WMO EC-61 ( 3-12 June, Geneva)

£­£­BCC and TCC were designated as WMO RCCs in RA II

[Date: 2009-07-10]     [Source: WMO document]     [Author: Liu Changzheng]

     "The Council acknowledged the concerted efforts of China and Japan during the RA II RCC pilot project, and noted with appreciation that Beijing Climate Centre (BCC) and Tokyo Climate Centre (TCC) have successfully demonstrated their compliance with the mandatory requirements for formal WMO RCC designation and have been designated as WMO RCCs in RA II. Further, the Council welcomed that India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Saudi Arabiaand the Russian Federation have initiated actions to establish RCCs as well."

                                                               ----From the WMO EC-61 document  ftp://ftp.wmo.int/Documents/SESSIONS/EC/EC-LXI/English/Approved/app_wp03-2_en.doc