WCM Global Seasonal Climate Outlook
WCM Global Seasonal Climate Outlook Briefing for UN and Humanitarian Agencies
- Service Delivery: Regularised
- Issued on: Every month | last Wednesday (Download the latest 1-Page Summary)
- Distribution: Public
- Active Contributors: LC-SPMME, GPCs-SP, RCCs, RSMCs, TCWCs, NMHSs, Save the Children and Start Network
Co-designed with: Save the Children and Start Network
WCM provides global and regional seasonal climate outlook briefings and scans to meet the growing demand from UN and humanitarian agencies (HA) for authoritative information and insights on modes of climate variability (such as El Niño–Southern Oscillation), seasonal forecasts and reasons for concern at seasonal time scale. Drawing on the expertise and data of WMO Members and Centres, this support helps the UN and HA strengthen early action, contingency planning, risk analysis, and strategic preparedness.
- Seasonal climate outlook briefings: Monthly global seasonal climate outlooks, and quarterly regional and sub-regional climate outlooks for UN an HA.
- Seasonal climate outlook scans: Responses to ad-hoc requests.
In 2025, WCM launched regular monthly global seasonal climate outlook briefings for the wider UN and HA community. The briefing content builds on information and expertise from WMO Members and Centres, as well as collaboration with UN and HA partners, and follows the successful climate outlook sessions initiated in 2024 with Save the Children and the Start Network.
These virtual sessions are held in English and last approximately 40 minutes, including presentations and Q&A. Each session typically includes:
- Global seasonal climate outlook for next three months by WCM Team,
- Regional seasonal climate outlook for a focus region/subregion or specific hazard outlook (e.g. tropical cyclone outlook for an oceanic basin), delivered by a RCC, RSMC or NMHS,
- An example of local humanitarian action supported on HydroMet and climate information, presented by a UN or HA partner,
- Q&A with climate and humanitarian experts.
In addition to the briefing, participants receive session materials (slides, recording, and Q&A transcription) and a one-page summary.