WMO Regional Climate Centers

The World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) basic infrastructure has been extended to strengthen the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) capabilities in operationally generating and delivering up-to-date climate information and prediction products for climate services, especially in support of climate adaptation and risk management. Accordingly, several WMO designated Global Producing Centres for Long-Range Forecasts (GPCLRFs) have been established to provide a range of global long-range forecasting products. Furthermore, WMO designated Regional Climate Centres (RCCs) are being implemented to generate and deliver more regionally-focused high-resolution data and products as well as training and capacity building. The GPCLRFs and the RCCs constitute integral components of WMO's Global Data Processing and Forecasting System (GDPFS) underpinning the generation of climate information products by the NMHSs.