RCCs

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World Climate Applications and CLIPSActions
for better Climate Services

• RCCs
• CCl OPAG 3 Expert Teams
• ETs related to Human Health HHWSs
• Other ETs
• Other Activities of WCAC

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WMO Regional Climate Centres

• The RCC Concept, Issues
• Guidelines for RCC establishment
• Purpose Requirements Approval
• RCC Structure
• Designation
• Work Plan
• Actions in the Regions

Geneva, November 2003
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RCCs Development of the concept
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RCCs Issues

• Requirements, responsibilities
• Leading role of NMHSs
• Structures and RCC components
• Designation
• Steps to Implement an RCC

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RCC role for climate services, support

• Requirements will vary, depending on the needs of
  the Members in each region, but may include
• Operational production of SIP and climate
  products,
• Coordination and communications support,
• Data management services,
• Training and capacity building, and
• Research and development activities.
• (From Annex 2, WCASP No. 52, 2001)

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RCCs - Purpose

• RCCs will complement, support the NMHSs
• Products and services will be
• regional in nature
• those the NMHSs cannot produce themselves
• Defined, distributed by NMHSs
• Only NMHSs will issue Warnings and Watches
• RCCs will adhere to WMO resolutions 40, 25.

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Does your Region need an RCC?

• To determine requirements, the P/RA should
• inform regional PRs on RCC concept and process
• issue questionnaire to PRs to complete
• consolidate responses evaluate if RCC is needed
• invite PRs to commit to host RCC functions
• Set up a Working Group or Task Team to help.

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Scoping the RCC

• The P/RA and WG should then
• review requirements, Member commitments and
  capabilities
• ID priorities, deficiencies remedial
  activities
• propose an RCC structure to suit the region
• ID actions to ensure access to GPC products
• Organize an operational pilot/demonstration.

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Regional Approval and Next Steps

• P/RA will present WG results to PRs and invite
  final suggestions and commitments
• Regional Members will adopt the final proposal
  (at RA regular session, or by correspondence)
• P/RA will send requirements/commitments to WMO
  for assessment of capability to meet the stated
  requirements, and WMO approval. Note that the RA
  must indicate if official designation is desired
  for their RCC(s).

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Options for RCC structure

• Single, multi-functional RCC
• Distributed RCC (several centres, unique focus)
• Multiple RCCs (several multi-functional centres)
• Virtual RCC (several nodes, managed virtually)
• Some services may be provided by Universities or
  other scientific organizations. Some regions may
  choose to contract some work to private sector.

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Designation Process

• If the RA chooses to designate its RCC(s), the
  proposal will be submitted to CBS, and CCl who
  will
• evaluate whether the proposal meets the regions
  needs and institutional framework
• require demonstration that the proposed centres
  can do the job (a rigorous process).
• If requirements are met, formal recommendation
  will be made to Congress for approval. In the
  interim, a pilot phase can proceed.

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Work plan

• Action Plans, formal commitments, ensure GPC
  support for each proposed centre
• Steering Committees to coordinate commitments,
  the activities of the centres, and evolving
  needs.
• Regional Implementation Plan, based on the
  various action plans
• P/RA to approve the Implementation plan
• P/RA to coordinate steps for designation, as
  described in the Manual for GDPS.

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Progress in the Regions

• Some regions have made good progress in
  discussing development of RCCs, others have not
  held formal talks.
• Nonetheless, significant progress in provision of
  RCC-related activities is proceeding in all
  regions.
• CLIPS websites holds info on meetings such as
• RA VI Task Team on Provision of Seasonal to
  Interannual Forecasts and RCC Services (Reading,
  April 2003)
• Training Workshop on CLIPS for RA VI (Erfurt,
  Germany, June 2003)

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OPAG 3 Expert Teams

• Terms of Reference and Deadlines
• The Expert Teams have been encouraged to review
  and revise (if necessary) their ToRs, keeping in
  mind the requirements of WMO Members as stated at
  Cg, EC, CCl
• All modifications to ToRs must be approved by the
  CCl Management Team
• The ETs are urged to proceed with and complete
  the tasks outlined in their ToRs and report on
  these in time for the Fourteenth Session of the
  CCl (November 2005).

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Heat/Heat-waves and Human Health

• The HHWS concept
• HHWS Guidelines
• Heat waves

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CCl X-III, November 2001

• Established the Open Area Programme Group (OPAG)
  on Climate Applications, Information and
  Prediction Services
• Established Heat/Health Expert Teams
• 3.7 ET on Operational Heat/Health Warnings
• 3.8 ET on Health-related Climate Indices and
  their use in Early Warning Systems.

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WMO Congress X-IV, May 2004

• Noted progress in Rome and Shanghai HHWS Showcase
  Projects
• Stressed need for capacity building for NMHSs in
  such methodologies
• Urged CCl to prepare Guidelines on HHWS which
  could be used by NMHSs (3.2.5.23).

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Expert Meeting to Develop Guidelines on
Heat/Health Warning Systems (Freiburg)

• Objectives (for ETs 3.7 and 3.8)
• Coordinate WMO Heat/Health activities
• HHWS Guidelines Outline, work-plan, deadlines
• Review WCP Heat/Health achievements,
  lessons-learned (Showcase projects)
• Build effective partnerships PWS WHO UNEP EU
  PHEWE
• CCl brochure on heat waves Outline, work-plan.

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Expert Meeting to Develop Guidelines on
Heat/Health Warning Systems (Freiburg)

• Issues
• Roles/responsibilities of the Met/clim, Health
  and Social sectors in developing HHWS
• The WMO need for the Guidelines to serve all
  Members and build capacity, using expertise of
  both ETs 3.7, 3.8, and WHO
• Partnerships are vital to effective HHWS, for
  reducing heat stress and saving lives.

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Expert Meeting to Develop Guidelines on
Heat/Health Warning Systems - RESULTS

• Schedule to Develop Guidelines

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Expert Meeting to Develop Guidelines on
Heat/Health Warning Systems - RESULTS

• Outline for WMO/WHO HHWS Guidelines

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Expert Meeting to Develop Guidelines on
Heat/Health Warning Systems - RESULTS

• CCl Booklet on Heat waves will cover
• Heat waves the whats, wheres, whys and
  hows including biometeorology and historical
  examples
• Socio-economic impacts of heat waves (on humans,
  livestock, water, economic sectors, corals,
  agriculture)
• The role of NMHSs (data, prediction, etc.), WMO,
  CCl
• Partners interagency and international
  cooperation
• Warnings, and mitigation of heat wave impacts

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Other CCl OPAG 3 ET Actions

• End-user Liaison (3.6)
• Verification (3.4)
• CLIPS Operations (3.3)
• Others

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Other CCl OPAG3 ET Activities
ET 3.6 End-User Liaison

• Met in Geneva 12-14 May 2004
• Survey to be published in 2004
• Outline for Guidelines on Best-Practices for
  End-User Liaison by 09.2005
• Update on TN No. 145 on Socio-economic Benefits
  of Climatological Services 09.2005
• Planning for the Conference on Climate
  Variability and Change Understanding the
  Uncertainty and Managing the Risks (09.2005)

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Other CCl OPAG3 ET Activities (Cont.)

• ET 3.4 on Verification will meet in Japan in
  September 2004
• ET 3.3 on CLIPS Operations including Product
  Generation will meet in Tanzania in October 2004
• Other ETs (2005)

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Other WCAC activities

• CLIPS
• Applications

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CLIPS and Applications

• Focal Points
• Capacity Building
• Climate Outlook Forums
• Collaboration with Regional and International
  Institutes
• Application of Climate Information into various
  sectors (Agriculture, Health)

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