Climate Research at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics
The ICTP has a long-standing tradition of carrying out educational and research activities in climate science. The Earth System Physics division carries out research in 2 main areas: Climate Change and Impacts, and Natural Climate Variability and Predictability. The Climate Change and Impacts line of research aims at a) improving our understanding of climate change due to anthropogenic activities, and b) studying the impacts of climate change on human societies and natural ecosystems. The Natural Climate Variability and Predictability research line aims at improving our understanding of natural variability and predictability at temporal scales from intra-seasonal/seasonal to multi-year/multi-decadal.In terms of outreach in climate science, ESP has a number of activities, including coordination of the Regional Climate Research Network for scientists mostly from developing countries interested in regional climate research issues; maintenance of 2 regional climate models for community use, freely available and with consulting as required; and maintenance of a range of observations and model datasets for climate change and seasonal prediction research.

UNESCO Sector:  International Centre for Theoretical Physics (sponsored by UNESCO and IAEA)
Responsible Staff: Filippo Giorgi
More information: http://ioc3.unesco.org/unesco-climate/ICTP_ESP.pdf and http://www.ictp.it/