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Summary Report
IISD Reporting Services (IISD RS) will be producing a summary report from this meeting on 7 September 2009.
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World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3)
31 August - 4 September 2009 | Geneva, Switzerland |
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM TUESDAY, 1 SEPTEMBER
On Tuesday morning, two plenary sessions were held on the economic and social benefits of climate information and on advancing climate prediction science. In the afternoon there were six parallel working groups on: climate and human health; climate and sustainable energy; seasonal-to-interannual climate variability; climate and water; climate, transportation and tourism; and climate observations. Two forum sessions were also held on gender and climate and climate and communities, as well as two sessions on implementing climate services, titled "from observations to predictions" and "research engagement". The day ended with a roundtable on climate adaptation and the Copenhagen process.
During a plenary session on the economic and social benefits of climate information, Gordon McBean, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, noted that future work on climate information should be interdisciplinary. Don Gunasekera, CSIRO Centre for Complex Systems Science, noted that climate information is used in decision making under conditions of uncertainty. Holger Meinke, Wageningen University, said adaptation science is the knowledge component behind enabling technologies for adaptation. Matthias Ruth, University of Maryland, highlighted climate change as a threat magnifier. Mohammed Sadeck Boulahya, ClimDevAfrica, questioned how information could be communicated to final users, and how stakeholders could be effectively mobilized. Akimasa Sumi, University of Tokyo, stressed the importance of time scales in climate information. Vladimir Tsirkunov, World Bank, emphasized that those most affected by adverse climate events are often not able to receive climate information.
During a plenary session on advancing climate prediction science, John Mitchell, UK Met Office, highlighted the challenge of combining the science of long-term forecasting based on anthropogenic forcing with interannual predictions. Tim Palmer, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, noted that seasonal forecasting can act as an important tool for adaptation. Mojib Latif, IFM-Geomar, underscored challenges with climate models. Jerry Meehl, National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA, said climate services are dictated by societal needs. Arun Kumar, National Center for Environmental Prediction, USA, elaborated on the current status, limitations and expected advances for climate predictions. Ghassem Asrar, World Climate Research Programme, highlighted the need for shorter transition times between knowledge development and use. |
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Plenary Session: Economic and Social Benefits of Climate Information |
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Session Chair Gordon McBean, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, and Don Gunasekera, CSIRO Centre for Complex Systems Science |
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Holger Meinke, Wageningen University, Netherlands |
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Matthias Ruth, University of Maryland |
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A view of the packed plenary hall |
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Plenary Session: Advancing Climate Prediction Science |
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Left to right: Ghassem Asrar, World Climate Research Program, Arun Kumar, National Centers for Environment Prediction, Jerry Meehl, National Center for Atmospheric Research, US, Tim Palmer, European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, UK, and Session Chair John Mitchell, UK Met Office |
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Jerry Meehl, National Center for Atmospheric Research, US |
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Ghassem Asrar, World Climate Research Program |
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Mojib Latif, IFM-Geomar, Germany |
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Session Chair John Mitchell, UK Met Office |
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Tim Palmer, European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts |
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Lisa Goddard, IRI, during the working session on seasonal-to-interannual climate variability. |
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Participants during the working session |
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Implementing climate services: From observations to prediction |
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Working session on climate and sustainable energy |
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Working session on climate and human health |
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The working session on climate and human health was filled to capacity |
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Roundtable Discussion on Climate Adaptation and the Copenhagen Process |
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Avinash Tyagi, WMO, Richard Muyungi, Office of the Vice-President, Tanzania, Ko Barrett, NOAA, US, Minoru Kuriki, Foundation of River and Basin Integrated Communications, Japan, and Session Chair Helen Plume, Chair of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) under the UNFCCC |
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Book Launch: From Weather Gods to Modern Meteorology: A Philatelic Journey |
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Edouard Dayan, Director-General, Universal Postal Union |
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Michel Jarraud, Secretary-General, WMO |
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Viewing the philatelic exhibit |
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Viewing the philatelic exhibit |
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The NASA exhibition booth |
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Participants at the NASA booth |
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Posters calling for immediate action |
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WMO resources
Official site
Programme
UN resources
Gateway to the UN System’s Work on Climate Change
Informal Thematic Debate of the UN General Assembly on Climate Change as a Global Challenge
IISD RS resources
IISD RS coverage of the Bonn Climate Change Talks - August 2009, 1-12 June 2009, Bonn, Germany
IISD RS coverage of the Bonn Climate Change Talks - June 2009, 1-12 June 2009, Bonn, Germany
IISD RS summary report of the Thirtieth Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 21-23 April 2009, Antalya, Turkey
(English: HTML - PDF) (Spanish: HTML - PDF) (Japanese: PDF)
IISD RS coverage of the Bonn Climate Change Talks - March/April 2009, 29 March - 8 April 2009, Bonn, Germany
IISD RS coverage of the UN Climate Change Conference - Poznań, 1-12 December 2008, Poznań, Poland
IISD RS climate and atmosphere page
Climate-l - A mailing list for news on climate change policy
Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
MEA Bulletin - Newsletter on key MEAs and their secretariats
Climate Change Policy & Practice - News and information on the actions of international organizations in responding to the problem of global climate change
African Regional Coverage |
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