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Memorandum of Understanding with the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)

MoU between WCRP, SCAR and the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) on the Co-Sponsorship of the Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) Programme, 2008

The MoU on the co-sponsorship of CliC was signed on 8 July 2008 in St Petersburg, Russia, as part of the opening ceremony of the SCAR-IASC Open Science Conference. SCAR also co-sponsors the CLIVAR/CliC/SCAR Southern Ocean Implementation Panel.

WCRP and SCAR Presidents signing the MoU WCRP President talks about the MoU, flanked by IASC and SCAR
Vladimir Ryabinin (WCRP, at left) and Chris Rapley (SCAR President, at right) signing the MoU on 8 July. Vladimir Ryabinin (WCRP, at right) tells the audience about the MoU during the Open Science Conference opening ceremony, flanked (from left to right) by Volker Rachold (IASC Secretariat), Kristjan Kristjansson (IASC President) and Chris Rapley (SCAR President).

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