The planning for the 5th International Polar Year in 2032-33 is currently underway. Planning discussions have been underway between 17 organisations since 2021 and an initial IPY concept note and planning timeline was published in October 2023. An interim Secretariat for the IPY planning process is currently being operated by the Secretariats of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR).

IASC and SCAR are inviting other regional or international organisations / unions / associations (scientific, Indigenous, educational etc.) to join the IPY Planning Group. Organisations interested to join should be:

• working on / in the polar regions, including organisations working to deliver/enable science in the polar regions (e.g. logistics)
• committed to contributing directly and long-term to the planning of the IPY 2032-33

Organisations wishing to join the Interim IPY Planning Group should email the interim IPY Secretariat at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and submit a survey.

For further details, click here.

We are pleased to announce that the call for proposals for WCRP’s new Global South fellowship program with a focus on Africa is now open. The objective of the Global South Fellowship program is to give early to mid-career researchers* from the Global South the benefit to develop their own WCRP-related research activity, thereby boosting climate research activities in their own region.

For the 2024-call, WCRP is soliciting research proposals from early to mid-career candidates from the African continent. Such proposals must be supported by a host institution guaranteeing that the successful candidate will undertake the proposed project full-time during the agreed period of the fellowship at the institution. Successful projects should address aspects of critical gaps in WCRP-related African climate research, enhance climate action for and in Africa, help build a community of practice, and create the potential for leaving a strong legacy to build upon in the longer-term. 

Applications close on 30 September 2024.

• For more information and to apply, please visit:  https://www.wcrp-climate.org/about-wcrp/fellowship-global-south
• For inquiries, please contact Hindumathi Palanisamy (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) cc’ing Lian Xue (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

 *Early to mid-career researchers are active researchers up to 12 years after receiving their PhD (excluding parental and care leave). 

• Deadline: September 30, 2024
• More information and how to apply: https://cryosphere.info/nominate

The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) is gearing up for the upcoming annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU 2024) in December. The conference is now accepting abstracts and the submission deadline is 31 July 2024.  

Like every year, WCRP’s Core Projects are involved in convening a variety of sessions across a range of topics. The list below will be updated as soon as we receive new information:  

• GC149: The global water cycle: coupling and exchanges of mass and energy between the ocean, land, cryosphere and atmosphere  
• GC046: Climate forcing: quantifying the roles and responses of anthropogenic and natural climate drivers 
• GC128: Robustness of Climate Change Information for Decisions 

To know more and to submit an abstract, please click here. 

The registration deadline for the upcoming APARC Reanalysis Intercomparison Project (A-RIP) kickoff meeting and planning workshop to be held in Boulder from 22 to 24 July is fast approaching. This workshop aims to bring together scientists developing and using reanalyses to share research and plan the next phase of systematic reanalysis evaluations as part of A-RIP. 

The pre-registration deadline is extented to 6 July. Please register your virtual or in-person participation and submit abstracts here.

Additional information on the meeting is available on the A-RIP website.

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Climate and Cryosphere aims to understand and assess the wide range of societal impacts of the loss of the mountain cryosphere through a newly proposed strategic initiative: Impacts of Changes in the Mountain Cryosphere (IC-MontC).

Applications are now invited by the CORDEX Science Advisory Team (SAT) for groups within regional communities across the globe to propose 'Flagship Pilot Studies' (FPS).

This FPS call consists of two parts:

• An open part where you suggest a topic of your choice as long as it follows the FPS Criteria & Guidelines
• A part dedicated to Climate Risks. We here encourage FPS proposals that target risk producing climatic hazards including assessing and improving simulations of the hazard, understanding the projected future changes, and quantifying the added-value that high-resolution/process resolving brings to the simulation of the hazards and their changes. CORDEX SAT would also highly appreciate proposals related to Small Islands challenges. 

The deadline for applications is Wednesday 21 August 2024.

To read more about the call and to apply, click here

Join us for a special seminar celebrating the career of CMIP Panel member Cath Senior in CMIP and WCRP as she announces her retirement after 38 years working at the forefront of climate science.
This Special Seminar will welcome Cath to share her Perspective on WCRP and CMIP and future challenges. At this session brief remarks will also be provided by CMIP Panel members Karl Taylor and Helene Hewitt.

Date: 24 July 2024, 15:30-16:00 UTC

Register here!

WCRP and CLIVAR are saddened to hear of the passing away of Dr Howard Cattle, Director of the CLIVAR International Project Office from 2002-2010 at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (UK). Dr. Cattle’s background in meteorology, oceanography, forecasting and management had suited him in taking CLIVAR to the next level. He will be remembered as an outstanding scientist. Our thoughts are with his family and many friends.

Please see the obituary on CLIVAR webpage.

Earth System Modelling & Observations (ESMO), one of our core projects, is looking for global experts dedicated to advancing Earth system modelling and observational capabilities. Deadline: 7 July 2024. Click here to apply.

Members of the Safe Landing Climates lighthouse activity have recently published a commentary “Uncertain Pathways to a Future Safe Climate” in Earth’s Future.  

Click here to apply. Deadline: 7 July 2024. 

19 June 2024, 14:30hrs CEST. Click here to register.

The Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP), a WCRP Project, is now inviting applications to be a panel member. Applicants from “Least Developed Countries", “Landlocked Developing Countries", and “Small Island Developing States" are particularly encouraged to apply.   

Deadline to apply: 21 June 2024.

The International Project Office (IPO) for the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Core Project Regional Information for Society (RIfS), based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada is looking for a Science Officer. The RIfS Project aims to strengthen ties between research on climate and the information needs of societies and governments. The Science Officer will support activities focused on regional climate change information for decisions.

• To read the position in English, click here.
• To read the position in French, click here.

We are excited to announce that, beginning in April 2024, the Manila Observatory in the Philippines is hosting the Support Unit of the WCRP Academy, the research training advisory and coordination arm of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP).

Join experts Franziska Gaupp (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research – PIK), Sol Kislig (University of Bern) and Tom Powell (GSI Exeter University) in a discussion on Accelerating Transformation with Positive Food System Tipping Points. 

The Digital Earths Lighthouse Activity webinar "Km-scale modelling for Destination Earth's Digital Twins" will take place on 14 May 2024 at 13:00 UTC.

The Working Group on Numerical Experimentation (WGNE) seeks global experts who are vested in enhancing the emerging capacities of operational meteorological centers and services. WGNE operates within the WCRP EarthSystem Modelling and Observations (ESMO) Core Project, which oversees and advances all modeling, data assimilation, and observational endeavors within WCRP.

Don’t miss the opportunity to join this group of experts and leave your mark in advancing modelling activities within WCRP. If you are eager to share your expertise with leading researchers and get the chance to contribute to shaping new initiatives and collaborate with new colleagues, send your application.

Information about the call click here. Apply by June 3, 2024 

The Kigali Declaration, one of the biggest outcomes of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)’s Open Science Conference 2023, calls for immediate climate action, amplification of the relevance and benefits of climate research to society, and increased accessible and equitable investments towards climate mitigation.  

Read the WMO article "Kigali Declaration: Climate Science for a Sustainable Future for All" published in the first issue of MeteoWorld for 2024.