The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Regional Information for Society (RIfS) Core Project will convene two online fora for the climate research community, anchored by panel discussions on overshoot trajectories, consequences, mitigation, and adaptation challenges. Mark your calendar for :

• Week of September 28: Lived Experience: Trajectories and Consequences
• Week of October 14: Navigating the Return: Mitigation and Adaptation Challenges

Sign-up to receive more details as they become available here. Read UNEP’s report: https://doi.org/10.59117/20.500.11822/49857 

The call welcomes nominations, including self-nominations, to help strengthen the SSG’s regional, disciplinary, gender and career-stage representation. Applications are particularly encouraged from underrepresented regions and individuals with expertise in stakeholder engagement.

SSG members will contribute to the strategic development and coordination of the WCRP RIfS research, helping advance climate information that responds to regional needs and supports decision-making.

Deadline: 16 October 2026, 12:00 UTC
Self-nominations are welcome.

Learn more here.

Submit your nomination here.

The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) congratulates Peter Van Oevelen, Director of the Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX) Core Project, on receiving the Kenneth C. Spengler Award from the American Meteorological Society (AMS). The award recognizes his "distinguished leadership of the International GEWEX Project Office, bridging weather, water, and climate communities and fostering inclusive, global collaboration across Earth system sciences."

WCRP also congratulates Sara Pryor, recipient of the Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Advance of Applied Meteorology, recognizing her "outstanding contributions to actionable research, leadership, international collaborations, and mentorship that have helped to advance the field of renewable energy."

Recipients will be honored at the 107th AMS Annual Meeting in Denver, 10–14 January 2027.

Read the AMS article: "American Meteorological Society Announces 2027 Weather, Water, and Climate Honorees"

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has opened registration for experts to review First Order Draft of Working Group I contribution to the Seventh Assessment Report. The expert review, the first of multiple review stages, will run from 10 August to 2 October 2026.

WCRP and the Ocean University of China (OUC) invite applications for the position of Staff Scientist at the International CLIVAR Project Office (ICPO), based at the Ocean University of China (OUC), Qingdao, China. CLIVAR is dedicated to understanding the role of the ocean in the variability, predictability, and change of climate and to the benefit of society and the environment in which we live. The ICPO Staff Scientist will provides technical support to the ICPO to serve as an executive arm of the WCRP Secretariat, specifically for the CLIVAR Scientific Steering Group (SSG) and its panels, research focus areas, and working groups. The call will remain open until August 17, 2026.

To know more about the position, please read the CLIVAR call webpage.