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Last Updated: 06 October 2022
Meet with us in "Remarkable Rwanda"
Second Circular (November 2022)
Every decade the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) brings together communities from around the world to showcase recent and significant advances in climate science, identify gaps and opportunities, and jointly develop future plans.
The next WCRP Open Science Conference, focusing on “Advancing climate science for a sustainable future”, will be held in Kigali (Rwanda) and online on 23-27 October 2023, with the major goal of bridging science and society.
The following themes will be covered during the conference:
- Theme 1: Advances in Climate Research
Theme leads: Regina Rodrigues, Rowan Sutton, Orli Lachmy
Showcasing progress and future challenges in understanding Earth's climate system, and advances in climate science capacity around the world. Sessions will cover, inter alia, climate processes; gaps identified by IPCC; energy, water and carbon cycles; climate modelling, observations and model-data fusion.
These sessions will be of key interest to the WCRP Core Projects (CliC, CLIVAR, ESMO, GEWEX, SPARC, RifS), Explaining and Predicting Earth System Change (EPESC) and Digital Earths, as well as partner projects such as AIMES, SOLAS and PAGES.
- Theme 2: Human Interactions with Climate
Theme leads: Lisa Alexander, Pierre Friedlingstein, Izidine Pinto
Analyzing key drivers and impacts of climate change (past, current and future), identifying risks to human and ecosystem health. Sessions will cover, inter alia, climate extremes and associated risks and impacts; water availability, food, ecosystems, health and cities in a changing climate.
`These sessions will provide opportunities for the WCRP Core Projects and Lighthouse Activities to interact and build collaborations with sister projects in Future Earth.
- Theme 3: Co-produced Climate Services and Solutions
Theme leads: Cathy Vaughan, Bruce Hewitson, Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla
Connecting scientific knowledge, planning, decision-making and policy processes. Sessions will cover, inter alia, near-term regional and climate change information for adaptation and mitigation; climate scenarios; climate intervention research.
These sessions will be of key interest to projects such as the WCRP-led Regional Information for Climate (RIfS), My Climate Risk and Safe Landing Climate, WCRP Core Projects, as well as other regional climate research activities, climate services and policy makers.
We anticipate 1,500 delegates on site and an equal number connecting remotely. Come join us to learn about the new WCRP, share your ideas, and meet with colleagues from around the world.
Learn more about the Conference Vision
Latest news
1 December 2022
Abstract submission and application for financial support now open!
The call for abstracts is open for oral and poster presentations for the Conference Session topics, comprising 40 Oral & Poster Sessions and 44 Poster Clusters, organised by Theme, that will take place over the Conference Week.
To submit an abstract and/or apply for a financial support, read the instructions and click here to access the submission forms.
Early to Mid-Career Researcher Symposium
Preliminary agenda available.
Early to mid-career researchers (EMCR) represent the future of climate science and great potential for innovative thinking and new ways of working together. They will play very important roles at the OSC and will also have a dedicated Symposium on the days just before and after the Conference. EMCR will have the opportunity to sign up for the Symposium when they submit an abstract. >> Read more
Early to Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) Corner
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To receive information concerning the WCRP OSC 2023, please fill in the form available here, or contact us at WCRP-OSC23@wcrp-climate.org