Systematic observation will be considered at SBSTA 49 (1- 8 December 2018), during the Katowice Climate Change Conference (02 - 14 December 2018).
Main SBSTA 49 webpages available here
SBSTA 49 Agenda item 6: Research and systematic observation
Information note by the SBSTA Chair
Submissions to SBSTA*
Submissions on Earth Information Day
In advance of SBSTA 49, Parties are invited to submit their "views on the Earth Information Day and organization by the secretariat of similar events." (see FCCC/SBSTA/2016/4, paragraph 44)
Submissions received from:
- Austria and the European Commission on behalf of the European Union and its Member States
- Japan
- Switzerland
Statements made at opening SBSTA plenary
- IPCC
- WMO
Statements, submissions and reports to SBSTA from IGOs
| CEOS and CGMS |
Statement: Progress by CEOS and CGMS on Coordinated Response to UNFCCC Needs for Global Observations |
| GCOS | |
| IAI |
Statement: Update of activities since its participation at the 10th meeting of the research dialogue |
| WCRP |
Statement on status and progress of climate science |
| WMO |
WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate 2018 WMO Annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin Progress on the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) |
* All submissions are also available here
Further relevant documents
| GCOS |
The GCOS-WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS) Pacific region observing network plan |
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SBSTA: |
Summary report - Overview (2 pages) |
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WMO |
Abbreviations
CEOS: Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
CGMS: Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites
GCOS: Global Climate Observing System
IAI: Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
WCRP: World Climate Research Programme
WMO: World Meteorological Organization