CLIMATE SERVICES INFORMATION SYSTEM (CSIS) Reference Agenda item 4.2(3) on Climate Services Information System Maxx Dilley World Meteorological Organisation Geneva, Switzerland

CSIS Implementation Strategy Developing and implementing CSIS architecture Functional descriptions and product development (Data/Monitoring/ Prediction/Projection) Operational infrastructure: GPCs, RCCs, RCOFs, NMHSs, NCOFs/NCFs Climate Services Toolkit Capacity Development

1- WMO annual and multi-year statements on the global climate Assess long term climate change signals and natural modes of variability (e.g. El Niño-Southern Oscillation), addresses attribution of extreme events with several cases which contributed to high social and economic impacts in the world; UNFCCC/SBSTA-45 invited WMO to provide submissions on the state of the global climate at subsequent SBSTA sessions, as appropriate; Need to make an analysis of the value of the WMO multi-year statements and the option for their publications ( Ref. Decision 25 (EC-68), 2016); RA-II is invited to express its interest in the WMO Statements on the global climate ( annual and multi-year time scale) You’re welcome to a side event on the WMO statement on the global climate in 2011-2015, today at 17:30

2- Accelerating data rescue and collaboration on regional and international data rescue initiatives Data rescue a priority for WMO and GFCS  Resolution 60 (Cg-17) – WMO policy for the international exchange of climate data and products to support the implementation of the GFCS, with reference to Resolution 16 (Cg-16) – Climate data requirements, deciding to accelerate data rescue worldwide; The Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) implementation plan, prioritizes large-scale data recovery and digitization, to strengthen the climate data sets with the required quantity, quality, and coverage to support the provision of climate services; WMO supports GFCS/CSIS operations through Data rescue collaboration International Data Rescue Portal I-DARE ( under CCl technical leadership) Sub-regional and inter-regional Data Rescue initiatives such as the Indian ocean rim countries and Islands initiative (INDARE) involving collaboration among RA-I, RA-II and RA-V Members Implementation of Data Rescue in D&LDC countries RA-II is requested to decide on: Endorsing the Indian Ocean rim Countries and Islands Data Rescue initiative Collaborating on I-DARE (Ref. side event on Friday 10 February by I-DARE project leader)

3- Implementation and Coordination of Regional Climate Centre (RCC) operations in RA-II Four designated/recommended multi-functional RCCs are in operation in RA II: RCC Beijing (China) RCC Tokyo (Japan) RCC Moscow (Russian Federation) RCC Pune (India); recommended for designation by CBS-16 (2016) Regional Consultation on Climate Services for the Third Pole Region (Jaipur, India, 9–11 March 2016) recommended establishing an RCC-Network and a Regional Climate Outlook Forum (RCOF) focused on the special needs of the Third Pole Region EC-PHORS has been guiding the development of Polar RCC concept for the Arctic, Antarctic as well as the Third Pole Region RA V is progressing with the development of an RCC-Network for its Members in Southeast Asia Need for coordination and orchestration of RCC operations, expansion to meet new needs and collaboration with neighbouring RAs RA II-16 is invited to: Establish collaboration and coordination mechanisms for RCC operations in RA II Collectively assess the use of RCC products and services by Members Support the development of Arctic Polar RCC-Network in collaboration with RA IV and RA VI Endorse the development of an RCC-Network for the Third Pole Region Endorse the development of an RCC-Network jointly with RA V, for Members of Southeast Asia in both RA II and RA V

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