1. COMMISSION FOR CLIMATOLOGY
RAPPORTEUR ON CLIMATE RELATED HAZARDS
PROF. DR. LUIZ C. MOLION
DIRECTOR
INSTITUTE FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS MACEIO, ALAGOAS, BRAZIL

2. WMO COMMISSION FOR CLIMATOLOGY (CCl)

3. THE VISION CCL
To stimulate, understand and coordinate international technical activity to obtain and apply climate information and knowledge in support of sustainable development and socio-economic protection.

4. MANAGEMENT GROUP (MG) WMO COMMISSION FOR CLIMATOLOGY (CCl) President
Pierre Bessemoulin
(France)
Vice-president
Wang, Shourong
(China)
Regional Representatives:
RA III: Luis Molion (Brazil)
RA V: Michael Coughlan (Australia)
World Data Centres:
Aleksandr Sterin (Russian Federation)
OPAG 1
Climate Data and Data Management
Chair: Raino Heino (Finland)
Co-chair: Peter Ambenje (Kenya)
OPAG 2
Monitoring and Analysis of Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Thomas Peterson (USA)
Co-chair: Manola Brunet India (Spain)
OPAG 3
Climate Information and
Prediction Services (CLIPS)
Chair: Abdallah Mokssit (Morocco)
Co-chair: José Luis Santos (Ecuador)
OPAG 4
Climate Applications and
Services
Chair: Dong, Wenjie (China)
Co-chair: Mohammed Kadi (Algeria)

5. OPAG 1 Climate Data and Data Management
Chair: Raino Heino (Finland)
Co-chair: Peter Ambenje (Kenya)
1.1 ET for Climate Data Management
including Metadata
Radim Tolasz (Czech Republic)
1.2: ET on Observing Requirements
and Standards for Climate
William Wright (Australia)
1.3: ET on Rescue, Preservation
and Digitization of Climate Records
Joe Elms (USA)

6. OPAG 2 Monitoring and Analysis of Climate Variability and Change
Chair: Thomas Peterson (USA)
Co-chair: Manola Brunet India (Spain)
2.1: ET Joint CCl/Clivar/JCOMM on
climate change detection and indices
2.2: ET Climate Monitoring including the
use of satellite and marine data and products
Zheng Zuqieng (China)

7. OPAG 3: Climate Information and Prediction Services (CLIPS)
Chair: Abdallah Mokssit (Morocco)
Co-chair: José Luis Santos (Ecuador)
3.1: ET on Research Needs for Intraseasonal,
Seasonal & Interannual Prediction
Jean-Pierre Ceron (France)
3.2: ET on CLIPS Operations,
Verification and Applications Services Overall lead: Philbert Tibaijuka (Tanzania)
3.3: ET on El Niño and La Niña
Luc Maitrepierre (New Caledonia)
3.4: Rapporteur on Climate And Water
Nakaegawa Tosiyuki (Japan)
3.5: Rapporteur on Climate and Agrometeorology
Roger Stone (Australia)

8. OPAG 4: Climate Applications and Services
Chair: Dong, Wenjie (China)
Co-chair: Muhammed Kadi (Algeria)
ET 4.1: Expert Team on Climate and Health
ET 4.2: Expert Team on Climate and Energy
ET 4.3: Expert Team on Climate and Tourism
ET 4.4: Expert Team on Urban and Building Climatology
4.1: ET on Climate and Health
Glenn McGregor (UK)
4.2: ET on Climate and Energy
TBD
4.3: ET on Climate and Tourism
Dan Scott (Canada)
4.4: ET on Urban and Building Climatology Sue Grimmond (UK)

9. DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
CCL PROJECT PROPOSALS
IN SUPPOR TO
NATURAL DISASTER PREVENTION AND MITIGATION
AND
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

10. TITLE: WORLDWIDE INVENTORY OF ENSO IMPACTS
Focus Areas: 1, 2, 6 and 7
Motivation: Impacts of ENSO were identified about 20 years in the past by Ropelewski (who is part of the ET) & Halpert. Much has been learned since then but some NMHSs are not aware of them. Diagnosed impacts can be used for development of strategies of prevention and mitigation .

11. GENERALIZED ENSO GLOBAL IMPACTS 

12. RAINFALL DEPARTURES EL NIÑO EVENTS 
COLD PHASE
WARM PHASE
PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION

13. RAINFALL DEPARTURES LA NIÑA EVENTS    
COLD PHASE
WARM PHASE
PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION

14. TITLE: WORLDWIDE INVENTORY OF ENSO IMPACTS
Focus Areas: 1, 2, 6 and 7
Motivation: Impacts of ENSO were identified about 20 years in the past by Ropelewski (who is part of the ET) & Halpert. Much has been learned since then but some NMHSs are not aware of them. Diagnosed impacts can be used for development of strategies of prevention and mitigation
Product: An Atlas of regional ENSO impacts
Realization: OPAG 3 ET 3.3 on EL NIÑO & LA NIÑA
Timeline:
Interactions: Consultation with CAgM, CHy, JCOMM and CAS, NMHSs and RCCs as needed .

15. TITLE: ESTABLISHMENT OF OPERATIONAL HEAT HEALTH EARLY WARNING SYSTEM IN WMO MEMBER COUNTRIES
Focus Areas: 3, 5, 6 and 7
Motivation: Heat waves are periods of abnormally high temperatures, potentially impacting on mortality or morbidity. Multi-global model ensembles and downscaling today produce better climate forecasts 3 to 6 month lead time .
Product: Technical guidelines on heat health warning systems
Realization: OPAG 4 ET 4.1 on Climate and Health
Timeline:
Interactions: Consultation with CBS (and WCRP) and NMHSs and RCCs as needed
Title:

16. TITLE: IMPLEMENTATION OF CLIMATE WATCH SYSTEMS WITHIN NMHSS AND RCCS
Focus Area: 3
Motivation: Capacity building is the main aspect of this project. Climate systems encompass all climate hazards and their related negative impacts.
Product: Capacity building training workshops in all WMO regions to improve Climate Watch
Realization: OPAG2 on Monitoring and Analysis of climate variability and change
Timeline:
Interactions: NMHSs, specially those of developing countries, and RCCs will be involved
Title:

17. FINAL REMARKS……. PREVENTION REQUIRES CLIMATE FORECASTING
SHORT RANGE: 3 – 12 MONTHS  GLOBAL AND REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS.
NEED: SST FORECASTING HAS TO BE IMPROVED
LONG RANGE: 1 – 2 DECADES  STATISTICAL MODELS AND DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES.
NEED: RELIABLE LONG DATA TIMESERIES.
“ CLIMATE FORECASTING IMPROVEMENT DEPENDS ON THE UNDERSTANDING OF HEAT TRANSPORT BY THE OCEANS”
SOME DEVELOPING COUNTRIES HAVE A NON-NEGLIGIBLE CAPACITY IN CLIMATE WITHIN THEIR UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS. RAs HAVE TO INVOLVE THEM FOR DPM PROGRAMME SUCCESS ( DOC 7, P.8, ITEM (iii): CAPACITY)

18. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !
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