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  • 2025

    • 09

      • The 20th Anniversary of the APEC Climate Center
  • 2024

    • 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)
  • 2023

    • 10

      • Expanded the Wildfire Early Warning and Prediction Service to Malaysia
  • 2022

    • 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
  • 2019

    • 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
  • 2018

    • 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
  • 2017

    • 01

      • Changed the official title of the head of the institution from “Director” to “Executive Director”
  • 2016

    • 12

      • Launched the Wildfire Early Warning and Prediction Service for Borneo Island, Indonesia
    • 04

      • Inauguration of Dr. Hongsang Jung as the Director
  • 2015

    • 01

      • Designated as a Public Institution (Other Public Institution category) by Korean Government
  • 2013

    • 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
  • 2010

    • 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”
  • 2009

    • 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
  • 2008

    • 04

      • Inauguration of Dr. Woojin Lee as the 2nd Secretary-General
  • 2007

    • 11

      • Launched the Global Monthly 3-month Deterministic and Probabilistic Climate Forecast Information Service
  • 2006

    • 05

      • Launched the Global Seasonal 3-month Probabilistic Climate Forecast Information Service
  • 2005

    • 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
  • 2004

    • 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
  • 1999

    • 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
  • 1998

    • 10

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