Priority Needs for the Operationalization of the Global Framework for Climate Services (2016–2018)

This analytical document highlights the identification of priority needs for operationalization of the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS), based on the foundations and context of the 10-year GFCS Implementation Plan. The Plan identifies three phases implementation: I focused on establishing the Framework’s infrastructure and initiating and facilitating demonstration projects in the initial priority areas; II is the development phase, focusing on the core regional and national mechanisms for climate services; and III, the expansion and continuation phase, during which maintenance and sustainability of institutional mechanisms will be emphasized.