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From national GCOS activities to supporting international development

From national GCOS activities to supporting international development. Dr. Gabriela Seiz Head of International Affairs Division Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss www.gcos.ch ¦ gabriela.seiz@meteoswiss.ch GPDRR 2013, Geneva, 21 May 2013. Foto: J. Klausen / C. Zellweger.

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From national GCOS activities to supporting international development

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  1. From national GCOS activities to supporting international development Dr. Gabriela Seiz Head of International Affairs DivisionFederal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwisswww.gcos.ch¦gabriela.seiz@meteoswiss.ch GPDRR 2013, Geneva, 21 May 2013 Foto: J. Klausen / C. Zellweger

  2. GCOS Switzerland • Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) • Since 1 February 2006: Swiss GCOS Office at Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss(UNFCCC Art. 4 and 5, Kyoto Protocol Art. 10d) • Swiss GCOS Office = National GCOS Coordination UNFCCC National Communications (‘Systematic Observation’) • Annual National GCOS Round Table: about 20 Partners with climate-relevant measurements from Federal Offices, Research Institutions and Universities  Ensure the continuation of important long-term measurement series and international data centers as well as foster new measurement techniques and data series

  3. GCOS Switzerland Report “National Climate Observing System (GCOS Switzerland)” (Seiz and Foppa, 2007) • First inventory of climate measurement series and international data centres in Switzerland • compiled in cooperation with responsible federal offices, research institutes and universities  advised by a steering committee consisting of scientists and policymakers

  4. l‘atmosphèreData: MétéoSuisse

  5. AtmosphereUniversity of Bern

  6. AtmosphereUniversity of Bern Hydrosphäre Daten: BAFU

  7. AtmosphereUniversity of Bern Kryosphäre Daten: VAW/ETHZ HydrosphereFOEN

  8. AtmosphereUniversity of Bern Cryosphere VAW/ETHZ HydrosphereFOEN

  9. AtmosphereUniversity of Bern Cryosphere VAW/ETHZ HydrosphereFOEN BiosphereMeteoSwiss

  10. Project financed by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) as part of Swiss Fast-Start Financing • Objective:Improvement of Climate Observing Systems in Developing and Emerging Countries • Coordination: MeteoSwissImplementation Partners: PSI, Empa, Univ Zurich, Univ Fribourg • Duration: Sep 2011 – Feb 2014; Budget: 2.3 Mio CHF

  11. Project Goals • Atmospheric Domain (AD)Increase public availability and quality of observations of aerosols and greenhouse gases • Terrestrial Domain (TD)Increase public availability and quality of glacier monitoring data • Cross-Cutting (CC)Increase the capacity in each of these countries to produce, manage and analyze climate and environmental data

  12. Project Coordination Switzerland Abramov, Golubin, SuekZapadniy Kyrgyzstan Pha Din Vietnam La Conejera Colombia Mount Kenya Kenya Antizana Alpha Ecuador Bukit Koto Tabang Indonesia ElTololo Chile Atmospheric Domain Aerosols andGreenhouse Gases Terrestrial Domain Glaciers Atmospheric Domain Terrestrial Domain

  13. Results 2012 – Implementation AD • Installation and Operation Station in Indonesia (Aerosols), September 2012

  14. Results 2012 – Implementation TD • First successful measurements in Central Asia (Glaciers), August 2012

  15. Results 2012 – Cross-Cutting • Training: • On-site trainings Central Asia and Indonesia, Workshop in Norway

  16. International Contribution – Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) Pha Din, Vietnam ElTololo, Chile Global Stations

  17. International Contribution – World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) Kyrgyzstan Colombia Ecuador

  18. Conclusions • National coordination of GCOS network of national partner institutions • Partnership with Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), for twinning projects in developing and emerging countries • Improvementof climate observing systems to support the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) • More information: • www.gcos.ch • GCOS CooperationMechanism • CATCOS

  19. Thank you for your attention! Dr. Gabriela Seiz Head of International Affairs DivisionFederal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwisswww.gcos.ch¦gabriela.seiz@meteoswiss.ch GPDRR 2013, Geneva, 21 May 2013 Foto: J. Klausen / C. Zellweger

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