47th Session of the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee (JSC-47)

27-30 April 2026, online

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Documents

 Reports and presentations
Day 1 - 27 AprilReportsPresentations
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
 
2.  Future priorities for WCRP
Introduction
Overview of budget situation
Views from WMO
Views from IOC-UNESCO IOC-UNESCO
(28 April)
Views from ISC ISC
(28 April)
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)
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)
Global Precipitation Experiment Lighthouse Activity (GPEX)   GPEX
(28 April)
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)
Global Energy and Water Exchanges Core Project (GEWEX) including CLIVAR/GEWEX monsoons GEWEX
(23 April)
Regional Information for Society Core Project (RIfS)  RIfS & GEP
(29 April)
Global Extremes Platform (GEP)
Earth System Modelling and Observations Core Project (ESMO)  ESMO
(28 April)
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)
Research on Climate Intervention Lighthouse Activity (R-CI)  R-CI
(24 April)
Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) Flagship activity with RIfS  CORDEX
(23 April)
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) 
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