The 26th GCOS Steering Committee meeting took place in Helsinki, Finland from 23rd-26th October 2018.
The final report available here.
- Please find draft agenda here (version 19/10/2018).
- Please find draft list of participants here (19/10/2018).
- Please find logistical informations here.
- Further documents and presentations (numbering according to items on agenda):
Agenda item |
Documents, presentations and Annotations |
| 1a Welcome Host |
| 1a Welcome SC Chairman |
Stephen Briggs |
| 2 Sponsors remarks |
WMO: Pavel Kabat (Chief Scientist and Research Director) IOC: Albert Fischer (Head, Ocean Observations and Services Section - GOOS – JCOMM) UN Environment: Hartwig Kremer (Head of GEMS Water Unit; Science Division and Climate Technology Centre and Network, CTCN, Economy Division) ISC: Lucilla Spini (Head of Science Programmes, remotely) |
| 3 GCOS Secretaria Activity Report |
Carolin Richter Valentin Aich
|
| 4 All panels will report on day 1 |
AOPC, TOPC and OOPC reports from 2018 meetings are available. |
| 4a Ocean Observations Panel for Physics & Climate, OOPC |
Co-Chair Bernadette Sloyan / supported by Katy Hill |
| 4b Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate, AOPC |
Chair Kenneth Holmlund / supported by Caterina Tassone |
| 4c Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate, TOPC |
On behalf of the chair Wolfgang Wagner: Michael Zemp/ supported by Valentin Aich |
| 4d Implementing GCOS: what are the established processes: ECV stewards, IP action rapporteurs, cross-panel fora. |
Michael Zemp / supported by Caterina Tassone, Valentin Aich |
| 5 Vision of a future GCOS - introduction |
| 5a Joint Panels meeting March 2019, Morocco Preparing for 2nd GCOS Science Conference in 2021 |
Stephen Briggs
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| 5b A seamless, integrated science for services approach |
Pavel Kabat (Director Research, Chief Scientist, WMO) |
| 5c The GOOS 2030 strategy - discussion on aligning strategies and partnership |
Toste Tanhua (Co-Chairman, Steering Comittee GOOS) |
| 5d The Global Basic Observing Network (GBON) |
Rob Varley |
| 5e Progress of GCOS & development of relations to UNFCCC, WCRP and other partner programmes of relevance |
Stephen Briggs / Carolin Richter
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| 6a UNFCCC update |
Florin Vladu |
| 6b GCOS support to the Paris Agreement and the Gloabl Stocktake |
Sybil Seitzinger
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| 6c Are we providing the right information for adaptation measures? |
Han Dolman supported by Caterina Tassone / Valentin Aich
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| 7 World Adaptation Science Programme (POVIA) |
Hartwig Kremer |
| 8 Merger of ICSU to ISC | Lucilla Spini |
| 9 Communicating on Climate: How does GCOS ensure good communication with the more generic users of climate information? For example, how do we relate to insurances of risk? |
Stephen Briggs Manola Brunet, suceeding Tom Peterson in being President of the WMO Commission for Climatology, |
| 10a Resourcing,Budget, Priority activities for GCOS in 2019 ff |
Carolin Richter |
| 10b GCOS Cooperation Mechanism |
Stephen Briggs |
| 11a AOB as emerged out of the past days |
| 11b Agree on List of actions from this meeting |
Caterina Tassone |
| 11c What can GCOS contribute to achieve the Paris Agreement: What can GCOS contribute to reduce our carbon footprint? |
Michael Zemp |
| 11d Reflection on Science Day 2018 |
Kenneth Holmlund, Arslan Ali Nadir (FMI, host), Maria Hurtola (FMI, host)
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| 12 Next meeting / next science day 2019 |
| 13 Close formal meeting |
