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The '''World Climate Research Programme''' (WCRP) is an international programme that helps to coordinate global [[climate research]].<ref name=munn>{{cite book |last1=Munn |first1=R.E. |last2=la Rivière |first2=J.W.M. |last3=van Lookeren Campagne |first3=N. |date=1996 |title=Policy Making in an Era of Global Environmental Change |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media}}</ref> The WCRP was established in 1980, under the joint sponsorship of the [[World Meteorological Organization]] (WMO) and the [[International Council for Science]] (ICSU), and has also been sponsored by the [[Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission]] (IOC) of [[UNESCO]] since 1993.<ref name=agreement>{{cite web |url=https://www.wcrp-climate.org/about/WCRP_Sponsors'_Agreement_1993.pdf |title=1993 WCRP - Agreement beetweenbetween the World Meteorological Organization, the International Council of Scientific Unions and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission on the World Climate Research Programme |publisher=WMO, ICSU and IOC/UNESCO |date=1993}}</ref>

The programme is funded by its three sponsors and additional contributions by nation states or other donors.<ref name=review>{{cite web |url=https://www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/13294 |title=ICSU-WMO-IOC-IGFA Review of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) |publisher=International Council for Science |date=2009}}</ref> WCRP uses these funds to organize science workshops or conferences and support collaboration between climate scientists at an international level. Its expert groups also develop international standards for climate data and propose future emphasis areas in international climate research, among others.