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GCOS Implementation Plan - WMO

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<strong>Implementation</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> for the Global Observing System for Climate in Support of the UNFCCC<br />

(2010 Update)<br />

Action<br />

Action C21<br />

Action: Implement modern distributed data services, drawing on the experiences of the WIS as it develops,<br />

with emphasis on building capacity in developing countries and countries with economies in transition, both to<br />

enable these countries to benefit from the large volumes of data available world-wide and to enable these<br />

countries to more readily provide their data to the rest of the world.<br />

Who: Parties’ national services and space agencies for implementation in general, and Parties through their<br />

support of multinational and bilateral technical cooperation programmes, and the <strong>GCOS</strong> Cooperation<br />

Mechanism.<br />

Time-Frame: Continuing, with particular focus on the 2011-2014 time period.<br />

Performance Indicator: Volumes of data transmitted and received by countries and agencies.<br />

Annual Cost Implications: 30-100M US$ (90% in non-Annex-I Parties).<br />

Action C22<br />

Action: Develop and publish guidelines for undertaking observational studies in support of impact<br />

assessments and to ensure that data policies facilitate the exchange and archiving of all impact-relevant<br />

observational data.<br />

Who: IPCC TGICA, GTOS and IGBP.<br />

Time-Frame: 2011.<br />

Performance Indicator: Guideline published.<br />

Annual Cost Implications:

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