Commission for Climatology
and its Activities
By
Dr. Buruhani Nyenzi
Director, World Climate Programme,
World Meteorological Organization
Email: bnyenzi@wmo.int
Commission for Climatology (CCl)
• The structure of CCl
• The Vision of the CCl
• Experts serving under CCl?
• The Management Group and ICT
• The OPAGs and emerging
priorities
MANAGEMENT GROUP (MG)
WMO COMMISSION FOR CLIMATOLOGY (CCl)
President
Vice-president
Pierre Bessemoulin
(France)
Wang, Shourong
(China)
World Data Centres:
Aleksandr Sterin (Russian Federation)
OPAG 2
Monitoring and Analysis of
Climate Variability and Change
OPAG 3
Climate Information and
Prediction Services (CLIPS)
OPAG 4
Climate Applications and
Services
Chair: Raino Heino (Finland)
Chair: Thomas Peterson (USA)
Chair: Abdallah Mokssit (Morocco)
Chair: Dong, Wenjie (China)
Co-chair: Peter Ambenje (Kenya)
Co-chair: Manola Brunet India (Spain)
Co-chair: José Luis Santos (Ecuador)
Co-chair: Muhammed Kadi (Algeria)
2.1: CCl/CLIVAR/JCOMM ET on Climate
Change Detection and Indices
CCl: Albert KleinTank (Netherlands)
CLIVAR: TBD
3.1: ET on Research Needs
for Intraseasonal, Seasonal
& Interannual Prediction
Jean-Pierre Ceron (France)
2.2: ET on Climate Monitoring
including the use of Satellite
and Marine Data and Products
Zhang, Zuqiang (China)
3.2: ET on CLIPS Operations,
Verification and Applications Services
Operations: Philbert Tibaijuka (Tanzania)
Verification: Simon Mason (USA)
User Liaison: Jaakko Helminen (Finland)
Regional Representatives:
RA III: Luis Molion (Brazil)
RA V: Michael Coughlan (Australia)
OPAG 1
Climate Data and Data
Management
1.1 ET for Climate Data Management
including Metadata
Radim Tolasz (Czech Republic)
1.2: ET on Observing Requirements
and Standards for Climate
William Wright (Australia)
1.3: ET on Rescue, Preservation
and Digitization of Climate Records
Joe Elms (USA)
2.3: Rapporteur on Climate Extremes
Randall Cerveny (USA)
Reporting to the President or Management Group:
5.1: Rapporteur on Climate–related Hazards (Member of the MG,TBD)
3.3: ET on El Niño and La Niña
Luc Maitrepierre (New Caledonia)
3.4: Rapporteur on Climate And Water
Nakaegawa Tosiyuki (Japan)
5.2: ET on the Guide to Climatological Practices (Ned Guttman, USA)
5.3: Gender Focal Point (Juliana Ukeje, Nigeria)
5.4: Rapporteur on GEOSS (Stephan Roesner, Germany)
7. Implementation/Coordination Team (ICT): CCl VP; Co-Chairs of OPAGs 1, 2, 3, 4; Chairpersons
of the Working Groups on Climate-related Matters for RAs I, II, III, IV, V and VI.
4.1: ET on Climate and Health
Glenn McGregor (UK)
4.2: ET on Climate and Energy
TBD
4.3: ET on Climate and Tourism
Dan Scott (Canada)
4.4: ET on Urban and Building Climatology
Sue Grimmond (UK)
Reporting to the OPAG Chairs:
6. CCl Experts serving on teams of other
3.5: Rapporteur on Climate
and Agrometeorology
Roger Stone (Australia)
Technical Commissions
OPAG:
ET:
Open Programme Area Group
Expert Team
WMO COMMISSION FOR CLIMATOLOGY (CCl)
Regional Representatives:
RA III: Luis Molion (Brazil)
RA V: Michael Coughlan (Australia)
President
Vice-president
Pierre Bessemoulin
(France)
Wang, Shourong
(China)
World Data Centres:
Aleksandr Sterin (Russian Federation)
OPAG 1
Climate Data and Data
Management
OPAG 2
Monitoring and Analysis of
Climate Variability and Change
OPAG 3
Climate Information and
Prediction Services (CLIPS)
OPAG 4
Climate Applications and
Services
Chair: Raino Heino (Finland)
Chair: Thomas Peterson (USA)
Chair: Abdallah Mokssit
(Morocco)
Chair: Dong, Wenjie (China)
Co-chair: Peter Ambenje (Kenya)
Co-chair: Manola Brunet India
(Spain)
Co-chair: José Luis Santos
(Ecuador)
Co-chair: Mohammed Kadi
(Algeria)
The Vision of CCl
• To stimulate, understand and coordinate
international technical activity to obtain and
apply climate information and knowledge
in support of sustainable development and
socio-economic protection.
CCl President
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Pierre Bessemoulin (France)
Preside over sessions of the Commission
Guide and coordinate the activities
Carry out specific duties (PTC, EC-AGCE, ECAG-Evolving Role, POC-WCC3, etc.)
• Reports to the Congress and EC
• He is CCl’s public face
• Leads the Management Group
CCl Vice President
• Wang Shourong (China)
• Assists the president
• Leads special projects at the president’s
request
• Chairs the Implementation and
Coordination Team (ICT)
Management Group (MG)
• MG holds 3 inter-sessional meetings
• Guides the Commission, involves strategic
planning, evaluates the progress,
• Members:
• President& Vice-president
• OPAG Chairs
• Regional Representatives
Implementation Coordination
Team (ICT)
• ICT Coordinates implementation of
proposals
• Liaise between CCl, RAs and the roles of
Developing countries
• Holds at least 1 meeting
• Members:
• Vice-President
• Co-Chair of OPAGs
• Chairs of RA WGs on Climate Matters
OPAG 1
Climate Data and Data Management
Chair: Raino Heino (Finland)
Co-chair: Peter Ambenje (Kenya)
1.1 ET for Climate Data Management
including Metadata
Radim Tolasz (Czech Republic)
1.2: ET on Observing Requirements
and Standards for Climate
William Wright (Australia)
1.3: ET on Rescue, Preservation
and Digitization of Climate Records
Joe Elms (USA)
Expert Team 1.1
on Climate Data Management including Metadata
Priorities include:
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(b)
(c)
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Identify new requirements for CDMSs,
Utilize computer/manual "in-service" systems
Evaluate and install the next generation of CDMSs
Determine the needs for migration from CLICOM system;
Develop guidance on the management of climate data
Provide guidance on the requirements for metadata,
Establish standards for the exchange of metadata particularly
WMO Information System (WIS);
Coordinate and collaborate with other OPAG members, CBS,
JCOMM, CIMO, GEOSS, GCOS, WCRP
Explore the needs for capacity building
Expert Team 1.2
on Observing Requirements and Standards for Climate
Priorities include:
(a) Ensure adequacy of observing instruments to meet in situ climate
observation needs
(b) Recommend procedures climate data homogeneity
(c) Set basic standards of national and regional climate networks
(d) Improve data exchange, particularly Reference Climate Stations, RBCN
and the relevant GCOS networks;
(e) Collaborate with the OPAG Rapporteurs, CBS, JCOMM, CIMO,
GEOSS, GCOS and WCRP
(f) Capacity building
Expert Team 1.3
on the Rescue, Preservation and Digitization
of Climate Records
Priorities include:
(a) Meet the needs of data users and data centres for
data rescue
(b) Investigate and document not digitized records in
NMHSs
(c) Explore synergies on climate data management
across different regions;
(d) Incorporate rescued data into long-term datasets;
(f) Capacity building in each region, pertinent to data
rescue
OPAG 2
Monitoring and Analysis of Climate Variability
and Change
Chair: Thomas Peterson (USA)
Co-chair: Manola Brunet India (Spain)
2.1: ET Joint CCl/Clivar/JCOMM on
climate change detection and indices
2.2: ET Climate Monitoring including the
use of satellite and marine data and products
Zheng Zuqieng (China)
Expert Team 2.1
Joint CCl/Clivar/JCOMM on
climate change detection and indices
Priorities include:
(a)
International collaboration on climate change detection
(b)
Use of indices of climate variability and change
(c)
Identify observations needs for climate change detection
Guide on the provision of WMO climate System monitoring
Contribute to generation of of optimized integrated satellite
and in situ datasets in support of climate monitoring
Identify needs in reanalysis data for monitoring climate
variability and change
Coordinate global extreme data records
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Expert Team 2.2
Climate Monitoring including the use of satellite and
marine data and products
Members
Lead: Zheng Zuqieng (China)
Experts: (TBD)
2.2: ET Climate Monitoring including the
use of satellite and marine data and products
Priorities include:
(a) Advise on WMO annual Statement of the
Climate
(b) Contribute to optimized Satellite and in situ datasets
(c) Coordinate with GCOS, GEOSS and WMO Space
Programme
(d) Identify global and regional needs for monitoring of
climate variability
(e) Create guidelines on verification of climate extremes
(f) Establish feedback mechanism with satellite data
OPAG 3: Climate Information and Prediction Services (CLIPS)
Chair: Abdallah Mokssit (Morocco)
Co-chair: José Luis Santos (Ecuador)
3.1: ET on Research Needs for Intraseasonal,
Seasonal & Interannual Prediction
Jean-Pierre Ceron (France)
3.2: ET on CLIPS Operations,
Verification and Applications Services
Overall lead: Philbert Tibaijuka (Tanzania)
3.3: ET on El Niño and La Niña
Luc Maitrepierre (New Caledonia)
3.4: Rapporteur on Climate And Water
Nakaegawa Tosiyuki (Japan)
3.5: Rapporteur on Climate and Agrometeorology
Roger Stone (Australia)
Expert Team 3.1
on Research Needs for Intraseasonal, Seasonal and Interannual
Prediction, including the Application of these Predictions
Members
Lead: Jean-Pierre Ceron, France
Experts:
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Subramaniam Moten, Malaysia
Paulo Nobre, Brazil
Wassila Thaiw, U.S.A.
Cherif Diop, Senegal
Yun Wan-tae, Korea
Jim Renwick, New Zealand
Ose Tomoaki, Japan
Expert Team 3.1
on Research Needs for Intraseasonal, Seasonal and Interannual
Prediction, including the Application of these Predictions
Priorities include:
(a) Appraise current and future prediction systems
(b) Review and improve methodologies for creation, and presentation
to users, of prediction products
(c) Assess relative value of dynamical downscaling methods against
empirical methods
(d) Promote IRI’s Climate Predictability Tool for applications
(e) Recommend R&D activities for forecast systems, product
presentation, applications and decision process support
(f) Coordinate research needs with WCRP
(g) Incorporate cross cutting themes (DPM, Space, LDCs)
Expert Team 3.2
on CLIPS Operations, Verification and Application Services
Members
Operations co-lead: Philbert Tibaijuka,Tanzania
Verification co-lead: Simon Mason, U.S.A.
User Liaison co-lead: Jaakko Helminen, Finland
Overall ET coordinator: Philbert Tibaijuka,Tanzania
Experts:
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Holger Meinke, Australia
Matilde Rusticucci, Argentina
Kanga Alphonse, Congo
Gao Hui, China
Vyacheslav Razuvaev, Russian Federation
Expert Team 3.2
on CLIPS Operations, Verification and Application Services
Priorities include:
(a) Develop a strategy for implementation of research achievements for
predictions, downscaling, multi-model ensembles
(b) Develop a Guide on best operational practices in generation of climate
information and prediction products
(c) Develop verification techniques, run intercomparisons, and identify the
requirements for RCCs, NMHSs and users for verifying information on
climate predictions (deterministic and probabilistic)
(d) Develop guidance on design and conduct of demonstration projects on
cost/benefit analyses and value of climate information
(e) Develop a Guide on best practices in user liaison
(f) Complete update of TN 145 on ‘Socio-economic benefits of
climatological Services’
(g) Incorporate cross cutting themes (DPM, Space, LDCs)
Expert Team 3.3
on El Niño and La Niña
Members
Lead: Luc Maitrepierre, New Caledonia
Experts:
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Vernon Kousky, U.S.A.
Ravind Kumar, Fiji
P. Booneeady, Mauritius
Zhai, Panmao, China
Humberto Enriquez, Ecuador
Brett Mullan, New Zealand
This ET supports development of WMO El Niño La Niña Updates
Expert Team 3.3
on El Niño and La Niña
Priorities include:
(a) Develop strategy and common language for public communiqués on ENSO
and develop Guidelines on improving collaboration on Predictions
(b) Collaborate with WCRP WGSIP, GPCs, research institutes and the ET on
research needs on the potential for development of an internationally uniform
approach to communication on ENSO
(c) Develop Guidelines on the interoperability between various definitions on El
Niño and La Niña and their monitoring and impacts for EWS
(d) Develop maps of El Niño and La Niña impacts for decision and policy
makers
(e) Incorporate cross cutting themes (DPM, Space, LDCs)
Rapporteur 3.4
on Climate and Water
Rapporteur 3.5
on Climate and Agriculture
Rapporteur 3.4: Nakaegawa Tosiyuki, Japan
(+ CCl Representative to WCP-Water Steering Committee)
Rapporteur 3.5: Roger Stone, Australia
Priorities include:
(a) Build strong collaboration between CCl and CHY and CAgM
(b) Develop joint training, workshops, publications
(c) Assess the applicability of climate prediction and projection to water
resource management and into agricultural production and food
security systems
(d) Incorporate cross cutting themes (DPM, Space, LDCs)
OPAG 4: Climate Applications and Services
Chair: Dong, Wenjie (China)
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TBD
ET 4.4: Expert Team on Urban and Building Climatology
4.3: ET on Climate and Tourism
Dan Scott (Canada)
4.4: ET on Urban and Building Climatology
Sue Grimmond (UK)
Expert Team 4.1
on Climate and Health
Members
Lead: Glenn McGregor, UK
Experts:
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Wing-mo Leung, Hong Kong, China
Robin Hicks, Australia
Ortiz Bulto, Cuba
Ulisses Confalonieri, Brazil
Larry Kalkstein, USA
Abdelaziz Ouldbba, Morocco
Expert Team 4.1
on Climate and Health
Priorities include:
(a) Investigate human reaction to environmental factors
(b) WMO/WHO Guidelines on HHWS
(c) Integrate HHWS into CLIPS operations, Climate Watch and DPM
systems
(d) ID health sector needs for climate information relevant to spread
of infectious disease (e.g. malaria, avian influenza)
(e) Develop tailored climate products for application to health
(f) Build relevant partnerships (WHO, ISB, IAUC, PWS, GURME,
etc.) and develop joint initiatives
(g) Incorporate cross cutting themes (DPM, Space, LDCs)
Expert Team 4.2
on Climate and Energy
Members
Lead: TBD
Experts:
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Zhu Rong, China
Sandra Robles Gil, Mexico
Samwel Marigi, Kenya
David Wratt, New Zealand
Franklin Ruiz, Colombia
Elena Akentyeva, Russian Federation
Dennis Elliott, USA
Expert Team 4.2
on Climate and Energy
Priorities include:
(a) Develop case studies on application of climate information to
energy operations
(b) Improve climate services for energy development and operations
(c) Report on climate data needs for wind and solar energy
applications
(d) Review training materials
(e) Develop WMO TN on Meteorological Aspects of Utilization of
Renewable Energy Sources (to replace TNs 172 and 175)
(f) Develop partnerships with UNEP, WCIRP and others and develop
joint initiatives
(g) Develop tailored climate products for application to Energy
(h) Incorporate cross cutting themes (DPM, Space, LDCs)
Expert Team 4.3
on Climate and Tourism
Members
Lead: Daniel Scott, Canada
Experts:
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Tanja Cegnar [alternate lead], Slovenia
Mamina Camara, Senegal
Roger Pulwarty, USA
Mohammad H. Papoli Yazdi, Iran
Susanne Becken, New Zealand
Maximiliano Henriquez, Colombia
Expert Team 4.3
on Climate and Tourism
Priorities include:
(a) Investigate statistical relationships between meteorological
conditions and touristic frequentation and destination
(b) Assess the impact of climate variability and climate change on the
tourism industry, to support sustainable tourism
(c) Investigate the impacts of the tourism business (air traffic, energy
consumption, etc.) on climate
(d) Develop, in partnership with the World Tourism Organization
(WTO), NMHS climate services programmes, the WMO Regional
Associations, and tourism professionals, tailored climate products
for application to tourism
(e) Develop information and methodologies for NMHSs in risk
assessment
(f) Investigate climato-therapy
(g) Incorporate cross cutting themes (DPM, Space, LDCs)
Expert Team 4.4
on Urban and Building Climatology
Members
Lead: Sue Grimmond, UK
Experts:
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Tim Oke, Canada
Dje K. Bernard, Côte d’Ivoire
Song Lian Chun, China
Ena Maria Jaimes Espinoza, Peru
Bob Bornstein, U.S.A.
AIldiko Dobi, Hungary
TBD
TBD
Expert Team 4.4
on Urban and Building Climatology
Priorities include:
(a)Develop Guidelines on standardization of scientific communication
on urban climate issues
(b) Improve urban climate models
(c) Assess the effect of urbanization on climate records
(d) Build partnerships and improve communication (IAUC, CIB, IPCC,
CBS, CAS, CHy, WCRP GEWEX)
(e) WMO Technical Notes
(f) Develop a training curriculum, hold regional workshops
(g) Cost benefit analyses and demonstration projects
(h) Incorporate cross cutting themes (DPM, Space, LDCs)
Rapporteurs reporting to the President or
Management Group:
• Rapporteur on Climate–related Hazards ET on the
• Guide to Climatological Practices
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Gender Focal Point
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Rapporteur on GEOSS
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Implementation/Coordination Team (ICT): CCl VP; CoChairs of OPAGs 1, 2, 3, 4; Chairpersons of the
Working Groups on Climate-related Matters for RAs I,
II, III, IV, V and VI.
Rapporteurs reporting to the President or
Management Group:
• CCl addresses the global Agenda
• It involves voluntary experts from deferent part
of the globe
•
World Climate Programme (WCP) supports its
functioning
• The structure is reviewed after every four
years.
Thank you for your Attention
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