The first pan-African workshop co-organized by RIfS and CORDEX was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa, from September 8-11. This hybrid activity was conceived as an occasion for strategic planning that brought together more than 80 climate scientists and practitioners from various regions of the continent to discuss improving the resilience of African communities to the impacts of climate change through expert collaboration, community building, and robust climate information for decision-making. The workshop was hosted by the Climate System Analysis Group of the University of Cape Town, and supported by the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and the Weather and Climate Information Services (WISER) programme/UK International Development. Share | The Scientific Steering Group (SSG), the main coordinating body for RIfS, held its annual meeting in Cape Town, South Africa (and online) from September 15-18. SSG and International Project Office (IPO) members reviewed project progress and planned next steps to strengthen collaboration among scientists, decision makers, and society, enhancing the impact of regional climate information in decision contexts. Special thanks go to the University of Cape Town's Climate System Analysis Group for organizing the event locally, the WCRP for support, and Ouranos Inc, Quebec’s ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP), and the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) for hosting and supporting the RIfS-IPO in Montreal. Share | CLIVAR (Climate and Ocean: Variability, Predictability and Change) held its second Pan-CLIVAR meeting in Bali, Indonesia, between September 22-26. It brought together project's members from all panels, Research Foci, and SSG, as well as representatives from WCRP core-projects, and external partners. RIfS, as one of the six core projects of the WCRP, joined the event to share possible collaborative pathways that foster interaction between core projects and partners regarding robust climate information to inform regional decision-making. 2025 also marked CLIVAR's 30th anniversary—Congratulations CLIVAR team!🎉 Share | We welcome Dr. Thomas Minda, who has recently joined us as Science Officer for the RIfS Africa Task Team. RIfS has partnered with CLARE for an initial two year period to support this Science Officer position based in Africa. There will also be two postdocs based at African institutions to work on pilot projects identified by the Task Team. The Task Team provides guidance for these personnel. CLARE is a flagship research programme on climate adaptation and resilience, funded mostly (about 90%) by UK Aid through the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and co-funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada. CLARE is bridging critical gaps between science and action by championing Southern leadership to enable socially inclusive and sustainable action to build resilience to climate change and natural hazards. We would like to express our special thanks to those who responded to the call for applications for this position, and we look forward to their participation in future Africa Task Team's proposals to define and address the specific challenges facing the region in terms of climate information for African society. Learn more about the RIfS Africa Task Team | Student job: Data management assistant The RIfS-IPO is hiring a Bachelor's or Master's program student (part-time, 10 hours per week job) to support the organization in fulfilling its mission to improve the links between climate research and society's information needs, with a global vision and regional impact. Key formal requirements: - The applicant must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or have a valid work permit, and be able to work at the RIfS offices in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- Fluency in English and French is required to work with data and communicate orally and in writing in an international environment.
The RIfS-IPO is hosted and supported by Ouranos Inc, Quebec’s ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP), and the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ). Application deadline: October 16 Share this call | Registration open: Asia Climate Risk and Impact Strategic Workshop CORDEX will be conducting a workshop as part of the 5th International Vietnam Conference on Earth and Environmental Sciences (iVCEES-2025). This hybrid panel and roundtable discussion will bring together climate scientists and impact stakeholders from various sectors to address real information needs, and explore a pilot project to develop tailored training for key groups. The iVCEES-2025 will be held from November 24 to November 28, 2025 at the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE), Quy Nhon, Vietnam. Registration deadline: November 10 Register | Registration open: IPCC Expert Reviewers The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has opened the registration for experts to serve as Expert Reviewers on the First-Order Draft (FOD) of the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities. Scheduled for release in March 2027, the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities will be the first IPCC report published in the seventh assessment cycle. It is also the only special report in the current cycle. The report aims to provide a timely assessment of the latest science related to climate change and cities, including climate impacts and risks, as well as adaptation and mitigation options. Registration deadline: November 30 Learn more | Vacant positions: GEP Event Attribution Working Group The call to fill vacant positions within the WCRP-RIfS project Global Extremes Platform (GEP) Event Attribution Working Group remains open. The Group aims to support activities that will: - Foster extreme event attribution collaboration and research to provide information globally, particularly in an operational context, that is clear, defensible, traceable, and consistently interpreted, including development of best practice guidelines.
- Increase the capacity for event attribution in the Global South and underrepresented regions.
We welcome applications from individuals who can provide expertise in event attribution, or can provide a bridge to relevant or related disciplines including, but not limited to, statistical methods, social sciences, capacity building, or climate impacts research. Regional representation will be a priority, with the expectation that selected members will act as conduits for event attribution efforts in their region. Early career researchers (ECRs), women, gender-diverse individuals, and representatives from emerging economies are particularly encouraged to apply. Apply | A 5-day joint workshop and training school (AI4Climate) to adapt capacity building to the needs of the Global South countries, using a bottom-up approach, organised by the APARC Outreach Panel in collaboration with Cheikh Anta Diop University, will be held from 24 to 28 November 2025 at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal. It is intended for early-career scientists (i.e. BSc, MSc and PhD students, as well as postdoctoral fellows) from around the world, as well as local students and researchers. Participation is limited to 30 people, and applications from early-career scientists in the Global South are particularly encouraged. Application deadline: October 15 Apply | Registrations are open for the WCRP School on Climate Prediction Across Timescales, which will be held on 23-27 February 2026 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This edition of the school is on "Prediction Across Timescales: Predictability Assessment and Communication of Uncertainty for Applications in Environment and Society" The School is designed for graduate students, postdocs, and early-career professionals working in climate and related sciences. Participants will engage in a combination of expert lectures and hands-on lab sessions using real-world data, with a focus on prediction across subseasonal to interdecadal timescales. Application deadline: October 15 for self-funded participants Apply | The Earth System Modelling and Observations (ESMO) Working Group on Subseasonal to Interdecadal Predictions (WGSIP) is launching a new webinar series in late 2025. The series will provide a collegial forum for researchers, practitioners, and early-career scientists to share advances, discuss technical approaches, and explore collaborative opportunities in data-driven climate prediction. -
29 October 2025, 22:00 UTC - Theme: Predictability limitsSpeakers: Trent Vonich (University of Washington) & Kirsten Mayer (NCAR, Boulder)Host: Debbie Hudson (BoM) -
2 December 2025, 00:00 UTC - Theme: ENSO & MJO predictabilitySpeakers: Jing-Jia Luo (Nanjing University) & Daehyun Kim (Seoul National University)Host: Kirsten Mayer (NCAR) Register | | | | |
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