World Climate Conference-3Better climate information for a better future

Prof. Dr. Martin VisbeckIFM-GEOMAR, Kiel,

Germany

Geneva, Switzerland31 August–4 September 2009

World Water CouncilWater Caucus

www.wcc3.org

Opening the “water box”

Climateand

Water

„Understanding the ocean, sustaining our future”

Chair Kiel ExzellenzclustersProf. Dr. Martin VisbeckLeibniz-Institut für Meereswissenschaften (IFM-GEOMAR)

Ocean and ClimateWarming of the Ocean

Sea Level RiseChange in CirculationFuture CO2 uptakeOcean Acidification

Ocean De-Oxygenation

Decadal ClimateSahel Rainfall

Interhemispheric SST Contrast

NH Cold

NH Warm

Strong relationship to SST changes

Long-term climate integrations : Science

Understanding

Model Evaluation

Climate Projections

CMIP5(Taylor et al

2009)

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World Climate Conference – 3 September 2009

The Outcome of WCC-1 and WCC-2

WCC - 2

Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)World Weather Watch

World Climate Programme

WCC - 1

IPCC

World ClimateProgramme (WCP)

UNFCCC

IPCC

1979 1990

1988

The Legacy of WCC-1 and WCC-2

Observations (GCOS)

Assessment(IPCC)

Policy (UNFCCC)

Adaptation Mitigation

World Climate Programme (WCP)Data and

Monitoring(WCDMP)

Applicationsand Services(WCASP)

Impacts andResponses(WCIRP)

Research(WCRP)

Global Framework for Climate Services

Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)

Climate- sensitive Sectors

Prediction & Information IPCC

UNFCCC

Adaptation Mitigation

World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)

Interface

WCC-3 DeclarationWe, Heads of State and Government, Ministers and

Heads of Delegation present at the High-level segment of the World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3) in Geneva, noting the findings of the Expert Segment of the Conference;

1. Decide to establish a Global Framework for Climate Services (hereafter referred to as “the Framework”) to strengthen production, availability, delivery and application of science-based climate prediction and services;