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Standing Committee on Climate Services (SC-CLI)

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Commission for Weather, Climate, Hydrological, Marine and Related Environmental Services and Applications (SERCOM)

 

Standing Committee on Climate Services

At its first meeting in 2020, the First Session of the Commission for Weather, Climate, Water and Related Environmental Services and Applications (SERCOM) decided to establish the Standing Committee on Climate Services (SC-CLI) for the first intersessional period (2020-2023), with the terms of reference provided here. The SC-CLI is composed of 21 members from all WMO Regions, including the Chair, Dr Manola Brunet India (Spain) and two Vice-chairs, Ms Barbara Tapia (Chile) and Dr Fatima Driouech (Morocco), selected from the WMO Expert Network by the President of the Commission. 

The SC-CLI itself comprises five subsidiary bodies in the form of Expert Teams (ETs). Details on the nature, composition, activities and deliverables of the SC-CLI ETs is available here.

SC-CLI meetings 

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Expert Teams

Below you will find all information/documents related to the Expert teams under the Standing Committee on Climate Services

ET-CMA: Expert Team on Climate Monitoring and Assessment

Membership

Terms of reference

1) Promote fit-for-purpose climate monitoring applications including climate analysis and watches derived from in-situ observations, reanalysis, satellite and other emerging data sources;

2) Provision of expert leadership for and review of the WMO flagship climate products, e.g. WMO Statements, Climate indicators, World Records of Weather and Climate Extremes, in support of climate policy and actions.

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Reports and Publications

 

ET-DRC: Expert Team on Data Requirement for Climate Services

Membership

Terms of reference

1) Define modern standards and good practices for climate data management including collection, exchange, archiving and rescue of historical and current data for use in climate monitoring and other climate applications, and the development of related systems and Information technology;

2) Promote international projects and initiatives for ensuring the delivery of high-quality Climate Data and their inclusion / reference in the WMO Catalogue of Climate Data.

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Publication

 

ET-CSISO: Expert Team on Climate Services Information System Operations

Membership

Terms of reference

1) Guide the development and improvement of approaches, including objective forecasting, for the systematic provision, dissemination and exchange of sub-seasonal to longer-time scales predictions products as part of the operational functioning of the Climate Services Information System at global, regional and national levels;

2) Provide technical guidance on the implementation, designation and harmonized operation of Regional Climate Centres (RCCs) and RCC Networks, and input from Global Producing Centres for Long Range Forecasts (GPCs-LRF), Lead Centre for Long-Range Forecast Multi-Model Ensemble (LC-LRFMME), Lead Centre for Annual-to-Decadal Climate; monitor performance and guide improvement of RCC processes and functions and utilization of products;

3) Guide the implementation of next-generation Regional Climate Forums (RCOF v2.0) operations, in light of new and evolving climate services users’ needs and requirements , including expansion of RCOF products portfolio;

4) Facilitate access to and interpretation/uptake of annual to decadal prediction and climate change projection products into regional and national levels climate services delivery chains;

5) Lead further development of the Climate Services Toolkit (CST), provide guidance on inclusion of high-quality inputs into CST, and its customization to meet region-specific and country needs;

6) To provide ET-CSISO progress reports to the Standing Committee on Climate Services (SC-CLI) on a routine basis.

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ET-CID: Expert Team on Climate Information for Decision-Making

Membership

Terms of reference

1) Provide guidance and good practices on tailoring of climate information, including sector-specific climate indices, and their application for user-level decision-making;

2) Enhance software tool ClimPACT for sector-specific climate indices, including integration of new indices;

3) Support country-level delivery of climate services through good practice guidance on National Climate Outlook Forums (NCOFs)/National Climate Forums (NCFs) and recommendations on National Frameworks for Climate Services (NFCSs) implementation and monitoring of progress;

4) Provide guidance on regional approaches to climate risk management and effective user engagement.

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ET-CDC: Expert Team on Capacity Development for Climate Services and Communication

Membership

Terms of reference

1) Assist in the implementation of Quality Management in climate services guided by WMO No. 1221 in consultation/coordination with other Expert Teams in SC-CLI;

2) Advise on curriculum and training modules for climatology to be used by Regional Training Centres (RTCs) in coordination with WMO’s Education and Training Programme (ETR);

3) Provide an inventory of existing training materials on climate matters, in cooperation with training centres, COMET, EUMETCAL, WMO Global Campus and WMO Learn, Copernicus Training;

4) Assess good practices in communication skills and outreach policy for climate information in consultation/coordination with other Expert Teams across Standing Committee on Climate Services (SC-CLI).

Reports and publications

  • Guidelines for the assessment of competencies for provision of climate services (WMO-No. 1285)
  • Guidelines for communicating climate science and services (WMO-No. 1288)
  • Draft fourth edition of the guide to climatological practices (WMO-No. 100)
  • Roadmap for the implementation of a Quality Management system (QMS) in climate services [English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian]