Working Group on Annual assessment of Weather and Climate Extremes (AWCE)

In view of the current state-of-the-art, there is a need for a new type of policy-relevant retrospective scientific syntheses on the state of weather and climate extremes and their attribution and with a comprehensive global focus, better encompassing the Global South than existing literature and reports. Such an initiative would provide timely update on the attribution of events and extreme conditions across the world, building on IPCC-assessed methodologies and new scientific literature, under the aegis of WCRP.

WCRP has the mandate to coordinate and facilitate international climate research to develop, share, and apply climate knowledge that contributes to societal well-being. Societal demands for comprehensive assessment of the state of weather and climate extremes and their attribution that are both global and timely make it essential for WCRP to establish a Working Group on Annual assessment of Weather and Climate Extremes (AWCE) under GEP. The Working Group, consisting of international experts with relevant expertise in the field, aims to prepare yearly reports to be delivered in May of each year, with a retrospective analysis of events of the past year. It is anticipated that the yearly AWCE reports will also inform the upcoming IPCC AR7 assessment.

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For more information, please see the Concept Note.