STATUS OF PACIFIC RCC-N

Presented by: Dr. Simon McGree, RCC Chairman and Sunny Kamuta Seuseu, RCC Coordinator

Purpose of RCCs

• Support development and delivery of effective climate services for the benefit of WMO Members through:
• Regional cooperation and prioritization for capacity development;
• Regional coordination of operational implementation of the progress made in WMO’s climate data, monitoring, prediction and research initiatives;
• A regional mechanism for interpretation and interface to NMHSs of global climate information;
• Serve as key regional entities within the Climate Services Information System (CSIS) pillar of the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS).

WMO RCC: Definitions

• WMO-RCC
• A multifunctional centre that fulfils all the required functions of an RCC for the entire region, or for a sub-region to be defined by the concerned WMO Regional Association
• WMO RCC-Network
• A group of centres performing climate-related activities that collectively fulfil all the required functions of an RCC
• WMO RCC-Network Node
• a centre in a designated WMO RCC-Network
• a node will perform, for the region or sub-region defined by the concerned WMO Regional Association, one or several of the mandatory RCC functions (e.g., long-range forecasting (LRF), climate monitoring, climate data services, training) and optionally one or several of the highly recommended RCC functions.

Regional Climate Centres (RCCs)

• RCCs are Centres of Excellence, designated through a WMO Technical Commission (SERCOM-INFCOM) process, to perform regional-scale climate functions, including:
• Mandatory:
• Operational Long-Range Forecasting
• Operational Climate Monitoring
• Operational data services
• Training in the use of RCC products
• Highly Recommended:
• Climate Predictions on other timescales/Climate change projections
• Non-operational data services
• Coordination
• Training and capacity building
• Research and Development
• RCCs are complementary to and supportive of NMHSs, who will deliver all warnings and national-scale products
• Establishment of RCCs will be initiated by WMO Regional Associations, based on regional needs and priorities

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Key milestones in the journey of RCC establishment

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