Climate and Cryosphere Project (CliC) Activities in Asia Pacific-Arctic Group Arctic Science Summit Week 2008 Syktyvkar, Komi Republic, Russia Dr Vladimir Ryabinin World Climate Research Programme Countries Where Cryosphere Occurs ~ 100 countries identified with cryospheric components Cryosphere truly is global …now we have a special chapter in the IPCC Fourth Assessment! Yalizangbu Cr yo ce sp nt he l A re i n si a r im Ta i ko Headwaters of major rivers in Asia ng ge s Ili Yellow Yangtz River e Lu River Me Ga n ire ct ar ly i ea m s pa ct ed Er tys h al nis Ye In du s Po te nt ial ly ar im ea p s ac Mo te st d d Eb r ve i R 5 Altay West Tianshan Pamir K2 West Himilayas Central Himilayas East Himilayas Mekong Eight headwater regions suggested for coordinated Workshop on Large-scale Hydrometeorology of Asian Cryosphere May 17-19, 2007, Yokohama, Japan 40 Participants from Canada, China, India, Japan, Mongolia, Norway, Pakistan, Russia, USA The 2nd Asia CliC Symposium, Oct 22-26, 2007, Lanzhou, China 148 Participants from China, India, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Nepal, Norway, Pakistan, Russia, Switzerland, Tajikistan, UK, Uzbekistan, USA ‘Asia-CliC’ Regional Group • • • • • • • Scientists from over a dozen Asian countries to provide a leading role in coordinating cryospheric research in Asia Through regional workshops and conferences, concrete actions have been initiated to support determination of the state and fate of the Asian cryosphere Development of cryosphere datasets – including data rescue – is a high priority Co-operation has begun to create an Asia-Region snow-cover dataarchive This is the first opportunity for scientists from the different countries to come together to learn what each is doing and plan how they can work together to create a cohesive picture for the region An Asia-CliC Committee and SSG are being finalized to oversee the regional program This model will lead to the formation of other regional groups, such as in South America ... Large-scale Hydrometeorology of Asian Cryosphere May 17-19, 2007, Yokohama, Japan 40 Participants from Canada, China, India, Japan, Mongolia, Norway, Pakistan, Russia, USA The 2nd Asia CliC Symposium,... UK, Uzbekistan, USA ? ?Asia- CliC’ Regional Group • • • • • • • Scientists from over a dozen Asian countries to provide a leading role in coordinating cryospheric research in Asia Through regional... of the state and fate of the Asian cryosphere Development of cryosphere datasets – including data rescue – is a high priority Co-operation has begun to create an Asia- Region snow-cover dataarchive