World Meteorological Organization IBCS MC/Doc. 3.1

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL BOARD ON CLIMATE SERVICES

Submitted by: Chair of the IBCS

Date: 16...VI.2014

FIRST SESSIONGeneva, 15 and 17 June 2014

Original Language: English

Status: DRAFT FINAL1

AGENDA ITEM 3: STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GFCS

AGENDA ITEM 3.1: PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AT GLOBAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS

SUMMARY

DECISIONS/ACTIONS REQUIRED:

(a) Take note of progress on the implementation of the GFCS and provide guidance to further advance implementation;

(b) Approve the draft text in Appendix A for inclusion in the general summary

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APPENDIX A: DRAFT TEXT FOR INCLUSION IN THE GENERAL SUMMARY

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3. STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GFCS

3.1 PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AT GLOBAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS (agenda item 3.1)

3.1.1 The Management Committee (Committee) recalled that WMO EC-64 had established a Task Team on WMO Policy for International Exchange of Climate Data and Products to support the Implementation of the GFCS. The Committee noted with appreciation that the Task Team had developed a draft Resolution on the WMO Policy for International Exchange of Climate Data and Products to Support the implementation of the GFCS for consideration by EC-66, priori to submission to Cg-XVII. The resolution reiterates and complements resolutions 40 (Cg-XII) – WMO Policy and Practice for the Exchange of Meteorological and Related Data and Products Including Guidelines on the Relationships in Commercial Meteorological Activities and of Resolution 25 (Cg-XIII) – Exchange of Hydrological Data and Products. It proposes the application of the policy and practices from these resolutions and identifies a set of data and products that should be exchanged in a free and unrestricted manner.

3.1.2 The Committee was informed of efforts undertaken by the WMO Secretary-General to mobilize support from partner agencies for the GFCS. In this regard memoranda of understanding were signed with the International Federation of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). The Committee was also informed of efforts to strengthen synergies with the European Commission, the Green Climate Fund, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank to ensure that their initiatives and investments take into account the priorities under the GFCS.

[3.1.2] 3.1.2

3.1.3 Specifically, following the initiation of pilot projects for the establishment of frameworks for climate services at national level in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Niger, WMO is facilitating the development of action plans to address the gaps and needs identified at the national consultations that kick started the pilot projects. The World Bank has been engaged in the development of the actions plans with a view to inform its investments in these countries. Similarly WMO has been interacting with the UNDP to ensure that its investments plans and future activities in support of the NMHSs are informed by gaps and needs identified through GFCS and WMO initiatives. WMO has also been discussing with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to consider the integration of these Action Plans into National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) that are currently being developed by several countries around the world.

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3.1.4 The Committee noted with appreciation efforts to implement the priority projects identified in the Implementation Plan of the GFCS. In particular, the Committee noted the organization of regional consultations to facilitate the identification of priorities for the implementation of the GFCS at regional level in Trinidad and Tobago for the Caribbean (29 – 31 May 2013), Cook Islands for Pacific Small Islands Developing States (31 March – 4 April 2014), while additional consultations are planned for Latin America (Costa Rica, 28 July – 30 1 AugustJuly 2014), South Eastern Europe (TBD) and Middle East (TBD). These consultations are facilitating identification of regional priorities which are essential for the expansion or update of the projects contained in the compendium of initial GFCS projects and activities to ensure that the compendium responds to the evolving needs of Members for projects at regional and national levels.

3.1.5 The Committee also noted that the GFCS Office had been supporting and facilitating national consultations to identify gaps and needs and to establish the internal coordination mechanisms needed to ensure effective implementation of the Framework at national level. National consultations were held in South Africa, Belize and Senegal in additions to the pilots underway in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Niger. Plans are underway for conducting similar consultations in Dominica, Tonga, Kiribati and Papua New Guinea (see http://gfcs.wmo.int/events). The outcomes of these consultations are being used to develop guidelines to help Members establish frameworks at national level. In addition to these guidelines, the Committee recommended that the GFCS Office consider inviting countries to observe GFCS consultations in neighbouring countries to acquaint themselves with the requirements, levels of organization, and stakeholder engagement associated with hosting successful national consultations. Gaining such experience would allow participating countries to be more efficient and effective in planning their own national consultations.

3.1.6 The Committee was informed that although all regions were addressing the four core socio-economic sectors identified in the GFCS, in some regions additional climate sensitive sectors were being considered for the delivery of climate services. It was noted that in the Caribbean, experience had shown that the tourism sector on several islands was sensitive to climate impacts and, as a result, preliminary informal discussions on the delivery of climate services to the tourism sector had begun with the WMO Regional Climate Centre for the Caribbean. The Committee requested that lessons learned from such experiences be shared among Members.

3.1.76 The Committee noted the organization of an International Workshop on the Recovery and Digitization of Climate Heritage in the Indian Ocean Rim Countries and Islands, in Maputo, Mozambique in April 2014. The workshop developed an implementation plan for an Indian Ocean Data Rescue initiative that will accelerate identification of data that need to be rescued and digitized, including historical records that are not held in the participating countries.

3.1.87 The Committee was informed that a pilot on national climate outlook forum for Mozambique was kick-started with a meeting in March 2014 in Maputo. The meeting provided an opportunity to identify specific user needs that could

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benefit from the use of climate services through a participatory process. It also agreed on user interface mechanisms to strengthen the interaction of the NMHS and users to ensure feedback and improvement of service provision. Similar pilots are planned for Belize and Yemen.

3.1.98 The Committee noted the implementation of the “Climate Services Adaptation Programme in Africa” a partnership aimed at co-designing and co-

producing climate services involving WMO and partner agencies. This first multi-agency initiative implemented under the GFCS with funding from Norway (10 million

USD) was launched in October 2013. The programme will build capacities of producers and users to develop and apply information and knowledge to support decision-making in food security and nutrition, health and disaster risk reduction with Malawi and Tanzania as the two focus countries. Consultation meetings to

define national structures for the management and implementation of the programme will bewere held in Tanzania (7 – 9 May 2014) and in Malawi (17 – 209 – 11 June 2014). The project is hinged on multi-agency collaboration involving the

following agencies:

− CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)

− Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research – Oslo − Chr. Michelsen Institute

− International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) including Norwegian Red Cross and Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate

Centre − World Food Programme

− World Health Organization − World Meteorological Organization

3.1.109 The Committee noted that building from the Climate Services Adaptation Programme in Africa a joint programmatic approach is being pursued with FAO for the Sahel. A comprehensive programme to implement the GFCS in the Sahel with the involvement of other UN agencies with regional and national components is under discussion. The programme would focus on agriculture and food security and water. WMO is in discussion with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) to support the initiative by deploying a programme and technical manager in the FAO Regional Office.

3.1.110 The Committee also noted that with the support from Canada (6.2 million USD) a Programme for Implementing the GFCS at Regional and National Scales is under formulation. The programme will support Small Island Developing States (SIDs) in the Indian Ocean, Caribbean andPacific regions, as well as central and south-east Asia and PolarRegionsPacific Island countries, countries in the Caribbean and South Asia, including Arctic and Polar Regions. Other programmes supported by various donors such as Australia, China, Ireland, Korea, Indonesia are being designed. The Committee also noted the support of Canada to Haiti (6.5 million CAD) that will provide essential support to re-establish weather, climate and hydrology forecasting activities in Haiti under the coordination and management of WMO.

3.1.12 The Committee stressed the need to align the activities being implemented under the GFCS with regional and sub-regional programmes so as to ensure complementarity of efforts. In addition, the Committee recommended more transparency in the allocation of project funds.

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3.1.131 The Committee noted with appreciation the establishment of a joint WMO/WHO climate and health Project Office under the GFCS Office to support implementation of the health priority area. A joint project proposal between WMO and WHO for jointly developing epidemic forecasting tools building on the modelling capabilities within the WMO community is under formulation. The Committee also appreciated the secondment of an expert by the Global Water Partnership to the Climate and Water Department of WMO to support the water priority area and was pleased to know that WFP is in the process of recruiting an expert to be deployed in the GFCS Office to support the agriculture and food security priority area.

3.1.142 The Committee noted that effective implementation of the GFCS will depend on the clear identification of roles and contributions of the various stakeholders for realizing the results envisaged for the 2-, 6-, and 10 years timeyears’ time frames identified in the Implementation Plan of the GFCS. In this regard the Committee appreciated the efforts being undertaken to enable the activities contained in the Iimplementation Pplan to occur. Specifically, the Committee appreciated the meeting on the agriculture and food security Exemplar held in February in Rome in February 2014 and the current efforts to organize a meeting to develop a matrix where the specific contributions of the various actors, including WMO constituent bodies, partner agencies and key stakeholders will be depicted.

3.1.153 The Committee noted efforts to advance implementation of the research component of the GFCS Implementation Plan with the development of the Climate Research for Development Agenda for Africa (CR4D) following the Africa Climate Conference 2013 (October 2013) and the ongoing efforts for the development of the regional climate research priorities for Latin America and the Caribbean, following the WCRP Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (17-21 March 2014).

3.1.16 The Committee stressed that the IBCS has to report to WMO Congress on the status of the implementation of deliverables and targets, along the 2-, 6-, and 10 years’ time frames, as they were decided by Congress. The structure of the report should follow the items listed in the implementation plan especially under the item 4.3.1. In addition, the Committee stressed the need for the report to clearly indicate the actions that are not being carried out.3.1.17 The Committee stressed the need to establish mechanisms for capturing contributions being made by Members and stakeholders which should be effectively reflected in the GFCS progress reports, noting progress being made in South America as reflected by delegates of Argentina, and Brazil and Peru.

(text from Peru to go to progress report)

APPENDIX B: PROGRESS REPORT FOR INFORMATION –

NOT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE GENERAL SUMMARY

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PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AT GLOBAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS

REFERENCES:

ABRIDGED FINAL REPORT WITH RESOLUTIONS OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL BOARD ON CLIMATE

SERVICES: HTTPS://DOCS.GOOGLE.COM/FILE/D/

0BWDVOC9AEWJUDHDYVLRNVM1JSZG/EDIT?PLI=1 ABRIDGED FINAL REPORT WITH RESOLUTIONS OF EC-65 (GENEVA,

15-23 MAY 2013, WMO-NO. 1118:FTP://FTP.WMO.INT/DOCUMENTS/PUBLICWEB/MAINWEB/MEETINGS/CBODIES/GOVERNANCE/EXECUTIVE_COUNCIL_REPORTS/ENGLISH/

PDF/1118_EN.PDF ABRIDGED FINAL REPORT WITH RESOLUTIONS OF THE

EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL CONGRESS, PART I (GENEVA, 29–31 OCTOBER 2012), WMO-NO. 1102,

RESOLUTION 1 (IMPLEMENTATION PLAN OF THE GLOBAL FRAMEWORK FOR CLIMATE SERVICES, AND RESOLUTION 2

(ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL BOARD ON CLIMATE SERVICES):

FTP://FTP.WMO.INT/DOCUMENTS/PUBLICWEB/MAINWEB/MEETINGS/CBODIES/GOVERNANCE/CONGRESS_REPORTS/ENGLISH/PDF/

1102_PART1_EN.PDF ABRIDGED FINAL REPORT OF THE SIXTY-FOURTH SESSION OF

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (GENEVA, 25 JUNE – 3 JULY 2012) WMO-NO. 1092

FTP://FTP.WMO.INT/DOCUMENTS/PUBLICWEB/MAINWEB/MEETINGS/CBODIES/GOVERNANCE/EXECUTIVE_COUNCIL_REPORTS/ENGLISH/

PDF/64_SESSION_1092_PART1_EN.PDFABRIDGED FINAL REPORT WITH RESOLUTIONS OF SIXTEENTH

WORLD METEOROLOGICAL CONGRESS (GENEVA, 16 MAY–3 JUNE 2011), WMO-NO. 1077:

FTP://FTP.WMO.INT/DOCUMENTS/PUBLICWEB/MAINWEB/MEETINGS/CBODIES/GOVERNANCE/CONGRESS_REPORTS/ENGLISH/PDF/

1077_EN.PDF

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REPORT OF THE HIGH-LEVEL TASKFORCE FOR THE GLOBAL FRAMEWORK FOR CLIMATE SERVICES: HTTP://WWW.WMO.INT/HLT-

GFCS/DOWNLOADS/HLT_BOOK_FULL.PDFGLOBAL FRAMEWORK FOR CLIMATE SERVICES WEBSITE:

HTTP://GFCS.WMO.INT/

OUTCOMES OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL CONGRESS

1. THE COMMISSION RECALLED THAT THE VISION OF THE GLOBAL FRAMEWORK FOR CLIMATE SERVICES (GFCS) IS TO

ENABLE SOCIETY TO MANAGE BETTER THE RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES ARISING FROM CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE-

RELATED HAZARDS. EFFECTIVE CLIMATE SERVICES WILL FACILITATE CLIMATE-SMART DECISIONS THAT WILL REDUCE THE

IMPACT OF CLIMATE-RELATED DISASTERS, IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY AND HEALTH OUTCOMES, AND ENHANCE WATER

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, AMONG OTHER SOCIETAL BENEFITS. ALL COUNTRIES WILL BENEFIT, BUT IN THE INITIAL STAGES PRIORITY

SHALL GO TO BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES VULNERABLE TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND

CHANGE. THE GFCS AIMS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THOSE THAT NEED TO KNOW THE CLIMATE AND THOSE THAT HAVE SUCH

KNOWLEDGE, THUS EMPOWERING, IN PARTICULAR, THE VULNERABLE.

2. TO ENSURE THAT THE ENTIRE VALUE CHAIN FOR THE PRODUCTION AND APPLICATION OF CLIMATE SERVICES IS EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSED, THE GFCS CONSISTS OF FIVE

COMPONENTS OR PILLARS, NAMELY:

THE USER INTERFACE PLATFORM — TO PROVIDE WAYS FOR CLIMATE SERVICES USERS AND PROVIDERS TO INTERACT TO

IDENTIFY NEEDS AND CAPACITIES AND IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FRAMEWORK AND ITS CLIMATE SERVICES;

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THE CLIMATE SERVICES INFORMATION SYSTEM — TO PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE CLIMATE DATA, PRODUCTS AND INFORMATION

ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS OF USERS AND TO AGREED STANDARDS;

OBSERVATIONS AND MONITORING – TO GENERATE THE NECESSARY DATA FOR CLIMATE SERVICES ACCORDING TO AGREED STANDARDS; RESEARCH, MODELLING AND PREDICTION — TO HARNESS SCIENCE CAPABILITIES AND RESULTS AND DEVELOP APPROPRIATE TOOLS TO

MEET THE NEEDS OF CLIMATE SERVICES;CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT — TO SUPPORT THE SYSTEMATIC

DEVELOPMENT OF THE INSTITUTIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES NEEDED FOR EFFECTIVE CLIMATE SERVICES.

3. IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE COMPONENTS WOULD ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REQUIRED CAPACITIES TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS FOR TAILORED CLIMATE SERVICES IN THE INITIAL FOUR PRIORITY AREAS OF THE GFCS, NAMELY: AGRICULTURE AND FOOD

SECURITY, WATER, HEALTH AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION.

4. THE EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL CONGRESS, HELD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF WMO IN 2012, IN OCTOBER 2012, IN GENEVA, ADOPTED

THREE RESOLUTIONS (SEE REPORT AT HTTP://LIBRARY.WMO.INT/PMB_GED/WMO_1102_EN-P1.PDF)

PERTAINING TO: (A) THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN OF THE GFCS FOR THE

SUBSEQUENT CONSIDERATION BY THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL BOARD ON CLIMATE SERVICES;

(B) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL BOARD ON CLIMATE SERVICES AS AN ADDITIONAL BODY ACCOUNTABLE TO CONGRESS UNDER ARTICLE 8(H) OF THE CONVENTION OF THE WMO;

(C) FINANCING OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL BOARD ON CLIMATE SERVICES, SECRETARIAT AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN OF

THE GFCS.

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5. AS PART OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL CONGRESS, A DIALOGUE FOR CLIMATE SERVICES USERS AND PROVIDERS WAS ORGANIZED 27 - 29

OCTOBER 2012. THE DIALOGUE PROVIDED A PLATFORM FOR SHARING EXPERIENCES, LESSONS AND GOOD PRACTICES ON THE

PRODUCTION AND APPLICATION OF CLIMATE SERVICES WORLDWIDE. A PUBLICATION, “CLIMATE EXCHANGE” CONTAINING CASE STUDIES ON EXPERIENCES FROM AROUND THE WORLD ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF CLIMATE SERVICES IN VARIOUS SOCIO-ECONOMIC SECTORS WAS LAUNCHED AT THE

DIALOGUE (THE PUBLICATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WWW.WMO.INT/PAGES/TUDOR-ROSE/INDEX.HTML). AN ATLAS

OF HEALTH AND CLIMATE, A PRODUCT OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION AND THE

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WAS ALSO LAUNCHED (SEE HTTP://GFCS.WMO.INT/ATLAS-HEALTH-CLIMATE). THE ATLAS

PROVIDES SOUND SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION ON THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN WEATHER AND CLIMATE AND MAJOR HEALTH

CHALLENGES. FIRST SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL BOARD ON CLIMATE

SERVICES (IBCS-1)

6. THE FIRST SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL BOARD ON CLIMATE SERVICES WAS HELD IN GENEVA 1-5 JULY 2013. AS

PART OF THE SESSION, A ONE-DAY WORKSHOP ON “OPERATIONAL CLIMATE SERVICES: A DIALOGUE ON PRACTICAL ACTION” WAS

HELD ON 1 JULY (SEE DETAILS AT: HTTP://GFCS.WMO.INT/CONTENT/OPERATIONAL-CLIMATE-SERVICES-DIALOGUE-PRACTICAL-ACTION). THE WORKSHOP DEMONSTRATED

THE VALUE OF AN ORGANIZED AND COORDINATED SYSTEM TO MAXIMIZE SYNERGIES IN ADDRESSING THE ENTIRE VALUE CHAIN FOR THE PRODUCTION AND APPLICATION OF CLIMATE SERVICES AND PROVIDED EXAMPLES OF CONCRETE ACTIVITIES FROM THE

GLOBAL TO THE NATIONAL LEVELS.

THE MAJOR OUTCOMES OF IBCS-1 WERE THE FOLLOWING (HTTP://LIBRARY.WMO.INT/OPAC/INDEX.PHP?

LVL=NOTICE_DISPLAY&ID=15878) :

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(A) APPROVAL OF IMPLEMENTATION PLAN OF THE GFCS AND A COMPENDIUM OF INITIAL GFCS PROJECTS FOR IMMEDIATE

IMPLEMENTATION;(B) ESTABLISHMENT OF A STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

MECHANISMS, AND;(C) ELECTION OF DR ANTON ELIASSEN (NORWAY) AS THE CHAIR, DR LINDA MAKULENI (SOUTH AFRICA) AND DR LAXMAN

SINGH RATHORE (INDIA) AS THE CO-VICE-CHAIR OF THE IBCS. IT ALSO SELECTED THE MEMBERS FORMING THE MANAGEMENT

COMMITTEE AS FOLLOWS:

RA I (AFRICA): CAMEROON, COTE D’IVOIRE, EGYPT, GUINEA BISSAU, SOUTH AFRICA (CO-VICE-CHAIR), UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA; RA II (ASIA): CHINA, INDIA (CO-VICE-CHAIR), ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF

IRAN, JAPAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA;RA III (SOUTH AMERICA) : ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, PERU;

RA IV (NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA): BRITISH CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES, CANADA, COSTA RICA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;

RA V (SOUTH WEST PACIFIC): AUSTRALIA, FIJI, INDONESIA, PHILIPPINES;

RA VI (EUROPE): GERMANY, ITALY, NORWAY (CHAIR), RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SWITZERLAND, TURKEY.

THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WAS ENTRUSTED WITH THE FOLLOWING RESPONSIBILITIES:

DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE IBCS TO THE SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS ON APPROPRIATE INTERACTION

MECHANISMS BETWEEN THE IBCS AND WMO CONSTITUENT BODIES, INCLUDING THE TECHNICAL COMMISSIONS AS WELL AS

CONSTITUENT BODIES OF PARTNER INSTITUTIONS;REVIEW AND UPDATE THE “PRINCIPLES AND CRITERIA” FOR

FUNDING PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES FROM THE GFCS TRUST FUND;DESIGN A MONITORING AND EVALUATION CRITERIA AND PROCESS

FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GFCS;

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REVIEW THE COMPOSITION AND CRITERIA FOR MEMBERSHIP OF IBCS;

ESTABLISH A PROCESS TO CAPTURE THE VARIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY MEMBERS AT THE GLOBAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS, WHICH SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GFCS.

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GFCS

9. WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND ITS GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE THE GFCS HAS ENTERED INTO AN

IMPLEMENTATION PHASE. IN THIS REGARD, TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT MECHANISM WITH STAKEHOLDERS IN THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GFCS, PARTNERS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO INTEGRATE THE PARTNERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PAC)

ESTABLISHED BY IBCS. PARTNERS HAVE STARTED SENDING IN THEIR APPLICATIONS.

10. IN ADDITION, THE WMO SECRETARY-GENERAL ESTABLISHED A PROJECT OVERSIGHT BOARD FOR THE GFCS INVOLVING PARTNER

UN AND INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES. THE PROJECT OVERSIGHT BOARD IS COMPRISED OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED

CROSS/RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES (IFRC), THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS (FAO), THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP), UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL,

SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO), UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP), UNITED NATIONS

INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION (UNISDR), THE WORLD BANK (WB), THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)

AND WMO. THIS COORDINATION MECHANISM PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR PLANNING, COORDINATION AMONG PARTNERS AND SHARING OF INFORMATION RELATED TO IMPLEMENTATION OF GFCS

RELATED ACTIVITIES.

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11. FURTHERMORE, THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ALSO ESTABLISHED AN INTERAGENCY COORDINATION GROUP (ICG) ON THE GFCS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE

FORMS OF COOPERATION BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM ENGAGED IN THE PLANNING AND

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GFCS ACROSS UN PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. THE ICG WILL BROADEN THE BASE OF THE GFCS SO THAT ALL UN PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS CAN BETTER FULFIL

THEIR FUNCTIONS ACCORDING TO THEIR RESPECTIVE MANDATES WITHIN THE UN SYSTEM. THE ICG IS A HIGH LEVEL COORDINATION

STRUCTURE INVOLVING THE HEADS OF THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES: FAO, WFP, UNESCO, UNDP, UNISDR, WB, WHO AND WMO.

12. THE SECRETARY-GENERAL HAS CONTINUED WITH EFFORTS TO MOBILIZE SUPPORT FROM PARTNER AGENCIES FOR THE GFCS.

MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING WERE SIGNED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES (IFRC), INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE (IUCN), INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE (ICID), UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION

FOR AFRICA (UNECA) AND UNITED NATIONS INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING AND RESEARCH (UNITAR). A KEY COMPONENT OF THESE MEMORANDA RELATE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GFCS. THE

SECRETARY-GENERAL ALSO CONTINUED WITH EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN SYNERGIES WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, THE

GREEN CLIMATE FUND, THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP) AND WORLD BANK TO ENSURE THAT THEIR

INITIATIVES AND INVESTMENTS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE PRIORITIES UNDER THE GFCS.

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13. A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES ARE CONDUCTING THEIR NATIONAL CONSULTATIONS INTENDED TO IDENTIFY GAPS AND

NEEDS AND TO ESTABLISH THE INTERNAL COORDINATION MECHANISMS NEEDED TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FRAMEWORK (SEE HTTP://GFCS.WMO.INT/EVENTS). ADDITIONAL

NATIONAL CONSULTATIONS ARE PLANNED FOR DOMINICA (DATES TO BE DECIDED), WHILE REGIONAL CONSULTATION ARE PLANNED

FOR LATIN AMERICA IN COSTA RICA (28 JULY - 1 AUGUST 2014), SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE (DATES TO BE DECIDED) AND MIDDLE

EAST (DATES TO BE DECIDED). THESE CONSULTATIONS ALLOW THE IDENTIFICATION OF KEY GAPS IN THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF

THE GFCS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF CLIMATE SERVICES IN THE

FOUR PRIORITY AREAS. THEY ALSO FACILITATE THE IDENTIFICATION OF CRITICAL ELEMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDELINES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FRAMEWORKS FOR

CLIMATE SERVICES AT NATIONAL LEVEL.

14. WMO IS SUPPORTING THE ORGANIZATION OF TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS IN SUPPORT OF THE GFCS. AN INTERNATIONAL

WORKSHOP ON THE RECOVERY AND DIGITIZATION OF CLIMATE HERITAGE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN RIM COUNTRIES AND ISLANDS, MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE IN APRIL 2014. THE WORKSHOP HAD A

TECHNICAL SEGMENT THROUGH WHICH PARTICIPANTS LEARNT METHODOLOGIES AND WERE EXPOSED TOOLS FOR DATE RESCUE.

IT ALSO ALLOWED THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO ACCELERATE THE IDENTIFICATION, RESCUE AND DIGITIZATION OF HISTORICAL DATA IN INDIAN OCEAN RIM

COUNTRIES AND ISLANDS. PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED KENYA, MADAGASCAR, MALDIVES, MAURITIUS, MOZAMBIQUE, MYANMAR,

PAKISTAN, TANZANIA, SEYCHELLES, SRI LANKA AND YEMEN. REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FOLLOWING INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ATTENDED: ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION

RECONSTRUCTION OVER THE EARTH (ACRE), UK; INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL DATA RESCUE INITIATIVE, IEDRO, USA;

UNIVERSITY OF TARRAGONA CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE, SPAIN; MET OFFICE, UK; CENTRE FOR WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY,

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX , UK; AND COMMISSION DE L’OCÉAN INDIEN (COI).

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15. A PILOT ON NATIONAL CLIMATE OUTLOOK FORUM FOR MOZAMBIQUE WAS KICK-STARTED WITH A MEETING

3 – 6 MARCH 2014 IN MAPUTO. THE MEETING SERVED AS A PLATFORM TO FACILITATE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DIALOGUES FOR THE EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT OF USERS. LESSONS LEARNED FROM

THE PILOT WILL BE DOCUMENTED TO BE SHARED WITH WMO MEMBERS.

16. EARLY EFFORTS TO SHOWCASE PARTNERSHIPS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF CLIMATE SERVICES ARE TAKING PLACE THROUGH SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES. WITH FUNDING

FROM NORWAY (10 MILLION USD), THE GFCS ADAPTATION PROGRAMME IN AFRICA WAS LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER 2013. THIS

PROGRAMME AIMS AT CO-DESIGNING AND GENERATING INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE TO SUPPORT DECISION-MAKING IN

FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION, HEALTH AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION WITH MALAWI AND TANZANIA AS THE TWO FOCUS

COUNTRIES. THE PROJECT IS HINGED ON MULTI-AGENCY COLLABORATION INVOLVING THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:

− CGIAR RESEARCH PROGRAM ON CLIMATE CHANGE, AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY (CCAFS)

− CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH – OSLO

− CHR. MICHELSEN INSTITUTE − INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT

SOCIETIES (IFRC) INCLUDING NORWEGIAN RED CROSS AND RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT CLIMATE CENTRE

− WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME − WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

− WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION

IBCS MC/Doc. 3.1, FINAL DRAFT 1, p. 15

17. WITH THE SUPPORT FROM CANADA (6.2 MILLION USD) A PROGRAMME FOR IMPLEMENTING THE GFCS AT REGIONAL AND

NATIONAL SCALES IS UNDER FORMULATION. THE PROGRAMME WILL SUPPORT PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES, COUNTRIES IN THE

CARIBBEAN AND SOUTH ASIA, INCLUDING ARCTIC AND POLAR REGIONS. OTHER PROGRAMMES SUPPORTED BY VARIOUS DONORS

SUCH AS AUSTRALIA, CHINA, IRELAND, KOREA, INDONESIA ARE BEING DESIGNED.

18. A JOINT PROGRAMMATIC APPROACH IS BEING DISCUSSED WITH FAO FOR THE SAHEL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A

COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME TO IMPLEMENT GFCS, INVOLVING FAO AND KEY UN, INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS

WITH REGIONAL NATIONAL COMPONENTS. THE REGIONAL COMPONENT WOULD SUPPORT OPERATIONAL REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTRES AND PROMOTE CONSISTENT AND INTEGRATED EFFORTS ACROSS AGENCIES AND COUNTRIES IN THE SAHEL IN ORDER TO

AVOID DUPLICATION AND TO OPTIMIZE RESOURCES. THE REGIONAL COMPONENT WOULD BE COMPLEMENTED BY NATIONAL INITIATIVES THAT SEEK TO DEVELOP NATIONALLY-TAILORED, CLIMATE-SMART SOLUTIONS TO MEET NATIONAL NEEDS. AT NATIONAL LEVEL, THE

PROGRAMME WOULD BE COMPOSED OF PROJECTS WHICH WOULD BE LED BY GFCS PARTNER AGENCIES. THE PROGRAMME WOULD FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY AND WATER. THE

NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL (NRC) WAS APPROACHED TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE BY DEPLOYING A PROGRAMME AND TECHNICAL MANAGER. THE MANAGER WOULD BE DEPLOYED

BEFORE THE END OF 2014 AND PLACED AT FAO REGIONAL OFFICE THROUGH THE NORCAP FACILITY OPERATED BY NRC THAT ALLOWS THE DEPLOYMENT OF EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT TO UN AGENCIES AND COUNTRIES ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. WMO

TOGETHER WITH FAO WOULD SUPPORT THE OVERALL COORDINATION OF THE PROGRAMME AND CONTRIBUTE TO

NATIONAL PROJECTS. THE PROGRAMME MANAGER WILL CLOSELY WORK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE UN REGIONAL HUMANITARIAN

COORDINATOR FOR THE SAHEL. THE PROGRAMME WOULD DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE UN INTEGRATED STRATEGY FOR THE

SAHEL.

IBCS MC/Doc. 3.1, FINAL DRAFT 1, p. 16

19. WMO IS COLLABORATING WITH WHO IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROJECT PROPOSAL AIMED AT DEVELOPING FORECASTING TOOLS FOR ANTICIPATING THE OUTBREAK OF EPIDEMICS. THE PROJECT WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE EXISTING

MODELING CAPABILITIES USED FOR WEATHER AND CLIMATE AND THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN EPIDEMICS, WEATHER AND CLIMATE. WEATHER AND CLIMATE FACTORS ARE OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE BEGINNING OF DISEASE AND EPIDEMICS OUTBREAKS OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARLY DETECTION AND FASTER RESPONSE BY THE

HEALTH COMMUNITY.

20. EARLY IMPLEMENTATION WILL ALSO BE EFFECTED THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACTIVITIES CONTAINED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN1

(INCLUDING ITS ANNEXES AND EXEMPLARS) AND THE COMPENDIUM OF INITIAL GFCS PROJECTS APPROVED BY IBCS-1. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL REQUIRE THE SUPPORT OF

TECHNICAL COMMISSIONS, PARTICULARLY AS THEY RELATE TO THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF PRODUCTION AND APPLICATION OF CLIMATE SERVICES. TO ADDRESS THIS, A MEETING INVOLVING TECHNICAL COMMISSIONS, REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS,

WMO PROGRAMMES AND PARTNER AGENCIES IS PLANNED. THE MEETING WILL IDENTIFY TANGIBLE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY TECHNICAL COMMISSIONS, WMO

PROGRAMMES AND PARTNERS AGENCIES IN RELATION TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GFCS TO MEET THE 2-, 6-, AND 10-YEAR TARGETS IDENTIFIED IN THE

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

21. THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TASK TEM ON WMO POLICY FOR INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OF CLIMATE DATA AND PRODUCTS TO

SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GFCS MET IN GENEVA FROM 12 TO 14 NOVEMBER 2013. THE TASK TEAM DEVELOPED A

DRAFT RESOLUTION FOR THE CONSIDERATION BY THE 66TH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE WMO SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS IN 2015. THE RESOLUTION

REITERATES AND COMPLEMENTS RESOLUTIONS 40 (CG-XII) – WMO POLICY AND PRACTICE FOR THE EXCHANGE OF METEOROLOGICAL

AND RELATED DATA AND PRODUCTS INCLUDING GUIDELINES ON THE RELATIONSHIPS IN COMMERCIAL METEOROLOGICAL ACTIVITIES

AND OF RESOLUTION 25 (CG-XIII) – EXCHANGE OF HYDROLOGICAL DATA AND PRODUCTS. IT PROPOSES THE APPLICATION OF THE POLICY AND PRACTICES FROM THESE RESOLUTIONS AND IN AN

ANNEX IDENTIFIES A SET OF DATA AND PRODUCTS THAT SHOULD BE EXCHANGED IN A FREE AND UNRESTRICTED MANNER.

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1 http://gfcs.wmo.int/final-implementation-plan