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GCOS Reports to UNFCCC and related UNFCCC decisions and conclusions

 

 

SBSTA-37 (Doha, November/December 2012)

• Update on progress made by space agencies involved in global observations in their coordinated response to relevant needs of the Global Climate Observing System and the Convention (submission by the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS)

• Draft Conclusion (Research & Systematic Observation)

SBSTA-36 (Bonn, June 2012)

• Draft Conclusion (Research & Systematic Observation)

COP-17/SBSTA-35 (Durban, December 2011)

• Systematic Observation Requirements for Satellite-based Products for Climate Supplemental details to the satellite-based component of the Implementation Plan for the Global Observing System for Climate in Support of the UNFCCC - 2011 Update

COP-16/SBSTA-33 (Cancun, November/December 2010)

• Draft Conclusion (Research & Systematic Observation)

• Implementation Plan for the Global Observing System for Climate in Support of the UNFCCC (2010 Update)

• Progress in development of guidance materials, standards and reporting guidelines for terrestrial observing systems for climate (submission by the Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS) Secretariat)

COP-15/SBSTA-31 (Copenhagen, December 2009)

• Draft Decision (Systematic Climate Observations)

• Draft Conclusion (Research & Systematic Observation), Addendum

• Draft Decision (Ad-hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action - Enhanced action on adaptation (Add.1))

• Draft Decision (Methodological guidance for activities relating to REDD)

SBSTA-30 (Bonn, June 2009)

• Draft Conclusion (Research & Systematic Observation)

• Progress Report on the Implementation of the Global Observing System for Climate in support of the UNFCCC 2004-2008

• Synthesis of National Reports on Systematic Observation for Climate

COP-14/SBSTA-29 (Poznan, December 2008)

• Conclusion (Research & Systematic Observation)

• Updated report by the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites on progress by space agencies involved in global observations in implementing actions in response to the Global Climate Observing System implementation plan (submission by the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS)

• Progress in assessing the status of the development of standards for essential climate variables in the terrestrial domain (submission by the Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS) Secretariat)

SBSTA-28 (Bonn, June 2008)

• Conclusion (Research & Systematic Observation)

• Report on the expert meeting on methods and tools and on data and observations (submission by UNFCCC Secretariat)

COP-13/SBSTA-27 (Bali, December 2007)

• Decision 11/CP.13 (Reporting on global observing systems for climate; "Revised Guidelines")

• Conclusion (Research & Systematic Observation)

• Progress in development of guidance materials, standards and reporting guidelines for terrestrial observing systems for climate (submission by the Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS) Secretariat)

SBSTA-26 (Bonn, May 2007)

• Conclusion (Research & Systematic Observation)

COP-12/SBSTA-25 (Nairobi, November 2006)

• Conclusion (Research & Systematic Observation)

• Conclusion (Adaptation)

SBSTA-24 (Bonn, May 2006)

• Conclusion (Research)

COP-11/SBSTA-23 (Montreal, November/December 2005)

• Conclusion

• Decision 2/CP.11 (Impacts)

• Decision 9/CP.11 (Research & Systematic Observation)

• Progress with the Implementation of the Global Observing System for Climate in Support of the UNFCCC
  

• Views by Parties on the reports on "Progress with the initial ocean observing system" and "Analysis of Data Exchange Problems in Global Atmospheric and Hydrological Networks (GCOS-96)" (Main document, Addendum)

SBSTA-22 (Bonn, May 2005)

• Conclusion related to GCOS

• Conclusion related to Research

• Progress with the initial ocean climate observing system (submission by the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) Secretariat, in collaboration with GCOS)

COP-10/SBSTA-21 (Buenos Aires, December 2004)

• Conclusion (Research & Systematic Observation)

• Decision 5/CP.10 (Research & Systematic Observation)

• Implementation Plan for the Global Observing System for Climate in Support of the UNFCCC (GCOS-92)

SBSTA-20 (Bonn, May 2004)

• Conclusion (Research and Systematic Observation)

COP-9/SBSTA-19 (Milan, December 2003)

• Conclusion  (Research & Systematic Observation)

• Decision 11/CP.9 (Research & Systematic Observation)

SBSTA-18 (Bonn, June 2003)

• Draft Conclusions  (Research & Systematic Observation)

• The Second Report on the Adequacy of the Global Observing Systems for Climate in Support of the UNFCCC (GCOS-82)

COP-8/SBSTA-17 (New Delhi, October/November 2002)

• Conclusions  (Research & Systematic Observation)

• First compilation and synthesis of national reports on global climate observing systems

SBSTA-16 (Bonn, June 2002)

• Draft Conclusions  (Cooperation with relevant International Organizations)

• GCOS Interim Report on national reports on systematic observation

COP-7/SBSTA-15 (Marrakesh, October/November 2001)

• Statement on developments (Systematic Observation)

COP-6(II)/SBSTA-14 (Bonn, July 2001)

• Statement on developments  (Systematic Observation)

• Prospectus for a second Assessment

• Conclusions (Cooperation with relevant International Organizations)

COP-6(I)/SBSTA-13 (The Hague, November 2000)

• GCOS Report on Systematic Observation

• Supplementary guidance for preparation of national reports on climate observing systems

• SBSTA report

SBSTA-12 (Bonn, June 2000)

• Statement on developments (Systematic Observation)

• SBSTA-12 report

COP-5/SBSTA-11 (Bonn, October/November 1999)

• GCOS Report

• Statement on development  (Systematic Observation)

• COP-5 decisions

• UNFCCC reporting guidelines on Global Climate Observing Systems

COP-4 (Buenos Aires, October 1998)

• GCOS Report on the Adequacy of the global climate observing systems

• Decision

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