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33. A critical issue for the medium to long-term capacity of developing
countries to participate fully in international programs on climate change
issues is the development of an indigenous intellectual and scientific base
backed up by appropriate technologies.
34. Special emphasis needs to be placed on developing the capacity and
infrastructure from within as far as possible using appropriate technology{
rather than the importation of technology and solutions that only increase
dependence on aid from developed countries. This idea needs to be linked with
the comments on development of centres such as ACMAD and WMO Regional
Specialized Meteorological Centres and systems such as CLICOM and the GRID-GIS.
35. A specific example would be in the development of climate models for
national application. It is realised that the development of the larger
sophisticated models capable of studying the global situation must take place
in major centres with powerful computing power and large teams of scientists
and programmers. However, the development or at least local adaptation of
smaller-scale national and regional models might well take place in developing
countries with modest computing power and using local scientists perhaps led
by a more experienced scientist from a developed country.
36. This aspect places special emphasis on the need for increased
training. The panel is invited to request the Executive Heads of UNEP and WMO
to study this aspect in consultation with UNDP to identify existing and
possible new opportunities for training and education activities for
developing countries that will increase the pool of suitably qualified
scientists. At the same time, they should consider how best to involve other
agencies with responsibility for other topics such as agriculture, water
resources, and economics so that training programmes in these areas might
reflect the increased importance of climate change from the impacts and
response aspects.
CONCLUSION
37. This paper identifies some options for actions to increase the
involvement of developing countries in the work of the IPCC and, in the medium
to long term, to enhance their capacity to deal with the climate change
issue. The Panel is invited to discuss these options and decide on the
specific steps to be taken.(WCP-586)
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Report of the Second Session of the WMO/UNEP Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), text, 1989; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc11888/m1/42/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .