Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)

About Global Climate Observing System (GCOS):

• The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) is a co-sponsored programme which regularly assesses the status of global climate observations and produces guidance for its improvement.  
• It is co-sponsored by the
  • World Meteorological Organization (WMO),
  • Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO),
  • United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), and
  • International Science Council (ISC).
• GCOS expert panels maintain definitions of Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) which are required to systematically observe Earth`s changing climate.
• The observations supported by GCOS contribute to solving challenges in climate research and also underpin climate services and adaptation measures.

Source : Down to Earth