1. GFCS Collaboration and engagement with cross-cutting WMO priorities Filipe Lúcio fluciowmo.int

2. Vision
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
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The World Climate Conference-3 (Geneva 2009) unanimously decided to establish a Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS), a UN-led initiative spearheaded by WMO to guide the development and application of science-based climate information and services in support of decision-making in climate sensitive sectors.
GFCS Vision:
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

3. GFCS Pillars
User Interface Platform — to provide ways for climate service users and providers to interact and improve the effectiveness of the Framework and its climate services;
Climate Services Information System — to produce and distribute climate data, products and information according to the needs of users and to agreed standards;
Observations and Monitoring – to develop agreements and standards for generating necessary data for climate services
The Observations and Monitoring pillars intends to ensure:
Availability and access to high quality climate data;
Capacities to operate and maintain systematic observations networks, and the abilities to manage, archive and process the resulting data observing standards
Establishment of partnerships to enhance observation networks through observations of standards, interoperability and where possible integration of various observing networks.
Research, Modeling and Prediction - to harness science capabilities and results to meet the needs of climate services
Capacity development - to support the systematic development of the institutions, infrastructure and human resources needed for effective climate services

4. New developments
Approval by the 4th MC Meeting of IBCS (October 2016) of “PRIORITY NEEEDS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GFCS )”
Specific projects include
Identification of data needs and design of observational systems in data poor regions
Large-scale data recovery and digitization
Demonstration of efficient improvements to ground-based and space-based networks for measurement of changes in water cycle
Climate Data Management System
Other projects
Development and Demonstration of National Climate Services Concept including National CSIS capacities
To facilitate the work of the Expert Team the development of a questionnaire is being planned in the last quarter of The questionnaire will be sent to Team members to facilitate the identification of specific data requirements for the GFCS, particularly coming from the sectors. The results of the questionnaire will inform a physical meeting of the Expert Team.

5. New developments
Expert Team on Specific Data Requirements for the GFCS to:
Undertake a review of GFCS implementation requirements with respect to data and products developed or acquired under WMO auspices:
Review and summarize requirements identified in the GFCS IP
Consult with members of the PAC
Monitor data requirements emerging from country level
Prepare a synthesis and recommendations regarding:
needs which are currently satisfied by data already included in the annex to Resolution 60 (Cg-17)
any unmet data requirements
the status of PAC member policies and practices with respect to the free and unrestricted exchange of GFCS relevant data and products
Prepare a report to the IBCS MC
To facilitate the work of the Expert Team the development of a questionnaire is being planned. The questionnaire will be sent to Team members to facilitate the identification of specific data requirements for the GFCS, particularly coming from the sectors. The results of the questionnaire will inform a physical meeting of the Expert Team.

6. "Climate Services for Increased Resilience in the Sahel"
The project will:
develop the capabilities of the ACMAD as a RCC
develop capacities in Burkina Faso, Niger and Senegal to maximize the use of, and benefits from, weather and climate products delivered by ACMAD and other centres.
Rehabilitation of observation networks in pilot countries:
1. Needs assessment for observation networks enhancement to define the design, number of stations and location
2. Rehabilitation of observation networks in pilot countries (and pilot testing of 3D printing stations designed and tested by USAID and NOAA) 6 6

7. Gaps and deficiencies identified through the GFCS IP
Inadequate atmospheric observations, limited space and surface-based remote sensing capabilities, and the absence of operational monitoring of some important air quality, radiation, etc…;
Inadequate observational coverage of important oceanographic variables (ocean currents, mass flux, ocean salinity, and sea ice parameters);
Inadequate terrestrial observing networks (river discharge, ground water, lake levels, permafrost, glaciers and ice caps) and absence of designated networks for soil moisture, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction of Absorbed Photo-synthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) and above ground biomass
Shortcomings in atmospheric observations that include non-reporting by some climate stations (due to inability to sustain observational networks, lack of training and capability, inadequate communication systems or other factors), limited space and surface-based remote sensing capabilities, and the absence of operational monitoring of some important air quality, radiation, and other variables;
Weaknesses in observational coverage of important oceanographic variables that include incomplete moored buoy networks for monitoring ocean currents, mass flux, ocean salinity, and sea ice parameters; uncertainties regarding the continuity of satellite monitoring programs such as microwave sensing, high precision altimetry, and Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) coverage of sea ice parameters;
Gaps in terrestrial observing networks, such as for river discharge, ground water, lake levels, permafrost, glaciers and ice caps; the absence of designated networks for soil moisture, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction of Absorbed Photo-synthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) and above ground biomass; and uncertainty regarding the continuity of satellite missions that monitor land cover;

8. Gaps and deficiencies identified through the GFCS IP
Need for complementary biological, environmental, and socio-economic data;
Data policies and infrastructure for data management as well as access to historical observational and other relevant data and derived products;
Need to address data loss and inhomogeneities in time series;
Need to rescue, digitize data
Need for complementary biological, environmental, and socio-economic data (e.g., records of disease incidence, crop yield, energy demand, and disaster losses) to enable the production of indices and other products that assist user communities in planning and management;
Data policies and information infrastructures that need to be enhanced to improve data management as well as access to historical observational and other relevant data and derived products;
Continuing need to improve local, regional, and global monitoring systems to enhance efficiency and improve data management, including careful attention to minimizing data losses and inhomogeneities when observational systems change or are upgraded;
Need to rescue, digitize, and develop (e.g., time series quality control and homogenization) historical climate and sectorial user data that are currently held in perishable paper formats or available only on obsolete or degrading media, and placing re-analysis, which is a substantial technical as well as scientific undertaking, on a firmer operational footing.

9. Additional aspects
Interoperability and Sustainability of observing systems
Cooperation at Regional level (among neighboring countries for design of observing systems, maintenance, calibration, sharing of spare parts, etc.)
Partnerships at national level for data sharing, standardization etc. . 9 9

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