15.07.2010
Six members of the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee have been nominated lead authors for the next IPCC Assessment (AR5). Several of them are coordinating lead authors including the former WCRP JSC chair John Church. See the entire lists

Chinese Version of WCRP Achievements at high level Climate Research Meeting 09.07.2010
The Chinese version of the WCRP Achievements Report was presented at the kick-off meeting of National Key Basic Research Programme of Global Change. Officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), and more than two hundred scientists attended the meeting.... read more

Farewell to Ann Alturo 30.6.2010
The JPS for WCRP says farewell to Ann Alturo, historically known as Ann Salini, as she retires officially on 1 July 2010. Ann has served in the WCRP secretariat since 2000, but actually joined WMO in 1977. Her professional expertise is well-known to the wide WCRP community but certainly the JPS will also miss her friendship. We hope that she will come and visit us often, for this is farewell and not goodbye.

The Ocean Circulation and the Gulf of Mexico Oil Slick 30.6.2010
Understanding the ocean circulation and modelling the world oceans has been one of the main objectives of WCRP thus contributing to a large range of research and operational marine activities. Prof. Martin Visbeck, WCRP/CLIVAR Co-chair, recently performed high resolution ocean general circulation model simulations and showed the potential of the spreading of the oil slick across the Atlantic Ocean towards Europe. Read more. 

Outcome of the 31st session of the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee 17.6.2010
The 31st session of the Joint Scientific Committee for WCRP took place in Antalya, Turkey, on 15-19 February 2010. The final report of the meeting has now been published and is available on-line.

Earth System Visioning Open Forum 17.6.2010
The International Council for Science (ICSU), in cooperation with the International Social Science Council (ISSC), will host in Paris an Open Forum on 22 June 2010. The Forum will explore how best to organize global research efforts in order to address the Grand Challenges in Global Sustainability Research. For those who are not able to attend the Open Forum, comments on the document can be posted on the visioning webpage.

Media Reporting of Climate Change Study 7.6.2010
As part of the ESSP session at the Global Media Forum, this study aims to understand how climate science is transmitted through the media and how this transmission influences policy. In particular, we are interested in studying the period (November 2009 - February 2010) encompassing the COP-15 in Copenhagen, and the journalistic coverage of the claims of IPCC errors and other issues of research misconduct. Take part in this study by completing an online survey

SBSTA Research Dialogue: Meeting the needs of the Convention 4.6.2010
WCRP was invited to attended the UNFCCC 32nd Session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice in Bonn, Germany. The final SBSTA conclusions on research and systematic observations, as adopted can be found here. Presentations and related information from the research dialogue are available. See webcast of presentations