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25th Session of the GCOS/WCRP Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate (TOPC-25) FAO-HQ (Queen Juliana room), 26-28 November 2024 viale delle Terme di Caracalla 1, Rome, Italy
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Day 1: Tuesday 26 November 2024 – Introductions |
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Presenter |
Notes/Outcome |
Docs/PPT |
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13:30-15:00 |
Opening of the Meeting |
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Welcomes (5 min) |
1.1 |
FAO and WMO |
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Agenda adoption and logistics (10 min) |
1.2 |
Martin Herold Matieu Henry |
Agenda adopted |
Agenda |
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Roundtable introductions (10 min) |
1.3 |
All |
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PPT |
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TOPC overview and updates (20 min) |
1.4 |
Martin Herold Antonio Bombelli |
Including updates on membership and from COP29 |
PPT |
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Aims and expectations from this meeting (10 min) |
1.5 |
Martin Herold |
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New TOPC Members (10 minutes each) |
1.6 |
Nyambilila Amuri Li Jia Claudia Giardino Christina Hulbe |
Providing new member expertise, expectations from their role in TOPC, view on their ECV, link with relevant community, networks and data centres |
PPT |
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15:00-15:30 |
Coffee Break |
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15:30-17:00 |
Critical Updates on ECVs |
2 |
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New Snow requirements (10 min) |
2.1 |
Colleen Mortimer |
Providing presentations on ECVs, only if there are significant updates from the last TOPC meeting |
Document |
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New Fire Products (10 min) |
2.2 |
Emilio Chuvieco |
PPT Document |
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Soil Carbon (10 min) |
2.3 |
Nyambilila Amuri |
PPT |
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Other ECVs (if requested) |
2.4 |
TBC |
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ECVs Rationalization (10 min) |
2.5 |
Isabelle Gärtner-Roer |
To share the status of the ECVs Rationalization Process |
Related Documents |
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Discussion (50 min) |
2.6 |
All |
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17:00 |
End of day 1 |
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Non-hosted Dinner (time and location to be confirmed) |
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Day 2: Wednesday 27 November 2024 |
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Time |
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Presenter |
Notes/Outcome |
Docs/PPT |
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08:30-10:00 |
Terrestrial Networks, Climate Data Centres and GCOS IP |
3 |
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Introduction to the GCOS IP and its Actions on Global Terrestrial Networks and Data Centres:
(30 min) |
3.1 |
Antonio Bombelli |
To address GCOS IP Actions relevant to networks and data centres (Action A1.1, D1, D2.1) |
PPT |
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Brief Updates from Global Terrestrial Networks and related Data Centres (2 slides each)
(40 min) |
3.2 |
Dietrich/Olarinoye Mischel Schoeneich Gärtner-Roer
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Providing only key and short updates from networks and/or data centres, in terms of monitored and stored ECVs, and highlighting main issues where GCOS could intervene |
PPTs |
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GCOS Network Accreditation: updates on GTN-R, GTN-P and GTN-H (20 min) |
3.3 |
Antonio Bombelli Simon Mischel Philippe Schoeneich |
Introduction on the Accreditation Process and updates on the status of current applications |
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10:00-10:30 |
Coffee Break |
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10:30-12:00 |
Terrestrial Networks, Climate Data Centres and GCOS IP |
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Joint Discussion on Networks and Data Centres (60 min) |
3.4 |
All |
Focusing on criticalities, need for support and GCOS accreditation |
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GCOS IP and TOPC |
4 |
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GCOS-IP Actions relevant to TOPC (10 min) |
4.1 |
Antonio Bombelli |
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Report from WGC (10 min) |
4.2 |
Darren Ghent |
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Q&A on the GCOS IP (10 min) |
4.3 |
All |
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12:00-13:15 |
Lunch |
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13:15-14:30 |
GCOS IP and TOPC |
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Discussion: how to implement (or report on the progress of) the GCOS IP actions (75 min) |
4.4 |
All |
Identify/Prioritize actions to work on in the next years: TOPC Work plan |
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14:30-15:00 |
Coffee Break |
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15:00-17:00 |
Partnership |
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TOPC
(10 min) |
5.1 |
Martin Herold Antonio Bombelli |
Overview on Networks (GTNs and FAO), Data centres, Indicators, ECV rationalization, GCOS IP |
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FAO
(5 min each) |
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
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Matieu Henry
Yusuf Yigini, Natali Rodriguez Eugenio Lara Steil
Erik Lindquist
Patricia Mejias Moreno
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PPTs need to be short, providing just an overview in order to leave enough time for discussion
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ESA
(5 min each) |
5.5 5.6 5.7 |
Clement Albergel Stephen Plummer Giuseppe Ottavianelli |
PPTs need to be short, providing just an overview in order to leave enough time for discussion
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JRC
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5.8 |
Giacomo Grassi |
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Discussion for synergies and collaboration |
5.9 |
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Priorities for co-engagement, develop and/or improve synergies, country level activities |
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Discussion for synergies and collaboration (60 min) |
5.8 |
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Priorities for co-engagement, develop and/or improve synergies, country level activities
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16:55 |
Decision on working groups for the following day |
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17:00 |
End of day 2 |
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Free Dinner |
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Day 3: Thursday 28 November 2024 |
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08:30-10:00 |
Working Groups & TOPC Work plan |
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Possible WG (TBD):
(60 min) |
6.1 6.2 6.3 |
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2 or 3 maximum working groups on specific topics to be identified in the previous days. This should be part of the preparation for the TOPC work plan for 2025. |
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Preparing the WG Reports (30 min) |
6.4 |
WG Rapporteurs to be identified |
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10:00-10:30 |
Coffee Break |
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10:30-12:30 |
Final Discussion |
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Report from the WG (10 min each) |
7.1 |
WG Rapporteurs |
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Decisions, Actions and Recommendations: TOPC Work plan for 2025 |
7.2 |
Martin Herold
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AOB |
7.3 |
All |
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Next Meetings |
7.4 |
Antonio Bombelli |
Next TOPC meeting and other relevant events |
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Closing remarks |
7.5 |
Martin Herold |
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12:30 |
End of the TOPC-25 Meeting |
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12:30-15:00 |
TOPC meeting is closed but bilateral meetings and other interactions (e.g. lunch) with FAO colleagues could be possible – to be organized in the previous day
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