RT null T1 Report of the Twenty-seventh Session of the WMO-IOC-UNEP-ISC Steering Committee for GCOS - GCOS-232 A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 air quality management K1 water quality management K1 soil conservation K1 biological diversity K1 deforestation K1 sustainable development K1 climate change K1 observatory K1 environmental information YR 2020 FD 2020 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32014 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32014 NO In accordance with its Memorandum of Understanding5, GCOS prepares regular reports on the status of the global climate observing system followed by implementation plans that address issues and gaps, and new developments and user needs. These reports are 6 submitted to the WMO and UNFCCC Subsidiary Body on Science and Technology (SBSTA) . In the 2016 GCOS Implementation Plan7, endorsed by the WMO8 and UNFCCC9, the review and updating of ECV requirements is addressed by actions G10-13. Chapter 2 outlines the general process. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 17, 2026