http://climate-l.org A Knowledgebase of UN and IntergovernmentalActivities Addressing Global Climate Change Policy en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://climate-l.org/news/gcos-releases-updated-implementation-plan-for-the-global-observing-system-for-climate/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:26:05 +0000 Climate-L.org - IISD Reporting Services http://climate-l.org/news/gcos-releases-updated-implementation-plan-for-the-global-observing-system-for-climate/ 31 August 2010: The updated version of the Implementation Plan for the Global Observing System for Climate in Support of the UNFCCC, including the revised list of Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Essential Climate Variables (ECVs), has been published. (more…) ]]> http://climate-l.org/news/unccd-and-wmo-discuss-collaboration/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:05:43 +0000 Climate-L.org - IISD Reporting Services http://climate-l.org/news/unccd-and-wmo-discuss-collaboration/ 31 August 2010: Michel Jarraud, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and Luc Gnacadja, Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), recently discussed tightening their institutional collaboration with a view to enhancing responses to the effects of climate change. (more…) ]]> http://climate-l.org/news/wmo-comments-on-current-extreme-events/ Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:04:05 +0000 Climate-L.org - IISD Reporting Services http://climate-l.org/news/wmo-comments-on-current-extreme-events/ 11 August 2010: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has published information for the media on the unprecedented sequence of extreme weather events that have recently taken place in different parts of the world. (more…) ]]> http://climate-l.org/news/wmo-commission-for-agriculture-addresses-improved-climate-services/ Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:46:22 +0000 Climate-L.org - IISD Reporting Services http://climate-l.org/news/wmo-commission-for-agriculture-addresses-improved-climate-services/ 21 July 2010: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Commission for Agricultural Meteorology held its 15th session from 15-21 July 2010, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (more…) ]]> http://climate-l.org/news/62nd-wmo-executive-council-held/ Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:57:20 +0000 Climate-L.org - IISD Reporting Services http://climate-l.org/news/62nd-wmo-executive-council-held/ 5 July 2010: The 62nd session of the Executive Council of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) took place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 8-18 June 2010, and adopted innovative approaches for further advancing global observing systems, research and forecasts in the fields of weather, climate and water, in a general context of financial crisis. (more…) ]]> http://climate-l.org/news/report-of-the-31st-session-of-the-joint-scientific-committee-for-wcrp-released/ Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:01:58 +0000 Climate-L.org - IISD Reporting Services http://climate-l.org/news/report-of-the-31st-session-of-the-joint-scientific-committee-for-wcrp-released/ 17 June 2010: The report of the 31st session of the Joint Scientific Committee for the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) has now been published and is available online. (more…) ]]> http://climate-l.org/news/wmo-grants-awards-for-scientific-contributions/ Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:55:22 +0000 Climate-L.org - IISD Reporting Services http://climate-l.org/news/wmo-grants-awards-for-scientific-contributions/ 18 June 2010: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has awarded the International Meteorological Organization (IMO) Prize to several scientists at the 62nd meeting of its Executive Council, taking place from 8-18 June 2010, in Geneva, Switzerland. (more…) ]]> http://climate-l.org/news/wfp-releases-annual-report-for-2010/ Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:44:36 +0000 Climate-L.org - IISD Reporting Services http://climate-l.org/news/wfp-releases-annual-report-for-2010/ June 2010: The World Food Programme (WFP) has released its annual report for 2010, titled “Fighting Hunger Worldwide.” The report indicates that the number of hungry people worldwide grew to over one billion. (more…) ]]> http://climate-l.org/events/expert-meeting-on-agricultural-drought-indices/ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:26:42 +0000 Climate-L.org - IISD Reporting Services http://climate-l.org/events/expert-meeting-on-agricultural-drought-indices/ (more…) ]]> http://climate-l.org/news/international-polar-year-comes-to-an-end/ Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:50:53 +0000 Climate-L.org - IISD Reporting Services http://climate-l.org/news/international-polar-year-comes-to-an-end/ 12 June 2010: The closing ceremony of the International Polar Year 2007–2008 (IPY), the largest polar research and education venture ever undertaken, took place in Oslo, Norway, on 12 June 2010, the final day of the IPY Oslo Science Conference. (more…) ]]>