We are delighted to announce that the registration is open for the WCRP Open Science Conference, that will be held in Kigali, Rwanda, and online on 23-27 October 2023.

Register online following the instructions available at https://wcrp-osc2023.org/registration.

• Deadline for Early Bird registration: 15 July 2023
  
• Accommodation: Preferential rates have been secured for the WCRP Open Science Conference delegates at hotels in Kigali, to book your hotel room click here

To know more about the WCRP Open Science Conference, please see the website.

WCRP is delighted to announce that the International CLIVAR Project Office (ICPO) is now being hosted by the Ocean University of China, Qingdao, after being hosted by the First Institute of Oceanography (FIO), Ministry of Natural Resources of China for almost nine years. WCRP thanks FIO for its outstanding contributions to facilitating international ocean research. The ICPO will continue its strong support to ensure CLIVAR’s mission to understand the dynamics, the interaction, and the predictability of the climate system with emphasis on ocean-atmosphere interactions.

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WCRP is delighted to announce that the German Climate Computing Center (DKRZ) has been selected to host the new International Project Office (IPO) of the Earth System and Modelling Observations (ESMO) Core Project.

For more details, check the press release on the DKRZ website.

WCRP is seeking two interns, commencing 1 June 2023 (or at an agreed time) for a period of up to 12 months in Geneva, Switzerland. The deadline for applications is 11 May 2023. For further information and to apply, click the heading above.

The WMO State of the Global Climate Report 2022 focuses on key climate indicators (greenhouse gases, temperatures, sea level rise, ocean and heat acidification, sea ice, and glaciers). It highlights the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events. This year, the WMO team has launched a process to gather feedback on State of Climate reports to see how they can be improved in the future.

The deadline for the open call for proposals to host the Stratosphere-troposphere Processes And their Role in Climate (SPARC) International Project Office has now been extended until 31 May 2023. Click the heading above for full information and the application package. 

The WCRP Earth System Modelling and Observations (ESMO) Core Project coordinates, advances, and facilitates all modelling, data assimilation and observational activities within WCRP, working jointly with all other WCRP projects and providing strategic connections to related external programs. It follows a seamless and value chain approach across all Earth system components, disciplines, and scales. The modelling and observational activities under ESMO are central to the provision of science-based climate information to support adaptation planning and decision-making, local and regional climate impact assessments, and national and international mitigation and adaptation policies. ESMO was officially launched by the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee in November 2020.

This call invites the community to nominate candidates (including self-nomination) to become members of the ESMO Scientific Steering Group (SSG).

If you are interested in joining the SSG, please submit your application via the online form by the new deadline: 26 March 2023.

Please direct inquiries about the nomination and selection process to Nico Caltabiano (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) at the WCRP Secretariat.

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The WCRP ‘My Climate Risk’ Lighthouse Activity welcomes several new hubs from around the globe into its international network – and more are expected to join soon. The new hubs will add to the interdisciplinary exchanges around the issue of context-specific climate risks through exciting and diverse activities that we have already seen from the established hubs. 

'Flammagenitus' or as they are more commonly known ''Pyrocumilonimbus' (PyroCbs) is name given to the  thunderstorm that forms in the smoke plume of a fire (nuclear bomb blast or volcanic ash cloud). The large plumes of smoke generated during massive fires on the Earth's surface or volcanic eruptions, ..... when they reach a certain magnitude, they are capable of generating large vertical clouds that cause meteorological phenomena such as electrical storms and tornadoes. In the case of a forest fire, the intense heat source generates hot air that rises upwards, mixing gases, smoke particles, and the energy released through the condensation, water vapour and ice particles that helps creating the lighning which increases the risk of generating more and larger fires (J.M Katich et al. 2023). These substances have a direct impact on the climate system.

The Ateneo de Manila University Regional Hub wishes to facilitate a meaningful discussion between members of the different MCR Hubs by organizing a webinar, titled “Open Climate Science,” where they will articulate and navigate the tensions of the meanings and practice of open science in addressing climate change. This is consistent with MCR’s goal of developing bottom-up, contextual, and empowering approaches to regional climate risk. Rather than seeking definitive frameworks and tools, the discussion aims to develop rough outlines and share cases of what open science is and how it might work in practice.

We are delighted to announce that Prof. Detlef Stammer will continue as Chair of the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee (JSC) for the next two years and will be joined by Dr. Pascale Braconnot in the Vice Chair role. We also welcome four new JSC Members in 2023. To read more, please click the heading above. 

New JSC Members: