09

• The 20th Anniversary of the APEC Climate Center

10

• Designated as the APEC Climate Center pursuant to the enforcement of the Act on Climate Change Monitoring and Prediction
• Initiated the APCC-NARO joint crop yield prediction service (rice, soybean, and wheat)

10

• Expanded the Wildfire Early Warning and Prediction Service to Malaysia

07

• Launched the integrated climate information service platform, New CLIK

04

• Advanced the release date of monthly climate forecast information from the 20th to the 15th of each month

03

• Inauguration of Mr. Do-sik Shin as the 5th Executive Director

01

• Commenced operation of the International Coordination Office (ICO) for the WMO Subseasonal to Seasonal (S2S) Prediction Project

11

• Advanced the release date of monthly climate forecast information from the 25th to the 20th of each month

09

• Launched the East Asia Climate Prediction Information Service

01

• Designated as a Research and Development Purpose Institution by Korean government

12

• Inauguration of Dr. Wontae Kwon as the 4th Executive Director
• Launched the ENSO intensity probabilistic forecast information service

10

• Obtained national certification for the “Statistically Downscaled Scenario for the Korean Peninsula” as a standard national climate change scenario

01

• Changed the official title of the head of the institution from “Director” to “Executive Director”

12

• Launched the Wildfire Early Warning and Prediction Service for Borneo Island, Indonesia

04

• Inauguration of Dr. Hongsang Jung as the Director

01

• Designated as a Public Institution (Other Public Institution category) by Korean Government

09

• Expanded the Global 3-month Climate Prediction Service to a 6-month Climate Prediction Service

07

• Launched the world’s first Boreal Summer Intraseasonal Oscillation (BSISO) Prediction Service

04

• Reappointed Dr. Chin-Seung Chung as the 2nd Director

04

• Inauguration of Dr. Chin-Seung Chung as the 1st Director

02

• Changed the official title of the head of the institution from “Secretary-General” to “Director”

11

• Held a commemorative ceremony for the relocation to the new independent APCC headquarters in Centum City, Haeundae

03

• Completed construction of the independent headquarters building in Centum City, Haeundae

02

• Awarded the Grand Prize for APCC CLIK (Climate Information Service Platform) at the 2009 International Ruby Programming Contest hosted by Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

04

• Inauguration of Dr. Woojin Lee as the 2nd Secretary-General

11

• Launched the Global Monthly 3-month Deterministic and Probabilistic Climate Forecast Information Service

05

• Launched the Global Seasonal 3-month Probabilistic Climate Forecast Information Service

11

• Launched the Global Seasonal 3-month Deterministic Climate Forecast Information Service
• Held the unveiling ceremony and official opening of the APEC Climate Center
• Adoption of a statement welcoming the establishment of the APEC Climate Center at the 17th APEC Joint Ministerial Meeting

09

• Inauguration of Dr. Chung-kyu Park as the 1st Secretary-General
• Commenced official operations of the APEC Climate Center

03

• Approval of the establishment of the APEC Climate Center at the 1st APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting
• Approval of the functions and roles of the APEC Climate Center at the 28th APEC Industrial Science and Technology Working Group (ISTWG) Meeting

09

• Adoption of a declaration supporting the establishment of the APEC Climate Center and agreement on its functions and operations at the 27th APEC ISTWG Meeting

03

• Discussion of the proposal to establish the APEC Climate Center at the 4th APEC Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology

08

• Approval of the APEC Climate Network (APCN) project at the 17th APEC ISTWG Meeting

05

• Submission of the APEC Climate Network (APCN) project proposal to the 16th APEC ISTWG Meeting

10

• Proposal of the APEC Climate Network (APCN) project at the 3rd APEC Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology