National Focal Points for Global Cryosphere Watch

Members

Dr Christian ZAMMIT - Focal point- ( New Zealand )
Dr Christophe GENTHON - Focal Point - second- ( France )
Dr Jiankai WANG - Focal point- ( China )
Dr Ketil Isaksen - Focal point- ( Norway )
Dr MACELLONI, Giovanni - Focal point- ( Italy )
Dr Michele CITTERIO - Focal point- ( Denmark )
Dr Pavlos KALABOKAS - Focal point- ( Greece )
Dr Petra Heil - Focal point- ( Australia )
Dr Samuel BUISÁN - Focal Point - second- ( Spain )
Michelle Stalder - Focal point- ( Switzerland )
Mr Melesse LEMMA - Focal point- ( Ethiopia )
Mr Robert TOTH - Focal point- ( Hungary )
Mr Tómas JÓHANNESSON - Focal Point - second- ( Iceland )
Ms Anne Elizabeth Walker - Focal point- ( Canada )
Ms Chalalai JAMPHON - Focal point- ( Thailand )
Ms Marie Dumont - Focal point- ( France )
Prof. Hugues LANTUIT - Focal point- ( Germany )
Prof. Wolfgang SCHÖNER - Focal point- ( Austria )

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Terms of Reference

The Global Cryosphere Watch (GCW) national focal points (GCW-NFP) are to be appointed by the Members’ Permanent Representatives with WMO, to support the implementation of the GCW activities in their country or territory and serve as a focal point on technical and operational matters related to GCW. There may be more than one contact in a country, standing for different communities of interest, e.g. the Member’s national meteorological and hydrological service (NMHS), research institutions, academia, other institutions with operational and/or research responsibilities for the cryosphere. The NFP has the following Terms of Reference:

1. Serve as the national points of contacts between the Global Cryosphere Watch of WMO and the national activities related to the cryosphere, to foster the two-way communication between the national and international cryosphere communities with a focus on the WMO contribution to this domain.

2. Foster the dissemination of regular communication, relevant guidance, recommendations, and other GCW materials to relevant institutions, provide input to the Permanent Representatives, as well as provide feedback to the WMO GCW Secretariat on relevant initiatives, opportunities for engagement and expectations.

3. Assist with the search of national experts in atmospheric composition for relevant bodies of WMO.

4. Promote the registration of cryosphere observations and CryoNet/GCW Network stations in WMO OSCAR/Surface

5. Promote opportunities for broadening the access to data on the cryosphere from existing national and regional data holders (e.g. national institutions operating such observations) and the GCW Data Portal, and in connection with the relevant National Focal Points (e.g. OSCAR, WIGOS, WIS, etc)

6. Engage national representatives of international organizations (e.g. International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) Cryosphere Working Group, International Association for Cryospheric Sciences (IACS), International Permafrost Association (IPA), Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research (SCAR), World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS)), to ensure that mutual benefits are delivered through the engagement with GCW.

7. Report to AG-GCW on an annual basis on national and regional cryosphere-related activities, opportunities (e.g. for capacity building, resource mobilization, etc.) issues, needs and gaps and make proposals for additional coordination through GCW.

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