Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)
The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) is co-sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (IOC-UNESCO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), and the International Science Council (ISC). It regularly assesses the status of global climate observations of the atmosphere, land and ocean and produces guidance for its improvement.
GCOS expert panels maintain definitions of Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) which are required to systematically observe Earth`s changing climate. The observations supported by GCOS contribute to solving challenges in climate research and also underpin climate services and adaptation measures.
GCOS works towards a world where climate observations are accurate and sustained, and access to climate data is free and open.
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Thelma Krug, the GCOS Steering Committee Chair, provided a comprehensive overview of the GCOS program's initiatives an achievements during the session dedicated to agenda item 9. Thelma Krug underscored the collaborative
