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APCC officially commits to serving as the WMO Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Prediction Project “International Coordination Office”
Starting in January 2021, the APEC Climate Center committed to serving as the International Coordination Office (ICO) to coordinate the international joint research effort, “WWRP/WCRP Sub-seasonal to Seasonal Prediction Project (S2S) Phase II under the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).The S2S project was launched in November 2013, and the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) and the National Institute of Meteorological Sciences (NIMS) were in charge of operating the ICO until 2020.WMO is promoting and implementing this joint international meteorological and climate research project with leading scientists around the world in order to improve forecast skill and understanding on the S2S timescale. S2S predictions have great socio-economic ramifications but much remains to be done to improve the skill of the forecasts as well as creating forecast products.APCC, as the ICO, will support and coordinate the overall implementation of the international joint research activities related to the S2S Prediction Project, and support cooperation with other international programs.The Subseasonal to Seasonal (S2S) Prediction refers to climate prediction information spanning the two-week to two-month period, which is serves to close the gap between the currently existing short-term and long-term prediction information.As the ICO, APCC is expected to establish its position as a leading research institute in the field of climate prediction. In addition, there may be opportunities to host international conferences and expert workshops in Busan, contributing to the vitalization of the local economy in Busan Metropolitan City.
Date : 2021.01.21
APCC to Participate in a GCF-Approved Programme, Initiated by UNEP
The APEC Climate Center will participate in the US$ 49.9 million programme on “Enhancing Climate Information and Knowledge Services for resilience in 5 island countries of the Pacific Ocean” as a technical partner.At the Green Climate Fund (GCF) 27th Meeting of the Board on 10 November 2020, the Funding Proposal (FP) No. 147, “Enhancing Climate Information and Knowledge Services for resilience in 5 island countries of the Pacific Ocean”, with a budget of US$49.9 million (GCF grant: US$47.4 million) was officially approved.The transformative new programme initiated by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) aims to establish climate and ocean information services and multi-hazard early warning systems in Pacific Small Island Developing States, which are among the most vulnerable in the world when it comes to climate change, natural disasters, and increasingly frequent or intense extreme climate events such as tropical cyclones, flooding, and drought.According to UNEP, at least 80% of the Pacific Island’s population will directly benefit from the programme through the promotion of diversified, climate-resilient livelihood practices informed by improved observation data and risk knowledge. The programme aims to achieve a 15-30% reduction in economic damage and losses incurred due to climate-related hazards, and to enhance the productivity of climate risk-informed sectors.APCC will serve as one of eight technical partners in this programme. APCC’s activities will focus on improving the already established Pacific Island Countries Advanced Seasonal Outlook (PICASO) system for the five countries, including adding some sector application features, as well as conducting capacity building activities for the five countries, such as the popular Young Scientists Support Program.
Date : 2020.12.03
APCC Co-hosted the Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam Climate Change Forum 2020 with BROM, Busan Metropolitan City, and BDI.
The APEC Climate Center (APCC), Busan Regional Office of Meteorology (BROM), Busan Metropolitan City, and Busan Development Institute (BDI) co-hosted the Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam (BUG) Climate Change Forum 2020 on November 11, 2020 at the Busan Exhibition & Convention Center (BEXCO) in Haeundae, Busan.This forum was attended by participants from the local government, public institutes, academia, and businesses in the BUG region who are using climate information and interested in climate change. The event’s theme was, ‘BUG, Global Extreme Climate, and Busan Metropolitan City’s Response Plan’.Director Yeong-Hwa Byun from the Innovative Meteorological Research Department at the National Institute of Meteorological Science, gave a key-note presentation entitled “Status and Prospects of Global Climate Change”.There were also topic presentations such as “Climate Change Status in the BUG Region”, “Status and Cause of Global Extreme Climate”, and “The Road Map of Climate Change Response and Greenhouse Gas Reduction”. Lastly, the panel discussion was held under the subject “The Current State of Climate Change and our Future Direction”.Through this forum, participating organizations related to climate prediction and climate change in the BUG region realized the need to promote effective GHG reduction policies along with improving the capabilities of climate prediction and information utilization to reduce human and material damage caused by climate change in the future.
Date : 2020.11.20
APCC Held the ‘APCC Climate Information Services Technical Workshop’
The APEC
Climate Center (APCC) held the “APCC Climate Information
Services Technical Workshop” at APCC on 6 – 7 October
2020 in Busan, Korea.
This workshop
aimed to promote the use of APCC’s climate prediction and
information services in Korea and to effectively increase the utilization
capacity of climate information. 18 university (graduate) students and
researchers in the field of climate information production and utilization of
related domestic institutions and universities participated in the workshop.
In this
workshop, APCC researchers introduced the theories behind APCC’s climate
prediction and conducted practical training sessions on how to use APCC climate
information services. During the training workshop, participants were able to
directly communicate with the APCC researchers to answer their questions on
APCC climate information services.
On the first
day of the workshop, there was a presentation entitled ‘Introduction to APCC’s Climate
Prediction and Information Services’. After that, the participants
had a chance to learn how to use the ‘Climate Information Service
Platform’ (http://cliks.apcc21.org), which allows climate information users to
select and utilize a wider variety of climate data. Participants also learned
about the ‘Climate Information Processing system’ (CLIPs,
http://clips.apcc21.org), which enables users to extract and reprocess
necessary data for each region, variable, and period set by the user.
On the second
day, there was a session on the ‘Open Web Processing Service’ (OpenWPS,
http://openwps.apcc21.org), a climate data interface
service offering both a visualization service based on climate data and area
boundary information for detailed data extraction based on geographic
information.
Following the
introduction to climate prediction information offered on the APCC homepage (www.apcc21.org), participants had a chance to learn how to use the ‘CLimate
Information toolKit’ (CLIK, http://clik.apcc21.org), which enables its users to produce
customized climate prediction information.
This new
technical workshop combines sessions from previously held APCC training workshops.
APCC plans to hold the APCC Climate Information Services Technical Workshop
annually for users of APCC's climate information service in Korea and abroad.
Date : 2020.10.13
The APEC Climate Center Held the APCC Working Group Meeting 2020
The APEC Climate Center (APCC) held the first virtual APCC Working Group Meeting 2020 with 10 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Member Economies.At this meeting, representatives from the National Hydro-Meteorological Services (NHMSs) from 10 APEC member economies shared their current status of climate prediction and services and the status of extreme events in recent years, including communication strategies. Based on this, the meeting participants of APEC member economies and APCCd had the chance to present opinions on use and improvement of climate prediction and its information provision service and to discuss the right direction of climate service.By so doing, the meeting participants tried to find ways to effectively monitor and respond to extreme events across the Asia-Pacific region and to produce and use the necessary climate prediction information in order to cope with them.The meeting was attended by climate forecasting and service working groups from the National Hydro-Meteorological Services (NHMSs) from 10 APEC member economies including Malaysia, Australia, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Canada, and the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). The meeting was chaired by Mr. LimZe Hui, Director of the Technical Training Division at the Malaysian Meteorological Department. 7 participants, including Dr. Won-Tae Kwon, the Executive Director, attended this meeting from APCC.The APEC Climate Center collected opinions from the working group members on the use of APCC's climate prediction and provision services to improve it in the future. Strengthening cooperation with APEC member economies to enhance climate prediction capabilities, will also elevate climate information users’ satisfaction related to APCC’s extreme climate event monitoring information across the Asia-Pacific region.The APCC Working Group is made up of representatives from the National Hydro-Meteorological Services (NHMSs) from all APEC Member Economies and relevant participating institutions. The Working Group members facilitate the exchange of regional climate information, particularly climate prediction information among the APEC member economies. The group works closely with the APCC Climate Research Department in the improvement of the multi-model ensemble (MME) forecasting system and for the development of new forecast application areas.
Date : 2020.10.12
APCC to Participate in APEC PPSTI Meeting through the Video Conferencing System between 27 and 28 August, 2020
Ms. Sangwon Moon, head of External Affairs Department and Ms. Inja Jeon, Researcher of the same department from the APEC Climate Center (APCC), attended the 16th APEC Policy Partnership on Science, Technology, and Innovation (PPSTI) meeting between 27 and 28 August, 2020 through video conferencing system.PPSTI is an APEC working group consisting of government personnel from APEC member economies and experts in science and technology from academia and the private sector. It is the primary forum that supports the development of science, technology, and innovation in APEC.Through video conferencing system, APCC discussed the postponement of the APEC Climate Symposium, rescheduled to be held in July 2021 in Malaysia in response to the spread of COVID19, with the APEC member economies during the meeting.
Date : 2020.08.31
