World Meteorological Organization

Core activities
• Assess emerging stakeholder and policymaker needs with respect to measurement -based greenhouse gas emission estimates to guide scientific developments and future delivery of such information;
• Facilitate establishment of good practice guidelines and research strategies for projects consistent with the IG3IS objectives; support a regular update to these practices in the IG3IS Science Implementation Plan;
• Collect and summarize the implementation and accomplishments of projects successfully demonstrating IG3IS principles and, where appropriate, incorporate into the good practice guidelines and IG3IS Science Implementation Plan;
• Advise on the scientific and technical matters for potential partners and practitioners seeking to apply IG3IS methods according to IG3IS good practice guidelines and assist with building the required partnerships for implementation;
• Facilitate research and development activities of the IG3IS community especially in response to national and international funding opportunity announcements;
• Promote use of the GAW infrastructure and expertise in the implementation of IG3IS, further promote the extension of GAW through the implementation of individual projects;
• Support and guide activities of the IG3IS office.
Interface with SAGs:
• Collaborate with thematic SAGs on long-lived greenhouse gases, short-lived pollutants, urban dynamics, inverse modelling techniques and data assimilation.
Interface with Expert Teams:
- Work closely with the ET-ACDM on development of the policy and practice for the sharing of the data produced by the IG3IS projects and activities;
- Work closely with ET-ACNDE on the development and documentation of the user and technical observational requirements for IG3IS implementation on different scales.
Interface with GAW initiative steering committees
• Collaborate on cross cutting topics between Air Quality and climate information systems with GAFIS.
Interface with WMO groups
● Collaborate with the WMO and co-sponsored programmes including relevant groups under the Technical Commission on Services on the aspects of greenhouse gases fluxes addressing carbon cycle, agricultural, ecosystems and ocean research and climate services.
Interface with external users and partners
• Promote IG3IS activities to international and national bodies and conventions, including UNFCCC, IPCC and stakeholders, WMO members and sponsoring bodies;
• Actively entrain stakeholders, policymaker groups, scientific implementation partners and other interested parties to encourage their support and engagement.