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World Climate Research ProgrammeWorld Climate Research ProgrammeDirector’s ReportDirector’s Report
Ghassem R. AsrarDirector, WCRP
OutlineOutline
Staff Members
Major Activities since last JSC-30:• conferences/meeting/events• major publications
Budget of 2009 and 2010
Activities planned for 2010/2011
JPS MembersJPS Members• WCRP Secretariat is located in Geneva, Switzerland.
Ghassem AsrarDirector
Valery DetemmermanSenior Scientific Officer
Vladimir RyabininSenior Scientific Officer
Roberta BoscoloCommunication/Scientific Officer
Margaret Lennon Senior Secretary
Ann AlturoAdministrative Assistant
Anne ChautardAdministrative Assistant
Catherine MichautFrench Support Unit located in Paris
CliC StaffCliC Staff• CliC Secretariat is located in Tromso, Norway.
Daqing YangDirector
Tordis VillingerCoordinator
ICPO StaffICPO Staff ICPO Secretariat is located in Southampton, UK.
Howard CattleDirector
Sandy GrapesAdministrative Assistant
Carlos ErenoScience Officer, located in Buenos Aires
Nico CatalbianoScience Officer
Anna PiraniScience Officer, located in Princeton
Kate StanfieldsScience Officer
IGPO StaffIGPO Staff IGPO Secretariat is located in Silver Spring, USA.
Peter J. van OevelenDirector
Dawn P. ErlichAssistant to Director
Shannon MackenCommunication and Administrative Officer
Richard G. LawfordScience Officer, part-time
Paul D. TryScience Officer, part-time
Sam BenedictCEOP Science Officer, part-time
Yuping YanChinese Coordinator,Located in China
Robert A. SchifferScience Officer, part-time
SIPO StaffSIPO Staff SIPO Secretariat is located in Toronto, Canada.
Norman McFarlaneDirector
Diane PendleburyProject Scientist
Victoria de LucaOffice Manager
Workshop on Evaluating and Improving Regional Climate Projections 11-13 February 2009, Toulouse FRANCE
2nd Lund Regional-scale Climate Modelling Workshop 4-8 May 2009, Lund SWEDEN
Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009
Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009
13 Session of the UNFCCC Convention subsidiary bodies for Scientific and Technological Advice1-12 June 2009, Bonn, GERMANY
• WCRP contributes to the NWP through various activities:
1. Improving climate models and projections
2. Regional climate downscaling and modelling
3. Decadal climate predictions
4. Capacity building
Nairobi Work Programme
Water in a Changing Climate: Progress in Land-Atmosphere Interactions and Energy/Water Cycle Research24-28 August 2009 Melbourne AUSTRALIA
Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009
High-Level Declaration on the establishment of a Global Framework for Climate Services
Development and incorporation of science-based climate information and prediction into planning, policy and practice
Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009
OceanObs09 21-25 September 2009, Venice ITALY
Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009
April 2009:• 30th Session of JSC, College Park, USAMay 2009:• 16th Session of CLIVAR SSG, Madrid SPAINSeptember 2009:• 13th Session of WGCM, S. Francisco, USAOctober 2009:• 17th Session of SPARC SSG, Kyoto, JAPANNovember 2009:• 25th Session of WGNE, Offenbach GERMANYJanuary 2010:• 22th Session of GEWEX SSG, New Delhi, INDIAFebruary 2010:• 6th Session of CliC SSG, Valdivia, CHILE
Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009/10Conferences, Meetings, Events-2009/10
Major Publications Major Publications
WCRP Implementation Plan and Accomplishment Report were Published in 2009.
Major Publications Major Publications
WCRP at Glance, flyer published in 2009
Major Publications Major Publications
The YOTC Science Plan, a joint WCRP- WWRP/THORPEX International Initiative.
More information on:www.ucar.edu/yotc
Major Publications Major Publications
Report of the Executive Council Task Team (EC-RTT) on Research Aspects of an enhanced Climate, Weather, Water and Environmental Prediction Framework. Published in July 2009
Challenges and opportunities in research on climate, weather, water and environment
WCRP Budget WCRP Budget
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000
Swiss francs (thousands)
2008
2009
2010 est
JCRF Funds Available 2008-2010
balance
WMO
ICSU
IOC
MISC
WCRP Budget WCRP Budget
JCRF FUNDS AVAILABLE 2008-2010 (CHF)
2008 2009 2010est
BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD 53,000 818,000 1,432,000
WMO 1,853,400 1,881,400 1,898,600
ICSU 469,800 571,600 570,000
IOC 125,000 143,000 137,000
MISC 183,000
TOTAL INCOME 2,630,000 2,596,600 2,605,600
TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE 2,683,100 3,414,600 4,037,600
WCRP Budget WCRP Budget
0 1,000 2,000 3,000
Swiss Francs (thousands)
2008
2009
2010est
JCRF Expenditures 2008-2010
SALARIES ANDRELATED COSTS
OPERATING EXPENSES
MEETING SUPPORT
WCRP Budget WCRP Budget
JCRF EXPENDITURES 2008-2010 (CHF)
2008 2009 2010 est
SALARIES AND RELATED COSTS 1,302,800 1,342,055 1,421,600
OPERATING EXPENSES 108,000 100,700 100,000
MEETING SUPPORT 526,000 540,000 700,000
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 1,936,000 1,982,755 2,221,600
WCRP Budget WCRP Budget Project Offices Funding Sources 2008-2010 (USD)
2008 2009 2010 est
GEWEX USA 682,000 637,000 649,000
CLIVAR
UK 322,000 266,000 292,000
USA 195,000 95,000 181,000
ICPO Total 517,000 361,000 473,000
SPARC Canada 314,000 340,000 315,000
CliC Norway 194,000 208,000 234,000
Paris France 152,000 152,000 152,000
TOTAL 1,859,000 1,698,000 1,823,000
WCRP Budget WCRP Budget Funding for Projects – consultative process
– Oct 09 – JPS requested IPOs to consult with SSGs to develop a budget for 2010 with priorities
– Dec 09 – JCRF funds allocated to meet highest priority items – 120K USD/project
– 2010 – Projects implementing highest priority activities – more funding conditional on additional JCRF income
Cross-cutting Activities in 2010-2011Cross-cutting Activities in 2010-2011
• WOAP-4, Hamburg, Germany, March 2010
• TG Sea-level Variability and Change, Bern, Swiss, March 2010
• RCM workshop, Lille France, June 2010
• Ice Masses and Sea Level workshop, June 2010• WGCM-14, Exeter, UK, October 2010
• WGNE-26, Tokyo, Japan, November 2010
• Polar predictability workshop, Bergen, October 2010
• Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Workshop, TBD
• YOTC-MJO task force meeting, Korea, June 2010
• Extreme event – Drought workshop, Barcelona Spain 2011
• WCRP Conference, Denver USA, October 2011
• WCRP, GCOS, WMO, ICPAC partners• 399K USD grant approved April 2009• June 2009 – planning mtg Geneva
– Climate info for adaptation to climate change– Three user-oriented workshops
• April 2010 – first workshop, Nairobi– Focus on climate data and analyses, indices– Lead: Albert Klein Tank, KMNI (ETCCDI co-chair– Local host: Laban Ogallo, ICPAC director
World Bank Climate Project: Horn of AfricaWorld Bank Climate Project: Horn of Africa
• 2nd Workshop (tentatively Aug 2010)– Focus on regional climate downscaling and
analyses– Lead: Richard Jones, Hadley Centre,
(PRECIS)
• 3rd Workshop – Focus on regional climate info needs for
applications– Lead: Richard Washington, Oxford U
(CLIVAR VACS co-chair)
World Bank Climate Project: Horn of AfricaWorld Bank Climate Project: Horn of Africa
SummarySummary
• WCRP support for high priority climate science activities increasing significantly
• Focus on Regional Climate Science is gaining
momentum
• Core Projects are doing an excellent job at engaging and supporting their respective networks of scientists
• WCRP financial status continues to improve