WCC-3 press releases
Press releases from WCC-3 partners
3 September 2009 -
Youth Representatives at WCC-3 Release Declaration Alongside Global Leaders — 
Youth Declaration
3 September 2009 - The European Commission supports UN World Climate Conference: Realizing a Global Framework for Climate Services — Q&A
World Climate Conference-3 Establishes a Global Framework on Climate Services
Geneva, 3 September 2009 – World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3), which has brought together from 31 August to 4 September 2009, in Geneva, Switzerland, more than 2 000 climate scientists, sectoral experts and decision-makers today established a Global Framework for Climate Services “to strengthen production, availability, delivery and application of science-based climate prediction and services.” >> full text
Opening ceremony statements:
Mr Michel Jarraud, WMO Secretary-General
H.E. Mr Mortiz Leuenberger,
Federal Councillor of the Swiss Confederation (in French only)
Mr Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General
Dr Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Dr Alexander Bedritskiy, President of WMO
WCC-3: Working to Make Climate Services Available to All
(Geneva, Switzerland, 31 August – 4 September 2009)
Geneva, 31 August 2009 – Experts and politicians from around the world are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, this week to ensure that the current and future generations have access to the climate predictions and information necessary for various socio-economic sectors to cope with climate variability and change. This will be done in particular by identifying the key components required for a Global Framework for Climate Services. >> full text
Opening ceremony statements:
Mr Michel Jarraud, WMO Secretary-General
H.E. Mr Hans-Rudolph Merz, President of Swiss Confederation
Dr Alexander Bedritskiy, President of WMO
Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Climate Change
Mr Kofi Annan, President of the Global Humanitarian Forum
Governments to take decisive action for climate adaptation at World Climate Conference - 3
Geneva, 25 August 2009 – The international community has an unprecedented opportunity to take action for adapting to current and future climate at World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3), from 31 August to 4 September 2009. Some 1 500 policy-makers and decision-makers from more than 150 countries will interact with scientific experts to take practical steps to adapt to climate variability and change. To date, some 20 Heads of State and/or Government and about 80 ministers are expected to participate in the High-level Segment (3 - 4 September) of the Conference. >> full text
Efforts under way toward a Global Framework for Climate Services
Geneva, 30 June 2009 (WMO) – The climate challenge calls for a two-pronged approach: mitigation and adaptation. Intensive negotiations are ongoing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change. Meanwhile, the international community is developing tools for adapting to climate variability and change. World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3) to be held from 31 August to 4 September 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland, aims at initiating a Global Framework for Climate Services to boost climate adaptation. >> full text
World's weather broadcasters to address public need for climate outlooks
Geneva, 12 May 2009 (WMO) – The public increasingly needs information beyond existing weather bulletins to plan ahead and make decisions in light of climate change. To address that concern, weather presenters from all regions will meet at the World Climate Broadcasts Forum to be held at World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3) in Geneva, Switzerland, from 31 August to 4 September 2009. >> full text
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