A brief summary of the topics addressed at the meeting In the CoC meeting held on 19 August 2020, discussions were held regarding 1) the need for replacement for several SC members in 2022, 2) nomination of honorary senior member, 3) list of members of the CoC and/or climatology researchers in each country or region, 4) current situation and additional plans for the 2021 IGC in Istanbul, Turkey, a. [...] The session will address questions on the climate of the Mediterranean region, its dynamics, variability, change, and studies of climate related impacts on societies and ecosystems. [...] The session considers different time scales, from paleoclimate to future model projections as well as connections between the Mediterranean and global climate and highlights of sub-regional hotspots and climate processes. [...] The resilience of society to increased climate risk depends on our ability to improve and integrate the physical and social science underpinning systems that monitor, research, and issue impact-oriented weather and climate services and the uptake of knowledge into decision-making processes. [...] The priorities cross the goals of the World Meteorological Organization new reorganization along science, observations and services continuum, the UN Disaster Risk Reduction Sendai Framework and the Sustainable Development Goals.
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