Data Sharing Rationale

The Data-sharing rationale presented in the document 'DataSharingRational_Final.pdf' provides the motivation for the exchange of basic observational data in relation to improvements in climate services. It briefly explains current international arrangements and provides some examples from the International Climate Assessment and Dataset (ICA&D), illustrating the benefits of sharing data.

Data Protection

The ICA&D website ensures that observational data from National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) that want to maintain restricted access cannot be accessed by the public, however, derived indices important to for example monitor climate change are available from this data for the public. The document below named 'DataProtection_Annex_to_DataSharingRationale_Final'.pdf aims is to clarify how the balance is maintained on the ICA&D website between the WMO desire to enhance free and unrestricted international exchange of data and the need for NMHSs (and the RCC) to restrict access to data.

Knowledge Product Data Sharing

The WMO has published a Knowledge Product on Data Sharing in the Africa, Acribbean, and Pacific (ACP) Group of States. This brochure highlights work being led by WMO under its ClimSA grant to advocate for and support data sharing. It describes some background on datasharing including the need for regional meteorological data and the current data-sharing landscape. Afterwards it describes 3 activities that ClimSA has been supporting; 1) providing techinical guidance, 2) improving accces to climate data and 3) the roll-out of ICA&D. The document is find below named Data Sharing KP_Final_16 May 23.pdf.