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            The International Commission on
          Clouds and Precipitation (ICCP) is a Commission of the International
          Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS) 
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             The IAMAS is one of the associations of
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            International
            Union of Geodesy and  
            Geophysics
            (IUGG) 
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           1) To stimulate scientific research throughout the World 
          in the area of Clouds and Precipitation through the organization of
          Conferences, Workshops and Symposia, including symposia forming part
          of the General  
          Assemblies of IUGG. 
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           2) To encourage the transfer of scientific ideas to
          scientists throughout the World and to facilitate international
          collaboration including the exchange of scientific researchers. 
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           3) To provide support for scientists to attend relevant
          conferences. 
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           4) To establish such working groups and committees as may
          be necessary, including joint committees with other Commissions of
          IUGG. 
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           5) To organize meeting of the Commissions as may be
          necessary for the execution of its duties: such meetings will
          normally be held during major international conferences. 
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           6) To report on its work to IUGG,
          through the IAMAS. 
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           The
          Commission is formed of experts
          from around the world who are elected during quadrennial meetings
          normally held during the International Conference on Clouds and
          Precipitation. The Commission organizes such meetings,
          which have been held around the world. 
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          We
          are pleased to announce our 18th ICCP conference which will be held 3-7 August 2020 in Pune, India. The conference will be
          hosted at the JW Marriott
          Hotel in the Center of Pune.  
          http://iccp2020.tropmet.res.in/home 
            
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           The ICCP's working group on geoengineering has issued a statement that
          summarizes the commission's position. The statement can be found on  
          ��
          ICCP_RadiationManagement_Statement.pdf 
          (PDF,
          55 kB, opens in new window) Comments can be adressed to the ICCP officers or Rob Wood who
          kindly coordinated this working group. 
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           The International Ozone Commission has released a
          statement on solar radiation management by the injection of aerosols
          into the stratosphere for the reduction of climate change The statement can be found on  
          �� StatementOnGeoEngineering_IO3C.pdf 
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           The IAMAS has released a statement on radiation
          management and climate engineering. The statement can be found on  
          �� iamas-geoen.pdf 
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           IAMAS has issued a resolution in recognition of the
          establishment of �Future Earth� by ICSU. The statement can be found on  
          �� iamas statement future earth.pdf 
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