Regional Climate Centre in RA II (Asia)
At its 15th session in December 2012, RA II (Asia) adopted Resolution 2 (RA II-15), deciding to strengthen climate services in the Region through the establishment and operation of several single multifunctional RCCs with responsibilities at both pan-Asian and sub-regional levels.
Status of the RCC implementation in RA II (Asia)
WMO
| RCC Beijing | |
|---|---|
| Status of implementation | Designated in June 2009 |
| Hosted by | Beijing Climate Center (BCC) of the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) |
| Location | Beijing, China |
| Domain of interest | Asia |
| Website | Link |
| Linkage with other RCCs | • RCC Tokyo • RCC Moscow |
| Linkage with RCOFs | Forum on Regional Climate Monitoring, Assessment And Prediction for Regional Association II (FOCRAII) |
| RCC Tokyo | |
|---|---|
| Status of implementation | Designated in June 2009 |
| Hosted by | Tokyo Climate Center (TCC) of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) |
| Location | Tokyo, Japan |
| Domain of interest | Asia-Pacific |
| Website | Link |
| Linkage with other RCCs | • RCC Beijing • RCC Pune • SEA RCC-Network |
| Linkage with RCOFs | • East Asia winter Climate Outlook Forum (EASCOF) • Forum on Regional Climate Monitoring, Assessment And Prediction for Regional Association II (FOCRAII) • South Asian Climate Outlook Forum (SASCOF) • Association of Southeast Asian Nations Climate Outlook Forum (ASEANCOF) • North Eurasian Climate Outlook Forum (NEACOF) |
| Factsheet | Link |
| RCC Moscow | |
|---|---|
| Status of implementation | Designated in May 2013 |
| Hosted by | Hydrometcenter of the Russian Federation |
| Location | Moscow, Russian Federation |
| Domain of interest | Member countries of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) |
| Website | Link |
| Linkage with other RCCs | • RA VI RCC-Network • RCC Tokyo • RCC Beijing • Arctic RCC-Network |
| Linkage with RCOFs | North Eurasian Climate Outlook Forum (NEACOF) |
| Factsheet | Link |
| RCC Pune | |
|---|---|
| Status of implementation | Designated in May 2017 |
| Hosted by | India Meteorological Department (IMD) |
| Location | Pune, India |
| Domain of interest | South Asia |
| Website | Link |
| Linkage with RCOFs | • Forum on Regional Climate Monitoring, Assessment And Prediction for Regional Association II (FOCRAII) • South Asian Climate Outlook Forum (SASCOF) |
| Factsheet | Link |
RCC WA RCC West Asia | |
|---|---|
| Status of implementation | In demonstration phase since May 2023 |
| Hosted by | Iran Meteorological Organization (IRIMO) |
| Location | Teheran, Iran |
| Domain of interest | West Asia |
| Website | Link |
| Linkage with RCOFs | Gulf Cooperation Council Climate Outlook Forum (GCCCOF) |
| TPRCC-Network Third Pole RCC-Network | ||
|---|---|---|
| Status of implementation | In demonstration phase since June 2024 | |
| Coordinated by | China Meteorological Administration (CMA), China | |
| Node | Western Node - Seasonal prediction | Lead: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Pakistan Consortium members: • Afghanistan Meteorological Department (AMD), Afghanistan • CMA, China • Agency for Hydrometeorology of the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, Tajikistan • Uzhydromet, Uzbekistan |
| Northern Node - Climate monitoring | Lead: CMA, China Consortium members: • National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM), Bhutan • National Agency for Meteorology and Environment Monitoring (NAMEM), Mongolia • Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM), Nepal • PMD, Pakistan | |
| Southern Node - Data services | Lead: India Meteorological Department (IMD), India Consortium members: • Bangladesh Meteorological Department, Bangladesh • NCHM, Bhutan • Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH), Myanmar • DHM, Nepal | |
| Domain of interest | Third Pole region | |
| Website | Link | |
| Linkage with other RCCs | • RCC Beijing • RCC Pune • RCC Moscow • ArcRCC-Network | |
| Linkage with RCOFs | Third Pole Climate Forum (TPCF) | |