World Climate Research Programme

World Climate Research Programme
AbbreviationWCRP
Formation1980; 44 years ago (1980)
TypeINGO
Region served
Worldwide
Official language
English
Parent organization
The World Meteorological Organization, the International Council for Science and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
Websitewcrp-climate.org

The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) is an international programme that helps to coordinate global climate research.[1] The WCRP was established in 1980, under the joint sponsorship of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the International Council for Science (ICSU), and has also been sponsored by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO since 1993.[2]

The programme is funded by its three sponsors and additional contributions by nation states or other donors.[3] WCRP uses these funds to organize science workshops or conferences and support collaboration between climate scientists at an international level. Its expert groups also develop international standards for climate data and propose future emphasis areas in international climate research, among others.

  1. ^ Munn, R.E.; la Rivière, J.W.M.; van Lookeren Campagne, N. (1996). Policy Making in an Era of Global Environmental Change. Springer Science & Business Media.
  2. ^ "1993 WCRP - Agreement between the World Meteorological Organization, the International Council of Scientific Unions and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission on the World Climate Research Programme" (PDF). WMO, ICSU and IOC/UNESCO. 1993.
  3. ^ "ICSU-WMO-IOC-IGFA Review of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)". International Council for Science. 2009.