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| WCRP (World Climate Research Programme) | |
|---|---|
| Name | WCRP (World Climate Research Programme) |
| Formation | 1980 |
| Headquarters | Geneva |
| Parent organizations | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; World Meteorological Organization; United Nations Environment Programme |
WCRP (World Climate Research Programme) The World Climate Research Programme coordinates international climate change science to improve understanding of Earth system variability and change. It links observational efforts led by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, European Space Agency, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency with modeling centers such as Met Office Hadley Centre, NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, and Max Planck Institute for Meteorology. WCRP supports assessments by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, informs services at World Meteorological Organization, and collaborates with programs like Global Climate Observing System and Future Earth.
WCRP unites research across atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere, and biosphere domains to address questions framed by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement. It fosters integration among modeling efforts at Coupled Model Intercomparison Project, observational networks including Argo (oceanography), and paleoclimate archives curated by PAGES (Past Global Changes) and International Ocean Discovery Program. The programme engages institutions such as Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory to translate science into operational climate services used by European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, and regional centers.
WCRP originated from proposals emerging after conferences like World Climate Conference and initiatives at International Council for Science in the late 1970s, formalized with sponsorship from World Meteorological Organization and United Nations Environment Programme alongside the International Science Council. Milestones include coordination of Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project, leadership during the International Geosphere–Biosphere Programme era, and contributions to flagship assessments produced by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. WCRP shaped long-term observing strategies in cooperation with Global Ocean Observing System and helped catalyze programs like CLIVAR and GEWEX while interacting with agencies such as European Commission, National Science Foundation, and Natural Environment Research Council.
WCRP is governed through a council and science steering groups linked to partner organizations including World Meteorological Organization, United Nations Environment Programme, and the International Science Council. Its governance connects to national agencies like NASA, NOAA, UK Met Office, and research institutes such as CNRS and Max Planck Society. Scientific direction has been shaped by working groups with ties to IPCC Working Group I, and collaborations with programs like GCOS, GOOS, and GEO (Group on Earth Observations). Institutional oversight involves representatives from regional bodies like European Commission Directorate-General for Research, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, and funding agencies such as European Research Council.
WCRP organizes science around themes including predictability of weather, decadal variability, extreme events, and regional climate change, interfacing with challenges defined by UNESCO and Sustainable Development Goals. Grand Challenges cover areas such as sea-level rise assessed in studies from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ice-sheet dynamics studied at British Antarctic Survey, and coupled climate-carbon cycle interactions informed by IPCC Special Reports. Other priorities include attribution of extreme events exemplified by work from Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute and improving climate projections through initiatives akin to CMIP and HighResMIP.
WCRP hosts and coordinates projects such as CLIVAR (Climate and Ocean: Variability, Predictability and Change), SPARC (Stratosphere-troposphere Processes And their Role in Climate), GEWEX (Global Energy and Water Exchanges), and contributions to CMIP (Coupled Model Intercomparison Project). It supports targeted initiatives on polar processes with International Arctic Science Committee and Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, on monsoons in concert with Asian Development Bank-funded studies, and on carbon-cycle research with International Geosphere–Biosphere Programme. Cross-cutting efforts include coordination with Copernicus Programme services and participation in international experiments like WCRP Grand Challenge on Clouds, Circulation and Climate Sensitivity.
WCRP partners broadly with intergovernmental, national, and academic entities including World Meteorological Organization, United Nations Environment Programme, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Group on Earth Observations, Global Climate Observing System, Global Ocean Observing System, Future Earth, and research organizations such as Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, CSIRO, and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology. It interfaces with data providers like Copernicus Climate Change Service and satellite operators including European Space Agency, NASA, and JAXA, and collaborates with regional bodies such as African Union, Organization of American States, and Association of Southeast Asian Nations on applied climate services.
WCRP contributions underpin assessment reports by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and operational services at World Meteorological Organization and Copernicus, informing policy deliberations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and implementation of the Paris Agreement. Its science has guided adaptation planning used by UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, coastal management informed by Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, and agricultural resilience initiatives by Food and Agriculture Organization. By coordinating model intercomparisons, observations, and synthesis with institutions like NOAA, Met Office, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, and Max Planck Society, WCRP has shaped the global research agenda, capacity building at universities such as University of Oxford and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the training of generations of climate scientists.