Climate policy

• Global climate change is on the political agenda. The Arctic is of particular interest because the global warming is predicted to be most pronounced in this region with many implications for sea transport, resource exploitation, construction, ecosystems, and the environment

• Earth Observation data from polar orbiting satellites is of particular benefit to improve the data on climate variables in high latitudes
• The top-level organisation is UN with WMO, IOC and UNEP as key bodies for implementation of climate programmes