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and seminars for professionals, students and the general public in

order to disseminate information. Recently, the CRL published and

distributed a three-volume series entitled Understanding Climate

Change, which includes the main findings from the IPCC AR4 as

well as climate change in Korea, making information easily acces-

sible to the general public and decision makers.

Cooperation and collaboration is crucial for progress in climate

science research. As such, the CRL has been collaborating with the

UK Hadley Centre, the Japan Meteorological Research Institute,

the Canadian Climate Research Division, MPIM and the Voeikov

Main Geophysical Observatory on climate prediction and climate

change research. At the 6th Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change

Research Workshop, the CRL and scientists from the Asia-Pacific

region collaborated to investigate extreme climate events in the Asia-

Pacific region. The CRL also hosted the International Conference on

Climate Change and Impacts inviting climate science experts in the

Asia-Pacific region to share research information.

In Korea, the CRL has been hosting an annual climate change

conference since 2003, helping both climate change scientists and

mitigation and adaptation experts to network and share informa-

tion. As a result of the effort, the Korean Society for Climate Change

Research, an academic society consisting of members from various

higher education institutions, was launched in February 2009.

Improving climate information is critical to better understand

climate variability and change, improve existing climate models,

and reduce the uncertainty of climate prediction. However, no

information is useful if it fails to consider the needs of the end-user

and tailor results accordingly. The importance of this information

can no longer be ignored, as climate has shaped the evolution

of the world and human society since the dawn of time. Human

history faces a climate change that can potentially threaten the

survival of the species. While we cannot predict the

future in its entirety, better climate information will

enable us to more accurately anticipate the future,

reduce damage and casualties from future disasters,

and enable sustainable development in a changing

world – providing us all with a better future.

Source: National Institute of Meteorological Research (NIMR) in KMA

Understanding Climate Change I, II, and III

Source: National Institute of Meteorological Research (NIMR) in KMA

CRL published and distributed a three-volume series

Understanding Climate Change, making information easily

accessible to the general public and decision makers

Differences in temperature, precipitation, and relative humidity between 1971-2000 and 2071-2100 based on the IPCC SRES A1B scenario