APEC Korea

APEC CLIMATE NETWORK (APCN): 

APEC CLIMATE NETWORK (APCN) Proposed by The Republic of Korea Workshop on Meteorological and Hydrological Cooperation within APEC Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA January 12, 2001

MOTIVATION: 

MOTIVATION Many parts of the world have experienced serious natural disasters associated with unusual weather and climate. Urgent actions are called for the development of climate early warning system and sharing of the advanced meteorological techniques and climate information to improve monitoring of the climate system in order to lessen natural disasters.

PURPOSE: 

PURPOSE To establish a climate network for the exchange of real-time climate information among the APEC member economies. To reduce natural disasters related to unusual climate in the Asian-Pacific Region by enhancing emergency preparedness and capacity building in climate system monitoring.

BRIEF HISTORY: 

BRIEF HISTORY Proposed at the Third APEC Ministers Conference on Regional Science and Technology Cooperation (21-23 October 1998, Mexico City) Submitted the proposal to the 16th APEC ISTWG (March 1999, Hong Kong) Approved at the 17th APEC ISTWG meeting (August 1999, Seattle) - Cosponsor economies : Australia, Canada, China, Indonesia, Viet Nam

STRUCTURE: 

STRUCTURE

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: 

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Step 1 Experimental Multi-Model Ensemble Project Step 2 Establish Visiting Scientist Program Step 3 Organize Steering Committee

Slide7: 

APEC Member Economies

MULTI-MODEL ENSEMBLE PROJECT: 

MULTI-MODEL ENSEMBLE PROJECT Model APEC Dynamic Holder Member Economies Information Dissemination KMA Visiting Scientist Program Australia Chinese Taipei Canada Japan China Russia Korea US

Slide9: 

APEC Participants Dynamic Model

Slide12: 

Asian-Pacific Advanced Network

EXPECTED EFFECTS: 

EXPECTED EFFECTS Providing counter-measurements against natural disaster related to unusual climate over the Asian-Pacific region through real-time exchange of climate information. Enhancing the capacity building in monitoring and prediction of unusual weather and climate in the APEC member economies. Sharing high-cost climate data and information produced in major climate centers.

FUTURE PLAN: 

FUTURE PLAN APCN working group meeting (15-18 May 2001, Seoul) International scientific symposium Beginning to exchange the real-time climate prediction information among the APEC member economies (from 2002) APCN steering committee meeting