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SBSTA 37 (26 November - 1 December 2012, Doha, Qatar) continued its consideration of
research and systematic observation on the basis of the draft text from SBSTA 36. With regard
to systematic observation, the SBSTA:
- Welcomed the plan of the GCOS to prepare a third report on the adequacy
of the global observing systems for climate, and invited GCOS to provide this report by
SBSTA 43;
- Welcomed the preparation of a new implementation plan for the global observing
system for climate, and invited the GCOS secretariat to provide a draft of this new plan by
SBSTA 43, and the final implementation plan by SBSTA 45;
- Noted the importance of systematic observation for vulnerability assessments and adaptation, with
a specific emphasis on developing countries, and encouraged Parties to contribute to the
identification of emerging needs for systematic observation;
- Welcomed GCOS activities to support needs for climate observations, such as updating the
Satellite Supplement to the 2010 updated GCOS implementation plan and regional activities to improve
climate observations capacities;
- Expressed its appreciation to CEOS for its update on progress made
in its coordinated response to relevant to the needs of the Convention with regard to global
observations from space; and noted the importance of continuing and sustaining satellite observations
on a long-term basis, and the role of CEOS in promoting full and open data sharing;
- Invited CEOS to provide, by SBSTA 41, an updated report
on progress made by space agencies providing global observations in their coordinated
response to relevant needs of the Convention;
- Took note of information provided by GCOS on behalf of GTOS on developments in
climate-related terrestrial observations;
- Noted with appreciation the information from WMO on the outcome of the Extraordinary
Session of the World Meteorological Congress, held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 29 to 31
October 2012, with respect to the implementation of the Global Framework for Climate
Services, and invited WMO to provide, at SBSTA 39, information on the outcome of the
first session of the Intergovernmental Board on Climate Services, to be held in July 2013.
The SBSTA recommended draft conclusions on this matter for adoption by COP 18.
For the full text of the SBSTA 37 conclusions on research and
systematic observation, see FCCC/SBSTA/2012/L.25
and Add.1.
SBSTA 36
For SBSTA 36, the GCOS secretariat provided a brief update on matters emerging from the 2010 updated
GCOS implementation plan and related GCOS activities(FCCC/SBSTA/2012/MISC.4), addressing, inter alia, the future preparations of a third
adequacy report and new GCOS implementation plan, recent regional initiatives of the GCOS
secretariat, and the publication of an update of the Satellite Supplement to the 2010 updated GCOS
implementation plan.
In addition, statements on developments relevant to systematic observation were delivered by
representatives of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Global Climate Observing System
(GCOS) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
At SBSTA 33, the GTOS was invited to report to SBSTA 35 on progress made on a number of matters
realting to climate-related terrestrial observations. At SBSTA 35, the GTOS secretariat provided a
summary of progress (FCCC/SBSTA/2011/MISC.14), indicating that the report invited by the SBSTA 33 would be
submitted to SBSTA 36. However, this report was not available for SBSTA 36.
SBSTA 36 took note of the view of Parties and the progress made in developing draft conclusions under
this agenda item, and agreed to continue consideration of research and systematic observation at
SBSTA 37 on the basis of the draft text contained in the annex II of FCCC/SBSTA/2012/2.
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Executive summary of the CEOS progress report