National Framework for Climate Services (NFCS) is part of the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) led by the

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

NFCS is a coordinating mechanism that enables the development and delivery of climate services at national

level. Established NFCS is key to improved risk management, through development and incorporation of

science-based climate information and prediction into decision- and policy-making.

Review of the implementation of the recommendations from PAC-8 in Oslo,

Norway

PAC-9 Rome, Italy, 22 October 2018

Outline • 3.1 Status of implementation of National Frameworks for

Climate Services

• 3.2 Mapping of Institutional Resources available from PAC members

• 3.3 White Paper clarifying the concept of User Interface Platform

• 3.4 Country-level mapping of climate service initiatives to enhance coordination

Outline

• 3.5 Events where coordination could be pursued

• 3.6 Brochure on key successes and challenges of GFCS

• 3.7 Linking GFCS with major policy agendas

3.1 Status of implementation of National Frameworks for Climate

Services

3.1 Status of implementation of NFCS

• Publication WMO-No. 1206 • Available in Arabic, Chinese,

English, French, Russian, Spanish

• Growing number of countries requesting support

3.1 Status of implementation of NFCS Five Step Approach

• Step 1: Assessing the baseline

• Step 2: Initial National Consultation Workshop

• Step 3: Joint Development of the National Action plan on Climate Services

• Step 4: High-level endorsement of the National Action Plan on Climate Services by all entities

• Step 5: Launch of the Framework at the national level, followed by implementation of the priority activities of the National Action Plan

3.1 Status of Implementation of National Frameworks for Climate Services NFCS Global

3.1 Status of implementation of NFCS • Economic Commission of West Africa (ECOWAS) is partnering

with GFCS to support its member states in establishing NFCS

• GFCS is partnering with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to support NFCS in Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia (regional workshop at the end of the year)

• NFCS will be promoted through the GFCS Intra African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) EC funded programme (85M euros)

• Key actors such as the World Bank are integrating NFCS into their hydromet investment activities

3.2 Mapping of Institutional Resources available from PAC

members

3.2 Institutional Resources available from PAC members

• Enhance coordination, identify synergies, expertise, etc.

• Methodology for the mapping:

– Across GFCS pillars (UIP, CSIS, Obs&M, Research, Capacity development)

– Include links to global agendas (SDGs, Paris Agreement, Sendai)

– Provided context of priority climate-sensitive areas

3.2 Institutional Resources available from PAC members

3.2 Institutional Resources available from PAC members

Template to map PAC members’ institutional resources:

3.2 Institutional Resources available from PAC members

• Feedback from PAC requested

– Comments on the template?

– Please review and confirm/edit your entry by end of the year

3.3 White Paper clarifying the concept of the User Interface Platform

3.3 White Paper clarifying the concept of the User Interface Platform (recall recommendations midterm review )

• reconsider the name for the UIP – Keep the name – Develop awareness and understanding of the roles and

definitions in the GFCS context – Clarify the contributions of the UIP to the entire climate

services information system value chain – Provide guidance on the skills and measures that lead to

effective UIP activities

3.3 White Paper clarifying the concept of the User Interface Platform (recall recommendations midterm review )

• reconsider the definitions of UIPs – Climate Services: providing climate information in a way

that assists decision-making by individuals and organizations;

– User: person or subject that uses or benefits from climate services, either as consumer, a client;

– Interface: interconnection or contact between entities (users, producers, sectors) / tool enabling user interaction with data, products and services; and

3.3 White Paper clarifying the concept of the User Interface Platform (recall

recommendations midterm review )

• reconsider the definitions of UIPs (cont.) – Platform: environment for running software or systems /

large forum of services’ users and producers (such as the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction).

• propose a classification for the different types of UIPs

– Geographic: global, regional/transboundary, national, subnational

– Timescale and lead time: yearly, seasonal, S2S, medium-term, weather, and rapid

3.3 White Paper clarifying the concept of the User Interface Platform (recall

recommendations midterm review ) • propose a classification for the different types of UIPs

(cont.) – Service provided – Format/technology/media – Sector: ag, water, health, DRR, energy, transport and

infrastructure, ecosystems, etc.

• document UIP practices within different categories, • provide guidance on the skills and measures that

lead to effective UIP activities and coordinating with non-GFCS UIP-related activities (CCl, GEO, etc.)

3.3 White Paper clarifying the concept of the User Interface Platform

• Next steps – document UIP practices within different

categories – Based on systematic documentation – agree on

specific skills and activities that lead to effective UIP activities

– provide guidance on the skills and measures that lead to effective UIP activities and coordinating with non-GFCS UIP-related activities (CCl, GEO, etc.)

White Paper clarifying the concept of the User Interface Platform (recall

recommendations midterm review ) • Feedback from PAC requested

– Do you have recommendations for case studies for successful UIPs?

– GFCS HelpDesk item!

3.4 Country-level mapping of climate service initiatives coordination

3.4 Country-level mapping of climate service initiatives coordination

• IBCS MC recommendation to map the existing

project investments in countries

• PAC-8 Map initiatives contributing to the implementation of the NFCS

3.4 Country-level mapping of climate service initiatives coordination

• Step 1 - Collaborative tool

– Online data spreadsheet

– Institutional information and alignment with national priorities

• Contacts (CREWS, CADRI focal point)

• Links to key documents (national strategy, NFCS, etc.)

3.4 Country-level mapping of climate service initiatives coordination

• Step 1 - Collaborative tool (cont.)

– Project information: start/end date, amount, donor, execution (govnt, PAC member), project objective, project focal point

– Alignment with national and global agendas: national institutions, GFCS priorities, CREWS priorities, Sendai priorities, other

3.4 Country-level mapping of climate service initiatives coordination

• Step 1 - Collaborative tool (cont.)

– Aggregation of data at sub-regional, regional and global level e.g. funding for GFCS priorities, funding for CREWS priorities from selected climate service projects

• Step 2

– Country profile (one-page snapshot of country-level key messages)

– Assign a focal point for each NFCS country – update every 6 months (before PAC meetings)

– link to GFCS website / WMO country profile database

3.4 Country-level mapping of climate service initiatives coordination

• Feedback from PAC requested

– Feedback on the template?

– Thoughts on quality control mechanisms?

– Volunteers?

3.5 Events where coordination could be pursued

3.5 Events where coordination could be pursued

• This on-line tool provides : date/place, event

description/link, background, participating PAC member, focal point, outreach opportunities

• Collaborative on-line tool

3.5 Events where coordination could be pursued

• Feedback from PAC requested

– Do you have recommendations or feedback on the template?

– Upcoming events?

3.6 Brochure on Key Successes and Challenges of GFCS

3.6 Brochure on Key Successes and Challenges of GFCS

• IBCS MC meeting requested the development

of a highlights brochure with cases demonstrating the added value of GFCS

• A draft outline has been developed

3.6 Brochure on Key Successes and Challenges of GFCS

KEY SUCCESSES Increased recognition and awareness of climate services Contribution to global agenda Support at regional and national level KEY CHALLENGES Implementation Coordination and communication Political and financial support

3.6 Brochure on Key Successes and Challenges of GFCS

• Feedback from PAC requested

– Review the draft and provide guidance for the completion of the brochure

3.7 Linking GFCS with major policy agendas

3.7 Linking GFCS with major policy agendas

• WMO Policy Brief in Oct. 2018 ‘Transformative Climate

Action: from Observations to Science to Services’ for COP-24;

• Co-development with UNITAR an on-line training “Integrating Climate Risk Information into National Adaptation Planning (NAP)” by mid-2019 in support of NAP processes. Collaboration on UNFCCC regional workshops for the LDC Expert Group;

• UNFCCC & WMO MoU for strategic collaboration;

3.7 Linking GFCS with major policy agendas

• WMO & Green Climate Fund (GCF) Expert Service

Agreement signed in Oct. 2018 - climate rationale for GCF-funded activities;

• Pursuant to recomm. 1 EC-70, June 2018, WMO develops identifiers to catalogue extreme weather, water, & climate events, standardize recording of information on weather, water, climate, space weather & related environmental hazards & risks;

• WMO developed log-frame matrix & project level indicators to track progress on UN SDG 13 and Paris Agreement.

Thank you!

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