Latest News
We are pleased to announce that two proposals have been approved by the CLIVAR SSG as new Research Foci, with implementation set to begin in July 2026
Dr. John Huai-Min Zhang has officially joined the International CLIVAR Project Office (ICPO) as its new Director, effective June 2026
The call for nominations to the CLIVAR panels and Scientific Steering Group (SSG) is now open.The deadline for nominatinos submission is 16 August 2026 23:59 UTC.
We are pleased to introduce our new CLIVAR logo, developed in alignment with the new World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) brand identity launched in 2024.
This second-generation CLIVAR Science Plan builds on the important legacy of CLIVAR emerging since its inception in 1992 and redirects the CLIVAR goals and priorities for the coming decade after consultation with scientists and stakeholders throughout the climate community.
Science Highlights
Please have a look at the Guidelines for Science Highlights
LAOCA Co-chair Dr. Victor Aguilera recently co-authored a study published in the Journal of Sea Research entitled “Nearshore iron limitation in the Humboldt Current and potential impacts on toxicity and grazers”. The southeastern Pacific (...)
ENSO has long been known to have a major influence on marine ecosystems in the tropical Pacific. A critical but poorly understood link between the marine ecosystem changes and ENSO dynamics (...)
A new study published in Climate Dynamics provides compelling evidence that this warming pattern has emerged in observations during 1979–2020, and is primarily driven by external forcing—particularly from greenhouse gases (GHGs) and anthropogenic aerosols.
Publications and Documents
Upcoming Events
| Event | City | Country | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| US CLIVAR Workshop: Quantum Computing for Weather and Climate Applications | Boulder | USA |
2026-08-03 to 2026-08-05 |
| PRP ENSO Webinar No. 4 by Dr Nicola Maher | 2026-08-05 | ||
| 12th SCAR Open Science Conference & Meetings | Oslo | Norway |
2026-08-08 to 2026-08-19 |
| GO-BGC Float Data and Science Workshop | Seattle | USA |
2026-08-17 to 2026-08-21 |
| SynObs & Ocean Observing Co-Design, Joint International Workshop | Mutsu | Japan |
2026-08-24 to 2026-08-29 |
| Third International Conference on Subseasonal to Seasonal to Decadal Prediction (S2S2D) | Reading | United Kingdom |
2026-09-07 to 2026-09-11 |
