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Task Team on CLIPS Evolution
Simon J. [email protected]
International Research Institute for Climate and SocietyThe Earth Institute of Columbia University
WMO Workshop on Strategy for Implementation of CSISGeneva, Switzerland, 5 – 7 April, 2010
Task-Team
Simon Mason, USA (Lead)
David Walland, Australia
Buruhani Nyenzi, Tanzania
Christopher Hewitt, UK
Atul Kumar Sahai, India
Sai-ming Lee, Hong Kong
Barbara Tapia, Chile
(Jean-Pierre Céron, France)
Meeting: 24 – 26 November, Geneva, Switzerland
Terms of Reference
1. Develop a set of overall functions of National Climate Centres (NCCs)
Themes• Data management and publication• Monitoring and diagnostics• Forecasting (intra-seasonal to multi-annual)• Projections and scenarios
Terms of Reference
1. Develop a set of overall functions of National Climate Centres (NCCs)
NCC is an enabler of services
Fundamental functions:• data management and publication;• conduit to utilize GCC/RCC for functions outside its
own capability
Ranking on multiple criteria
Current ranking emphasizes servicing of global community rather than user service
Terms of Reference
2. Develop a concept note on National Climate Services (NCSs) – structures, coordination mechanisms and clear definitions of climate services
All countries should be able to provide national climate services.
The NMS will be involved to varying degrees in at least some of the NCS activities.
The NCC and NCS may or may not be co-located.
NMS not necessarily involved at all timescales
Terms of Reference
2. Develop a concept note on National Climate Services (NCSs) – structures, coordination mechanisms and clear definitions of climate services
Pros and cons of the NMS coordinating delivery of services:• Experience• Mandate (sometimes legislative)• Service orientation• One-stop
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3. Develop an outline for a climate information and prediction services toolbox
Benefits:• Standardization. • Implement best-practice.• Building of capacity.• Simplified learning curve.• Efficiency
Required standards were defined (eg. Multi-lingual interface, documented, etc).
Terms of Reference
3. Develop an outline for a climate information and prediction services toolbox
• Data portal (for management, access to and analysis of observations and GCM outputs)
• Forecasting tools (for purely statistical, and MOS models)
• Climate change scenario downscaling tools (with flexibility to interface to impacts models to informing adaptation strategies)
Visualization
Terms of Reference
4. Review the past experiences with the CLIPS Focal Point network, and develop a new Climate Services Information System (CSIS) Focal Point network along with their Terms of Reference
Current system is inadequate
Building redundancy
Qualifications
Delegation