Description :
The WCRP Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) objective is to better understand past, present and future climate changes arising from natural, unforced variability
or in response to changes in radiative forcing in a multi-model context. CMIP provides the focal point for leading national and international entities in climate modelling and is the main resource for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment
of climate projections. This session will provide an overview of how the newly launched WCRP CMIP International Project Office (CMIP-IPO) will support the coordination of key elements of CMIP activity and data infrastructure, help mobilise sustainable future
funding, and maximise the impact and reach of CMIP data,
and help strengthen the connections, cooperation and coordination between models and observations. Through its hosting of the IPO, ESA’s Climate Office and CCI programme aim to facilitate greater use of EO-based climate
observations by the climate modelling community demonstrating ESA’s long-term strategic vision in supporting climate science.

Welcome: Simonetta Cheli

Speakers:
Detlef Stammer (WCRP Joint Scientific Committee Chair)
Jean-François Lamarque (pre-recorded video) (CMIP Panel Chair)
Matt Mizielinski and Paul Durack (pre-recorded video) (WCRP Working Group on Coupled Modelling Infrastructure Panel Co-chairs)
Susanne Mecklenburg (Head of ESA Climate Office)
Eleanor O’Rourke (CMIP International Project Office Director from HE Space Operations BV)