JSC-40 meeting report: 40th session of the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee

The 40th Session of WCRP’s Joint Scientific Committee (JSC) was held in Geneva from 6-10 May, 2019. Detlef Stammer (Univ. Hamburg) was elected as new chair, with Helen Cleugh (CSIRO) as new vice-chair of the JSC. The majority of the JSC members are new (www.wcrp-climate.org/jsc-contacts). Over the last year, the WCRP through its Joint Scientific Committee (JSC) and working with the broader climate science community, has produced a new Strategic Plan (SP) for the period 2019-2028 (www.wcrp-climate.org/wcrp-sp).