47th Session of the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee (JSC-47)
27-30 April 2026, online
All times in the agenda are quoted in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Please see e.g. https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html for the respective times in your area.
Documents
- Report of the 47th Session of the JSC (JSC-47), 27-29 April 2026, online
- Download ZIP Folder with all JSC-47 Reports (as of 11 June 2026)
- JSC-47 Agenda. pdf (as of April 24, 2026)
- JSC-47 Annotaded Agenda. pdf (as of April 24, 2026)
- For reference: Report of the 46th Session of the JSC (JSC-46), 12-16 May 2025, Paris (France)
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Reports and presentations
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| Day 1 - 27 April | Reports | Presentations |
| 1. JSC Opening Session | White paper "Research Directions for WCRP Beyond the 2019–2028 Strategic Plan" | |
| Welcome and goals of JSC-47 Approval of Agenda Guidelines for running JSC-47 via zoom |
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| 2. Future priorities for WCRP | ||
| Introduction | ||
| Overview of budget situation | ||
| Views from WMO | ||
| Views from IOC-UNESCO | IOC-UNESCO (28 April) |
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| Views from ISC | ISC (28 April) |
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| 3. Finance and fund-raising | ||
| WCRP’s future approach to resource mobilization | ||
| Update on London Climate Action Week and other current resource mobilization activities | ||
| ToR for engagement with private sector | WCRP Private Sector Engagement and Due Diligence Process Guidance Document | |
| Day 2 - 28 April | ||
| 4. Task Team update | TT update | |
| Global South Inclusion Task Team | GSITT (21 April) |
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| Future Priorities | ||
| Sea Level | ||
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) | ||
| 5. WCRP Core Activities (part 1) | ||
| Safe Landing Climates Lighthouse Activity (SLC) | SLC (28 April) |
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| Global Precipitation Experiment Lighthouse Activity (GPEX) | GPEX (28 April) |
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| Climate and Cryosphere Core Project (CliC) | CliC Annual Report 2025 CliC Strategic Plan 2025-2034 |
CliC (6 April) |
| Climate and Ocean Variability, Predictability and Change Core Project (CLIVAR) | CLIVAR (22 April) |
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| Global Energy and Water Exchanges Core Project (GEWEX) including CLIVAR/GEWEX monsoons | GEWEX (23 April) |
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| Regional Information for Society Core Project (RIfS) | RIfS & GEP (29 April) |
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| Global Extremes Platform (GEP) | ||
| Earth System Modelling and Observations Core Project (ESMO) | ESMO (28 April) |
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| Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) Flagship activity with ESMO | CMIP and WIP report | CMIP & WIP (28 April) |
| Day 3 - 29 April | ||
| 6. WCRP Core Activities (part 2 ) | ||
| My Climate Risk Lighthouse Activity (MCR) | MCR report | MCR (17 April) |
| Atmospheric Processes and their Role in Climate Core Project (APARC) | APARC report | APARC (22 April) |
| WCRP Academy | Academy report | Academy (28 April) |
| Digital Earth Lighthouse Activity (DE) | Digital Earth Report Hacking Km-Scale Models: A Participative Model for Climate Information |
DE (21 April) |
| Explaining and Predicting Earth System Change Lighthouse Activity (EPESC) | EPESC (29 April) |
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| Research on Climate Intervention Lighthouse Activity (R-CI) | R-CI (24 April) |
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| Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) Flagship activity with RIfS | CORDEX (23 April) |
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| 7. Final Discussion session for Open JSC session | ||
| Revisiting prioritization of WCRP activities | ||
| Next JSC meetings (JSC47b in the last quarter of the year; and JSC48 in 2027) | ||
| WCRP Comms, WCRP Slide Deck, Workspace, Database... | ||