Regional Information for Society (RIfS) builds understanding, develops, coordinates and enhances collaboration among scientists, decision makers and society to amplify the scientific value of regional climate information in policy and decision contexts.

 

RIfS envisions a world where deepened systemic understanding and integration of different knowledge systems enhances the value of climate science for stakeholders in policy and adaptation decisions.

 

RIfS Scientific Pillars

The Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) advances and coordinates the science and application of regional climate downscaling.

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The Global Extremes Platform (GEP) builds upon and integrates activities on weather and climate extremes across WCRP.

Who we are

The Regional Information for Society (RIfS) Core Project is a global community of experts who seek to understand, develop, and enhance the effective flow of relevant information among scientists, decision makers and society to develop policy-relevant climate research. RIfS is one of the Core Projects of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP, www.wcrp-climate.org).

What we do

RIfS coordinates, facilitates, and implements targeted research on regional climate information and the internally and externally forced climate variability and change at the regional scale. RIfS develops connections with  stakeholder communities to  understand how the contextual realities of policy and decisions can better inform the development and delivery of regional climate information . This understanding is used to strategically inform new  research foci, and to enhance the construction, communication, and adoption of climate information  by society. 

 

Working Groups and Task Teams

Robust Information Working Group

 

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Responsible Data Use Task Team

(joint with CMIP)

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Africa Task Team

 

 

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News

May
14

May Newsletter

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May
13

First Newsletter

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Events

Building Actionable Climate Information for Africa Adaptation
Sept 8-11, 2025 – Cape Town

 

Scientific Steering Group (SSG) 3rd Annual hybrid meeting
Sept 15-19, 2025 – Cape Town

 

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