20. WORLD CLIMATE RESEARCH PROGRAMME (WCRP)

Introduction

The conduct of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) is governed by an agreement in 1993 between ICSU, WMO and IOC which makes the programme a collaborative undertaking of the three organisations. The objectives of WCRP are to develop the fundamental scientific understanding of the physical climate system and climate processes need to determine to what extend climate can be predicted and the extent of man's influence on climate.

There is a joint WMO/ICSU and IOC scientific committee (JSC) which provided scientific guidance in all aspects of the WCRP in harmony with overall aims of the sponsoring organisations.

Secretariat

H.Grassl, Joint Planning Staff Director, WCRP, c/o WMO, Case postale 2300, 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland, Fax: (41 22)734 0357,

E.mailgrassl-h@gateway.wmo.ch,

http://www.WMO.ch/web/datanuhp.html

Subscription: US $ 2000 (2002) (Voluntary)

Category: Not Applicable    No. of Votes: Not applicable

No. of Projects: 6

JSC Meeting was held at Toronto, Canada from 17-22 March,1997

Symposia/Seminar: Nil

Status Report: prepared by the WCRP National Committee