World Climate Conference 3: Better Climate Information for a Better Future

November 3, 2008 | In: Science

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31 August - 4 September, 2009
Geneva International Conference Centre

Geneva, Switzerland

Website: http://www.wmo.int/wcc3/

Not just another climate conference:

WCC-3 will establish an international framework to guide the development of climate services which will link science-based climate predictions and information with climate-risk management and adaptation to climate variability and change throughout the world. More

Conference theme:

The overarching theme of the Conference is "Climate prediction and information for decision-making: focusing on scientific advances in seasonal to interannual timescales, taking into account multi-decadal prediction". More

The program:

The Conference programme will be implemented through five plenary sessions, 12 working sessions, three round tables and several poster sessions, in addition to the high-level segment sessions. More

Expected outcomes:

The major expected outcome of the Conference is an international framework facilitating efforts to reduce the risks and realize the benefits associated with current and future climate conditions by incorporating climate prediction and information services into decision-making. More


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