The Climate and Cryosphere project (CliC) of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) announces an open call for CliC Grants 2022.
The goal of CliC fellowships and grants is to increase the engagement of Early Career Scientists in CliC activities and to promote participation of scientists from regions currently underrepresented in CliC, i.e., South America, Asia and Africa.
Deadline: 21 January 2022 at 13:00 (UTC)
To know more and apply, click here
Even amidst the pandemic, 2020 was a productive year for the Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) community. The Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) annual report highlights some of CliC's progress and achievements during the past year. The report also covers the outputs resulting from the WCRP Grand Challenge on Melting Ice and Global Consequences.
To download the report, click here and to know more about CliC activities, visit the CliC Core Project website.
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 European Space Agency’s 2022 Living Planet Symposium. Do not miss the deadline for abstracts submission: 26th November 2021.
A dedicated climate day, featuring discussions and events related to Climate relevant observations, modelling, and services will also be organized.
The Paleoclimate Modelling Intercomparison Project (PMIP) is celebrating online its 30th anniversary by inviting you to take part in its special 30-hour-long round-the-world marathon across time zones from 2 to 3 December 2021.
You are invited to register (free but mandatory to get the access to the conference room) for this unique event and its different 1 to 2 hour-long sessions. During the registration process feel free to provide discussion topics or ideas for all the sessions (except the
...At the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) a joint session was hosted by WCRP, IPCC, and Future Earth to discuss risks and consequences of breaching 1.5oC warming, and possible transformation pathways that can guide decision-makers and stakeholders. Five priority actions and/or challenges for our research community regarding the transition to a low carbon society and limiting warming to well below 2oC were identified:
...We invite you to join us for the first WCRP Climate Research Forum for Southern Asia on 30 November 2021 at 9:00 UTC. We have some excellent speakers lined up on the themes of 'integrating societal needs for enabling science into action' and 'climate science challenges and priorities in the Southern Asia region.'
The event is free of charge, but we do ask you to register. For more details, place see the forum webpage.
The report from the 42nd Session of the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee (JSC-42), held in June and July 2021, has now been published. The report includes a summary of the presentations from the WCRP Core Projects, Grand Challenges, and Lighthouse Activities, as well as an overview of key strategic discussions and the official list of actions and decisions of the Joint Scientific Committee. We thank all JSC-42 participants for their involvement in the Session and for their contributions to its
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
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