World Climate Research Program
The objectives of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP) are to develop the fundamental scientific understanding of the physical climate system and climate processes needed to determine to what extent climate can be predicted and the extent of human influence on climate. The program encompasses studies of the global atmosphere, oceans, sea and land ice, and the land surface which together constitute the Earth's physical climate system.  It is co-sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the International Council for Science (ICSU), and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO.

UNESCO Sector: Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
Responsible Staff:  Albert Fischer, Maria Hood
More information: http://wcrp.wmo.int/