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Progress Report on the Implementation of GCOS Draft v0.4.1 13 October 2008 GCOS Secretariat General comments: Aim for no more than 30 pages of main body text Cross-cutting: Regional aspects (Action C3): Reflect conclusions of final report to UNEP/GEF about RWP Note concerns and needs of RAs vis-à-vis GCOS Include rationale on the role of observatios in adaptation to impacts of climate change Domain-based general assessments on progress, followed by action-by-action assessments Consider 5-year milestones in GCOP IP; check how many have been met/addressed Use all material from spreadsheet Report Annexes: (i) Synthesis of national reports; (ii) Spreadsheet information Use the following sources: performance reports from GCOS monitoring centres and partner observing systems and their technical advisory bodies information on national activities related to systematic observation (due by 15 September 2008), Other sources of information: CEOS progress report to SBSTA-29 (December 2008) Final report GCOS Regional Workshop Programme GCOS Implementation Progress Report (2005) Progress Report on the Implementation of GCOS Draft v0.4.1 13 October 2008 Executive Summary Summaries of Contextual, Cross-cutting, and Domain progress sections Conclusions Recommendations Background The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) was established in 1992 to ensure that the observations and information needed to address climate-related issues are obtained and made available to all potential users. GCOS is co-sponsored by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, International Council for Science (ICSU), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). GCOS involves the focused coordination of user-driven operational or quasi-operational systems which together provide the comprehensive global observations required for monitoring the climate system and for supporting research toward improved