Climate services in support of early warning systems and broader adaptation
- 1. Technical Support to NAPS Amir H. Delju Senior Scientific Coordinator Climate Prediction and Adaptation Branch WMO
- 2. Outline • GFCS implementation update • Contributing projects • GFCS Adaptation Programme in Africa • Priority Needs for the Operationalization of the GFCS • Achievements and Lessons Learned
- 5. Energy To enable better management of the risks of climate variability and change and adaptation to climate change, through the development and incorporation of science- based climate information and prediction into planning, policy and practice on the global, regional and national scale.” Vision Priority Areas
- 7. GFCS Implementation Five Step Approach • Step 1: Assessing the baseline • Step 2: Initial National Consultation Workshop • Step 3: Joint Development of the National Action plan on Climate Services • Step 4: High-level endorsement of the National Action Plan on Climate Services by all entities • Step 5: Launch of the Framework at the national level, followed by implementation of the priority activities of the National Action Plan, rigorous monitoring and evaluation
- 8. Phase II of GFCS Implementation Phase I (first two years, 2013-2014): • Start-up phase for establishing the Framework’s infrastructure • Demonstration projects • Emphasized strengthening of regional support networks and institutional capacities Phase II (2015-2018) • Development and scale-up phase of pillars and priority area applications • Initial two-year demonstration projects will be replicated in other parts of the world • A mid-term review of the Framework during this period will include consideration of such progress Phase III (2019-2022) • Wide-reaching benefits from improved climate services will be evident • Improved services throughout the world, across all climate-sensitive sectors and across global, regional and national spatial scales
- 10. Contributing Projects • Climate Services for Resilient Development Partnership (CSRD) • Cooperation between MET Norway and the NMHSs in Bangladesh, Myanmar and Vietnam on Capacity Building • Tokyo Climate Center annual training seminar • The International Climate Assessment and Dataset (ICA&D) • International Data Rescue Portal (I-DARE) • Dissemination of Downscaled Climate Prediction Products to Farmers for Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change • The Interactive Tool for Analysis of the Climate System (iTacs)
- 11. Interactive Tool for Analysis of Climate System
- 12. Interactive Tool for Analysis of Climate System
- 14. Regional Climate Outlook Forums RCOF in Arctic Polar under consideration Global RCOF Review in 2017
- 15. Achievements • A functioning governance process is in place for programme implementation. This has supported the process of developing framework for climate services and initiatives to form high-level institutions to coordinate co-generation and use of climate services • National Framework for Climate Services: Tanzanian Framework for climate services draft for endorsement. • ToR for Technical Working Group for climate services ready for endorsement in Malawi.
- 16. Lessons Learned • Effective delivery of climate service interventions requires joint implementation, a common Masterplan (i.e., the National Action Plans) • Coordination vacuum: Incoherence in donor funding / multiplicity of duplicate initiatives, most important barrier to GCFS implementation at regional and national levels • Information, 1st step in Coordination > GFCS information go-to place • ‘Spaces for coordination’ should be set up at the country/regional levels, ensuring all relevant stakeholders are engaged and brought together around a common agenda on Climate services • Empower the user interface platforms, key to sustainable delivery of user-tailored services
- 17. Thank you Merci