We are delighted to announce that Dr Addis Alaminie, an exceptional hydrologist and climate scientist from Ethiopia, has been named the first recipient of the WCRP 2024 Global South Fellowship. This Fellowship program aims to empower early to mid-career researchers from the Global South to develop and foster climate research in the regions. In 2024, the Fellowship call focused on Africa, inviting proposals from African researchers to address critical gaps in climate research highlighted by WCRP, enhance climate action for and in Africa, and build a strong legacy for the continent’s scientific community.
Professor Tim Naish (New Zealand) and Professor Cristiana Stan (USA) have been elected as the Chair and Vice-chair of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Joint Scientific Committee (JSC).
The elections for the two positions concluded on 27 January 2025.
The Digital Earths lighthouse activity is organizing two webinars - one each under the land modelling webinar series and the Global Hackathon - next week.
- Groundwater representation in High-Resolution Land Modeling (Digital Earths - Land Modeling webinar series) - 3 Feb 2025; 15:00 UTC (Register here).
- A Global Pan-Hackathon for Km-Scale Models (Digital Earths) - 4 Feb 2025; 16:00 UTC (Register here).
This collection of journal articles in Frontiers in Climate reflects the diverse and comprehensive landscape of contemporary climate science and looks into the future of the subject. Among these articles is a reflection from the Early to Mid Career Researchers (EMCRs) at the WCRP Open Science Conference held in Kigali in 2023.
We invite you to read "Connecting climate science and society: Reflections from Early and Mid-Career Researchers at the World Climate Research Programme Open Science Conference 2023" and the oher concept papers.
The United Nations declared 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation, accompanied by the proclamation of the 21st March of each year as the World Day for Glaciers starting in 2025. This is an opportunity to raise global awareness about the critical role of glaciers, snow and ice in the climate system and the hydrological cycle, and the economic, social and environmental impacts of the impending changes in the Earth’s cryosphere.
21 January 2025 is the Official launch of the International Year of Glacier Preservation
- Homepage: https://www.un-glaciers.org/en/homepage
- Opening is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCISwdvcy6c
- Program for today: https://www.un-glaciers.org/en/official-launch-event
- Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) side event: https://www.un-glaciers.org/en/articles/impacts-changing-mountain-cryosphere-working-group-ic-montc
Rising sea levels are a major concern for low-lying coastal communities and ecosystems across the globe, yet planning for future sea-level rise is hampered by uncertainties in future greenhouse gas emissions, how ice sheets will respond and other potential climate tipping points that lead to a wide range of possible future projections. The World Climate Research Programme’s Grand Challenge on 'Regional Sea-Level Change and Coastal Impacts’ was implemented to further advance understanding of natural and human contributions to sea level rise, promote advances in observations and foster the development of sea-level information that assists coastal practitioners in planning for the future.
We invite you to read the review paper "Perspective on Regional Sea-level Change and Coastal Impacts” based on the Grand Challenge on Regional Sea Level Change and Coastal Impacts.
The 10 New Insights in Climate Science (10NICS) has opened call for expert input in preparation for its upcoming edition. To know more about the process and to apply, please click here.
Deadline to apply is 31 January 2025.
We are delighted to announce the upcoming webinar in the Tipping Points Discussion Series to be held on 22 January 2025, 15:30 CET. Click here to register for this event.
The report from My Climate Risk Fifth General Assembly held online in October and November 2024, has now been published. This report includes summaries of the pre-recorded presentations, together with a synthesis across the three sessions of the main points arising from the discussion.
