GCOS conference: Global Climate Observation: the Road to the Future, 2-4 March 2016, Amsterdam

*GLOBAL CLIMATE OBSERVATION: THE ROAD TO THE FUTURE*

*2-4 March 2016, Amsterdam, the Netherlands*

We are very pleased to announce that the website for the 

conference */Global Climate Observation: the Road to the

Future/* has gone live today (www.gcos-science.org <

http://www.gcos-science.org>).

The conference */Global Climate Observation: the Road to

the Future/* is being held from *2-4 March 2016* at the

Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, to provide

an opportunity to shape the new GCOS implementation plan. 

The main goals of the meeting are to:

·Show how ECVs have helped shaping our understanding

of climate

·Discuss observations for adaption, mitigation &

disaster risk reduction

·Identify critical gaps in the observing system

* Identify future areas for use and development of new

 technology

The main outcome should be a list of priority and 

additional actions that can be included in a new GCOS

Implementation plan.Guidance on how GCOS should align

its work plan with other related climate policy 

activities (RAMSAR, CBD, etc) and work programmes is

also expected.

*The registration to the conference will be open on

15 October 2015.*

The Science Committee, under the leadership of Prof.

Dr. A.J. Han Dolman(VU University Amsterdam), will be

assisting in shaping up the details of the plenary and

poster sessions. The structure of the 
programme will be available in October 2015.

In the meantime if you have any questions related to the 

conference, do not hesitate to contact Carolin Richter, 

Director GCOS crichter@wmo.int

GCOS-SC@eumetsat.int GCOS-SC@eumetsat.int

>via email.

Please feel free to circulate this email to any interested

person.

Looking forward to seeing you in Amsterdam in March 2016.

The Organising Committee

Fonte: e-mail enviado pelo Diretor IO/FURG, prof. Dr.

José H. Muelbert  para divulgação.