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The call for nominations to the CLIVAR panels and Scientific Steering Group (SSG) is now open, with appointment starting in January 2025 and January 2026 respectively. Nominations can be submitted online via the nomination form. Deadline for the submission is 18 October 2024. Detailed information about CLIVAR panels and the SSG, including current activities and membership, can be found on their respective webpages.
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A new study published in Science has found that plants take in more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere but store it for a much shorter time than previously believed.
The study was conducted by an international team of scientists, led by Dr Heather Graven at the Imperial College London, using radiocarbon in the atmosphere between 1963 and 1967. The amount of radiocarbon (14C) in the atmosphere was relatively constant, thus forming a stable base for the team to study the Net Primary Productivity (NPP) of plants during this period. The goal was to understand how quickly carbon moves from the atmosphere to the vegetation and how long it stays in the plants before it is released back into the atmosphere.
The study has implications on the way we understand the role of plants in addressing climate change.
“Our study shows that more carbon than previously estimated is going into vegetation each year, but that the carbon in vegetation is not stored as long,” Dr Graven told WCRP. She added that together with other constraints like the available extent of land area, and that to address climate change, our focus needs to steadily remain on ramping down emissions from fossil fuels.
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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
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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 (
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*Early to mid-career researchers are active researchers up to 12 years after receiving their PhD (excluding parental and care leave).
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- Deadline: September 30, 2024
- More information and how to apply: https://cryosphere.info/nominate
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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.
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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.