The European Space Agency’s 2022 Living Planet Symposium will take place on 23–27 May 2022 in Bonn, Germany.The symposium will focuses on how Earth observation contributes to science and society, and how disruptive technologies and actors are changing the traditional Earth observation landscape, which is also creating new opportunities for public and private sector interactions.

Two relevant sessions, on The role of Earth Observation in climate services and Exploring the interface of observations and modelling will be organized during the symposium. Do not miss the deadline for abstracts submission: 26th November 2021.

• The submission portal is available here
• The full list of sessions, and preliminary conference programme is available here
• To visit the symposium website, click here

The join initiative between WCRP, Future Earth and the Earth League was launched on Thursday, 4th November 9:30am–10am UK time.

To explore the report, click here.

The 10 New Insights in Climate Science (10NICs) are a synthesis of the most robust climate-related research findings available today. The report is based on an assessment made by more than 60 world-leading academic experts, with a scoping process that reaches several thousands of scientists working on fields related to climate change. Since 2017 the 10NICS have been launched annually at the Climate COP (Conference of the Parties) and presented to the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) Executive Secretary, Ms. Patricia Espinosa.

WCRP is delighted to open calls for proposals to host two dedicated international project offices in support to the new WCRP core projects: the Earth System Modelling and Observations (ESMO) Core Project and the Regional Information for Society (RIfS) Core Project.

The role of each International Project Office will be to support the work of ESMO and RIfS, respectively, in close cooperation with co-chairs and Scientific Steering Groups, the WCRP leadership and the WCRP Secretariat in Geneva.

• To download the call for Earth System Modelling and Observation (ESMO) International Project Office, click here

• To download the call for Regional Information for Society (RIfS) International Project Office, click here

The deadline for proposals is 31 March 2022.

All communication, material and enquiries regarding these calls shall be directed in English to Nico Caltabiano (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) in the WCRP Secretariat.

To read more, click the heading above.

The WCRP COP26 Pavilion Event, co-organized by WCRP (co-sponsored by WMO, ISC, and IOC-UNESCO), Future Earth, and IPCC WG1, will be streamed on the WMO YouTube channel (https://youtu.be/8tlVuxwZKZM) on November 2, 2021, 08:00-09:00 (Local UK time: GMT)

Anthropogenic climate change brings many significant challenges and risks that affect almost all aspects of life on Earth. Droughts, heavy rain and flooding, heatwaves, extreme fire weather, and coastal inundation are some examples of what is already occurring and where amplified risks and impacts in the future will threaten millions of people around the world with many of the poorest most severely impacted. It also threatens the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Staying below 2.0°C requires an unprecedented transformation of societies around the world to reduce emissions as well as a technology revolution. Negative emission technologies are unlikely to be possible at the scale proposed in many scenarios. The session will discuss the risks and consequences of breaching 1.5°C warming, and possible transformation pathways that guide decision-makers and stakeholders.

To read more, click the heading above.

Reminder: The WCRP Academy Lighthouse Activity is seeking an individual or research group to conduct approximately six months of research and analysis into climate science training opportunities across the globe. The deadline for applications is 1 November 2021. To find out more, click the heading above.

We are delighted to present a new event in this discussion series, with a focus on the role of the Amazon. The event will take place on 29 November 2021, 17:00-18:30 CET. For more details and to register, click the heading above.

We are delighted that the pioneering work of Syukuro Manabe (Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA) and Klaus Hasselmann (Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany) has been recognized by the Nobel Prize Committee, as having laid the foundation of our knowledge of the Earth’s climate and how humanity influences it.

From a WCRP perspective we would specifically like to recognize the pioneering work of Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann in climate modeling, which provided the foundation of modern climate research.

To read more, click the heading above.

The International Workshop on Monsoons (IWM) is a major quadrennial symposia/workshops series under the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The seventh workshop in this series, the IWM-7, is being organized at New Delhi, India, jointly by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India, and the WWRP Working Group on Tropical Meteorology Research (WGTMR), in cooperation with the CLIVAR/GEWEX Monsoons Panel of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and the International Monsoons Project Office (IMPO) hosted by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM). The workshop is scheduled to be held during 23-26 March 2022.

Interested people are invited to submit their abstracts online by 31 October 2021.

• For more information, please visit the workshop website:  https://mausam.imd.gov.in/IWM7/
• To submit your abstract, use the form available at: https://mausam.imd.gov.in/IWM7/form/form.php
• To read the first circular, click here

Less than one month left to make submissions to the WMO Prize Challenge to Improve Sub-Seasonal to Seasonal Predictions Using Artificial Intelligence.

WMO launched the Challenge on 1st June 2021 with the aim to improving, through Artificial Intelligence and/or Machine Learning techniques, the current precipitation and temperature forecasts for 3 to 6 weeks into the future from the best computational fluid dynamic models available today. Monetary prizes will be awarded to the top three teams. If you are interested, do not miss the deadline to make your submissions by 31st October 2021.

For more information, please visit the Challenge website: https://s2s-ai-challenge.github.io/

The Stratosphere-troposphere Processes And their Role in Climate (SPARC) Core Project of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) is launching an open call for nominations to its Scientific Steering Group (SSG) for the period 2023-2026.

The SPARC Core Project is currently inviting nominations from highly enthusiastic and dedicated experts to become a member of the SPARC Scientific Steering Group (SSG) - you can either nominate a candidate or nominate yourself. The SSG and co-chairs guide SPARC’s priorities and research activities and work together with, and are supported by, the SPARC project office. The SSG provides leadership for SPARC and represents a broad spectrum of disciplines and nationalities, including both junior and senior scientists. The duties and responsibilities of SSG members are outlined in the Terms of Reference. SSG members are expected to provide scientific guidance and oversight to the SPARC community and its activities and participate in developing and reviewing the scientific strategy for the SPARC community.

The four-year membership term will be from January 2023 – December 2026, with a possible two year extension. Among all applications received, the current SSG and co-chairs will propose new members for final approval by the Joint Scientific Committee (JSC).

The deadline for submitting your nomination is 21 November 2021. (Self-)Nominations can be submitted through the online form or via email to the SPARC project office.

The WCRP Safe Landing Climates Lighthouse Activity invites interested researchers to nominate themselves for Working Groups addressing the five lighthouse themes: safe landing pathways; understanding high-risk events; perturbed carbon cycle; water resources; and sea level rise. Deadline: 8 November 2021. For more information, click the heading above.

The high-level launch event for the 2021 "State of Climate Services: Water" report will take place on October 5,  2021, 13:00-15:00 CEST (on zoom).

The launch event will present the report’s findings and lessons learned to help countries, funding agencies and development partners to assess the steps needed to address gaps in the climate services value chain to achieve greater resilience, improve adaptation and development outcomes in the water sector.

To register, click here.
To download the programme, click here

The Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) Project of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) is launching an open call for nominations to its Scientific Steering Group (SSG) for the period 2022-2025.

The SSG is the governing body of CliC and has the overall responsibility for planning, and implementing the CliC strategy plan and monitoring its activities. The SSG helps shape the international research agenda and functions as an integrator of activities to avoid duplication of efforts. CliC´s vision for the coming decade is to " facilitate collaborative, international research, and its communication, targeting the global and regional cryosphere (bridging across climate, ecosystems, human society) and their change, from local to regional to global scales, to address societal needs”.

CliC projects seeks nominations and self-nominations from scientists active in cryosphere-related research, both in the natural and social sciences, including those studying the interaction of e.g., ecosystems, fisheries and communities with the one or more cryosphere components. Candidates from South America, Africa and Asia are particularly encouraged to apply.

To apply, please fill in the application form. Deadline 31st October 2021.
For inquiries about the position please contact CliC co-chairs Fiammetta Straneo This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or James Renwick This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Save the date for the 14^th WMO Symposium on Meteorological Education and Training, which will take place from 22 to 25 November 2021 online. For more details, click the heading above.

The United in Science 2021 report is a multi-organization compilation of the latest climate science information and gives a unified assessment of the state of our Earth system.

The report was released at a press conference given by WMO Secretary-General Prof. Petteri Taalas, and with a video message from United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k1s4iw2ryc

The report provides details on:

• Greenhouse Gas Concentrations in the Atmosphere (WMO)
• Global greenhouse gas emissions and budgets (Global Carbon Project)
• Emissions Gap (UN Environment Programme)
• Global Climate in 2017-2021 and 2021-2025 (WMO, UK Met Office)
• Highlights of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report – the Physical Science basis
• Sea level rise and coastal impacts (World Climate Research Programme)
• Heatwaves, wildfires and air pollution (World Health Organization/WMO)

The second Ocean Decade Laboratory will be held from 15 to 17 September 2021 and will offer valuable insights and talks around the Ocean Decade Outcome: “A Predicted Ocean”.

The key elements required for the change we need to see targeting a predictable Ocean for our societies over the course of the Decade will be explored. The Core Event and the 31 Satellite Activities will consist of workshops, panel discussions along with interactive lectures.

For more information, visit the event website: https://www.oceandecade-conference.com/en/a-predicted-ocean.html

The WCRP Academy Lighthouse Activity is the recently formed research training advisory and coordination arm of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP). As one of the existing WCRP Academy co-chairs has recently stepped down, we are calling for self-nominations for a new co-chair for the activity. For more information, click the heading above. The deadline for nominations is 1 October 2021. 

WCRP is proud to announce the launch of the International Monsoons Project Office (IMPO), a new joint office of WCRP and the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP), hosted at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, India. For more information, please click the heading above.

The launch of the first part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) is an important milestone in climate science and calls strongly for action. The Chair and Vice-Chair of the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee congratulate the IPCC Working Group I Team and confirm ongoing support from the WCRP Community. To read more, click the heading above.