The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) has developed a new Strategic Plan, covering a 10-year time horizon (2019-2028) and now approved by the WCRP's sponsors, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Science Council and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO.
The WCRP Strategic Plan addresses long-term, high-level goals. The possible new structure of WCRP and other detailed organizational issues will be considered as part of the WCRP Implementation Plan, currently under development. The WCRP Implementation Plan will outline how the Strategic Plan will be achieved - a roadmap for the transition to a Programme that is equipped to meet the ongoing challenges of the future.