Outline of Japanese Alliance for Climate Change Observation

(JACCO)

Shin MIYAZAKI

(Office for Coordination of Climate Change Observation (OCCCO), Japan (MOE&JMA) /Center for Global Environmental Research,

National Institute for Environmental Studies )

2004 December Council for Science and Technology Policy of Cabinet Office released “Earth Observation Promotion Strategy”

2005 February The GEOSS 10-Year Implementation Plan was adopted at the third Earth Observation Summit in Brussels. “Earth Observation Promotion Commission” was established at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

2006 April As climate change is one of the most important issues in Earth observation, Japanese Alliance for Climate Change Observation (JACCO) was launched by the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) and the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

Timeline

Basic Earth observation strategy Constructing an integrated Earth observation system

driven by user needs Maintaining Japan’s autonomy while exercising

leadership in the integration of international Earth observation systems

Establishing an Earth observation system through strengthened collaboration with the Asian and Oceania region

Strategic prioritization Global warming, Water cycle & management,

Atmospheric changes, Wind & Flood damages, Earthquake & Tsunami

15 individual fields promoting strategies

Earth Observation Promotion Strategy

To develop a comprehensive and integrated climate change observation system that takes user needs into consideration. In order to achieve this objective, JACCO will

identify requirements for climate observations based on the need for monitoring and prediction of climate change,

coordinate the observation plans of each organization so that the whole observation system meets the requirements in the most efficient and effective manner, and

issue annual implementation plans for climate change observation by the relevant organizations.

Objectives of JACCO

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Report thestatus of implementationplan

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Coordination,creation and proposal of implementation plan

Report the status and implementation plan for each fiscal year

Create theimplementationplan

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Requestdocuments Documentation Support

Advice

Report scientificinvestigation

Request scientific investigation

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JACCO Structure

The Steering Committee consists of relevant ministries, agencies, and institutions that perform climate change observation. The Steering Committee is jointly chaired by MOE and JMA. The Scientific Advisory Board of JACCO consists of leading scientists from the field of climate science to provide the steering committee with scientific advice.

The Office for Coordination of Climate Change Observation (OCCCO), located in the Center for Global Environmental Research (CGER) of the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), supports the activities of JACCO.

Organization of JACCO

To investigate the need for climate change observations.

To enhance the accessibility of observation data, and coordinating the use of observational platforms in collaboration with the Scientific Working Group.

To convene meetings and manage public relations activities.

Activities of OCCCO

GEO provided the opportunities to JACCO for international coordination of climate change observation.

JACCO has partly supported to hold the GEOSS Symposium on Integrated Observations for Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific Region (GEOSS AP Symposium) in Tokyo, Japan, on 11-12 January 2007.

Added Value

JACCO is closely related to SBA in climate (4.1.4). JACCO will develop a comprehensive and

integrated system of climate change observation based on user needs in cooperation with international programs such as GEO, GCOS, and other international observation programs under WMO, WCRP, and IGBP.

JACCO aims to meet the needs of GEOSS 10-Year Implementation Plan.

Relevance to GEO

Ministries and organizations relevant to climate change observation in Japan. (MOE, JMA, MEXT, JAMSTEC, JAXA, NIES, etc.(12 Ministries

/Agencies &10 Research Institutes)

Participants

JACCO started surveying the user needs and current status of climate change observation in Japan.

JACCO will enhance the coordination of climate change observation for diverse filed and organizations in Japan and Asia-Oceania region.

Current status & Next step

OCCCO Web site http://occco.nies.go.jp/e_index.html

Access to OCCCO

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