Office for Coordination of Climate Change Observation, Japan

Supporting and coordinating earth observation:towards a better understanding of the real conditions of climate change

The Office for Coordination of Climate Change Observation (OCCCO) supports the activities of Japanese Alliance for Climate Change Observation (JACCO). The JACCO was established by the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) and the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) in April 2006 to plan and coordinate comprehensive and integrated climate change observation systems. The OCCCO, located in the Center for Global Environmental Research (CGER) of the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), performs the following activities: (1) the assessment of the need for climate change observations, (2) the enhancement of the accessibility of observation data, and coordinating the use of observational platforms of relevant organizations, (3) managing of public relations activities, and (4) convening of meetings for promoting JACCO's activities.

2013-4-23

The 2011 edition of "Climate Change Monitoring Report" issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency is now online. NEW

2013-4-19

"9th International Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Measurements from Space (IWGGMS-9)" will be held in Yokohama, Japan from May 29 to 31, 2013. NEW

2012-3-27

We published the summary of the second report of the Scientific Working Group of OCCCO (PDF: 268KB). [Publications]

2012-3-19

We revised the JACCO pamphlet (PDF:1.2MB). [Publications]