Professor Tore Furevik, professor in oceanography and Director of the SKD, has been named to lead the committee of the new NORKLIMA climate research program. The committee will delineate the scientific content of the new national programme on climate research to be launched in 2013 under the auspices of the Research Council of Norway (RCN).
Some words from the new committee leader, Tore Furevik:
"The NORKLIMA program has since the start of 2004 had a major impact on financing and development of Norwegian climate research, and has thus been an important factor for Norway becoming the country in the World with most research and publication on climate per capita. And considering our long coastline, our weather-exposed offshore activities and climate-vulnerable marine resources, it is exactly where we shall be, at the international top level!
It is therefore with great excitement the climate research community has been waiting for the new climate program following NORKLIMA when it finishes in 2013. The program planing committee will play a very important role in preparing a preliminary program plan that will provide the basis for the first call of the new program, and the final program plan. Compared with NORKLIMA , the new climate program will have a much broader approach to climate research, and will include everything from a basic knowledge on how the climate system works through the consequences for nature, industry and communities to restructuring in connection with climate change adaptation measures and emission reductions. This will require continued basic research but also more cross-disciplinary initiatives that is challenging but at the same time very interesting and stimulating.
When one is invited to lead such an important work, it is of course not possible to say no. Not because there are not enough meetings, enough flights and enough thing to do in one's daily lift, but because one gets the chance to contribute to shape Norwegian climate research for a long time. And this is a very important task. And I must also add that I am very happy for the composition of the program planning committee. Here the Research council has managed to gather a very strong team with background from both natural and social sciences, and it is with excitement and optimism I look forward to start the work."