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Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
IOC and WCRP: common goals
in climate science and services
Dr. J. Luis Valdés
Head Ocean Sciences, IOC-UNESCO
CLIVAR Meeting
IOC-UNESCO, Paris, 2-6 May 2011
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Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
 IOC is part of UNESCO (UN system)
 IOC Headquarters are based in Paris
 IOC was founded in 1960, so we are
celebrating our 50th anniversary
 IOC has 138 Member States (2010)
 Our governing bodies are the General
Assembly and the Executive Council
 IOC staff is made by 62 people (42 at
the headquarters and 20 in the field)
 IOC funds comes from the UNESCO
regular budget, extrabudgetary incomes
(contributions from member states and
donors) and from projects (e.g. GEF)
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IOC Mission
The mission of the IOC is to promote international co-operation
and to co-ordinate programmes in research, services and
capacity building, in order to learn more about the nature and
resources of the ocean and coastal areas and to apply that
knowledge for the improvement of management, sustainable
development, the protection of the marine environment, and the
decision making processes of its Member States.
Thus, IOC has a key role to play as a global knowledge broker
involving gathering, transfer, dissemination and sharing of
information, data, knowledge and best practices related to
Oceanography.
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Observations
Services
Sciences
In order to fulfill its Mission IOC promotes international
cooperation though programmes in ocean sciences,
observations and services.
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IOC High Level Objectives
(MEDIUM TERM STRATEGY 2008-2013)
(HLO 1): Prevention and reduction of the
impacts of natural hazards
(HLO 2): Mitigation of the impacts of and
adaptation to climate change and variability
(HLO 3): Safeguarding the health of ocean
ecosystems
(HLO 4): Management procedures leading
to the sustainability of coastal and ocean
environment and resources
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HLO 1
CLIMATE CHANGE
• WCRP, GOOS,
JCOMM
• IOCPP
• Ocean Acidification
• Marine Ecosystems
HLO 3
OCEAN HEALTH
• Microplastics
• Harmful marine
microalgae
• Nutrients
• Invasive Alien
Species
HLO 4
COASTAL
MANAGEMENT
• ICAM projects
• Coastal Inundation
• Marine Spatial Planning
HLO 2
O2: UN Regular Process
• Tsunamis
O1: Biodiversity and MPAs
BNJ
HAZARDS
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WCRP is an essential piece to achieve IOC goals in HLO 2…
…and a key linkage between the IOC and the UNFCC & IPCC
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IOC and WCRP: working together
Questions to be addressed:
• WCRP-IOC joint activities
• WCRP evolution within the UNESCO/IOC priorities
• IOC expectations for WCRP (CLIVAR) in the future
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WCRP-IOC joint activities: Large Oceanographic Programmes
(1985-1994) Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere
(TOGA) project successfully linked the interaction of the
atmosphere with the circulation of tropical oceans
(1990-1997) World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE)
of expanded the role of the deep ocean structure and the
circulation of the oceans and their role in the climate system
(1995-on going) CLImate VARiability and
Predictability (CLIVAR) is centered on the changing
atmosphere and slowly varying land-surface, ocean and ice
masses as they respond to natural processes, human
influences and changes in the Earth's chemistry and biota
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WCRP-IOC joint activities: Projects, WGs
CLIVAR is our co-sponsor
for GO-SHIP. The GOSHIP Panel was established
in 2007 by the IOCCP and
CLIVAR. Project office
support for GO-SHIP is
provided by the IOC-SCOR
International Ocean Carbon
Coordination Project (IOCCP)
and the Climate Variability
and Predictability Project
(CLIVAR).
Major financial support for
this project is provided by
the U.S. National Science
Foundation through a grant
to UNESCO-IOC and a grant
to the Scientific Committee
on Oceanic Research for the
IOCCP.
Provides observations
Objective: Develop a
globally coordinated
network of sustained
hydrographic sections as
par tof the global
ocean/climate observing
system
Strategy: To use shipbased hydrography for
obtaining high-quality,
high spatial and vertical
resolution measurements
of a suite of physical,
chemical, and biological
parameters over the full
water column
Dialogue on
research needs
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WCRP-IOC joint activities: Projects, WGs
GO-SHIP Reference Sections Map
GO-SHIP would like to have a home in WCRP once
that CLIVAR reach its sunset in 2013
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WCRP-IOC joint activities: Projects, WGs
WCRP is our cosponsor for the
Ocean Observations
Panel for Climate
(OOPC), together
with GOOS and GCOS.
The joint WCRP/IOC
Task Group on Sea
Level variability and
change focus its
activities on the major
research and observing
activities necessary to
reduce uncertainty in sea
level predictions.
Provides advice on
scientific requirements
Workshop on Regional Sea Level Change (IOC-UNESCO, Paris 7-9 Feb 2011)
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WCRP-IOC joint activities: Publications, Meetings, Conferences
Publication of the book
“Understanding Sea
Level Rise and
Variability”. This is a
product of an
IOC/WCRP workshop
held in 2006 on SLR
Publication in 2011 of the
Scientific Summary for
Policy makers on Ocean
fertilization with SOLAS,
WCRP and others
John Church
Philip L Woodworth
T Aarup
S Wilson
456 pages
Publisher: Wiley, UK
September 2010
IOC-UNESCO
SOLAS
ICACGP
WCRP
IGBP
SCOR
17 pages
February 2011
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WCRP-IOC joint activities: Publications, Meetings, Conferences
Workshop on metrics and
methodologies of
estimation of extreme
climate events. 27-29
September 2010, IOCUNESCO headquarters, Paris,
France
2nd ICSU visioning meeting:
Visioning Open Forum and
Sponsors Meeting, June
2010, IOC-UNESCO
headquarters, Paris, France
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WCRP-IOC joint activities: Publications, Meetings, Conferences
18th meeting of the WCRP CLIVAR
Scientific Steering Group (IOC, Paris
2-5 May 2011)
WCRP Open Science Conference.
(24-28 October 2011 Denver, Colorado,
USA). IOC is invited to address a key
note lecture and is represented in the
SSC.
2nd IOC-ICES-PICES International
Symposium on the Effects of
Climate Change on the World’s
Oceans. 15-19 May 2012 (Yeosu,
Korea) focussed on ocean climate
variability and change, interactions with
biogeochemical cycles, the coastal
environment, and on marine
ecosystems. WCRP is a co-sponsor, is
represented on the scientific committee
and will chair a theme session.
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WCRP evolution within the UNESCO-IOC priorities
(Medium Term Strategy 2008-2013, Needs)
• There is a need to increase efforts in regional modelling that aim to
downscale the impacts of global climate models to regional scales and provide
regional detail in finer resolution. This is specially important for developing
countries.
• It is essential to do accurate regional estimations on the changing sea levels
with the consequent impact on coastal regions; as well as potential changes in
the frequency or intensity of extreme events such as tropical cyclones and their
coastal impacts.
• There is a need to be established or strengthened more direct links between
WCRP and IOC Regional Programmes and as well as National Oceanographic
Committees.
• It will be desirable to widening the ocean climate research with inclusion of
more activities aimed at adaptation and mitigation of climate change on the
oceans.
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IOC expectations for WCRP in the future
(going beyond 2013, Strategic issues)
• IOC will continue to ensure that WCRP has both, a solid scientific basis as well
as a firm governmental framework that encourage and facilitate collaborations
with other appropriate components of the sponsors’ programmes.
• IOC recognises that fruitful collaboration can be established in many ways, and
not only by funding large oceanographic programmes or proposing names for the
JSC. Pilot projects, working groups and outreach activities will serve as well to a
fruitful cooperation.
• IOC may help in the implementation of the new WCRP strategic plan by
connecting scientific and social priorities with end users, linking WCRP with other
IOC programmes, promoting networks of ocean observatories and platforms, and
collaborating in outreach and capacity building programmes.
• IOC thinks that WCRP has to keep its autonomy in the GEC programmes, but a
better communitation with these programmes or within the new structure has to
be encouraged.
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IOC expectations for WCRP in the future
(going beyond 2013, Research and Services)
• UNESCO/IOC wants to be proactive in the implementation of the Global
Framework for Climate Services (GFCS).
• IOC may suggest some scientific topics, but we would like to listen also which
are the priorities of WCRP and accommodate this collaboration to the interest of
both.
• Some topics of mutual interest for future collaboration:
• Strength of Stratification in temperate seas and oceanic gyres
• Upwelling systems and changes in wind regimes
• Thermohaline circulation
• Sea Level Rise (IOC-WCRP WG established in 2009)
• Outreach of scientific knowledge (policy papers, brochures, sci. journals)
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IOC expectations for WCRP in the future
(going beyond 2013, Research and Services)
25 Grand Challenges were proposed, discussed and voted during
last JSC WCRP meeeting (Exeter, 4-8 April 2011).
CLIVAR suggestions (Grand Challenges) matches IOC priorities
Ranking of grand challenges after the voting process
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Prediction of extremes (9.5)
Ice sheets dynamics and sea level rise (8.5)
Actionable decadal predictions (8)
Access to availability of fresh water in a changing climate (8)
Seasonal prediction of tropical cyclone landfall (7.5)
Monsoons (7)
How will CLIVAR engage or address these Grand Challenges?
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An overview of IOC activities
Thank you
www.ioc-unesco.org
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