National Climate Centre
The National Climate Centre (Chinese: 国家气候中心; NCC) is China's national institution for climate monitoring, climate prediction, climate services, and climate change research. Established in 1995, the Centre operates under the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) and serves as the country's principal organization for climate-related scientific research, operational forecasting, and policy support. Headquartered in Beijing, the National Climate Centre is responsible for monitoring climate variability, assessing climate change impacts, developing seasonal and long-term climate forecasts, and providing climate services to government agencies, industries, researchers, and the public.
The National Climate Centre conducts nationwide climate observation, data analysis, climate diagnostics, seasonal forecasting, drought and flood monitoring, extreme weather assessment, and climate risk evaluation. Its principal responsibilities include maintaining China's climate monitoring systems, producing operational climate outlooks, assessing climate anomalies, supporting disaster risk reduction, and providing climate information for sectors including agriculture, water resources, energy, transportation, public health, and environmental management. The Centre also develops climate datasets, statistical products, and decision-support tools that assist national and regional authorities in climate adaptation, emergency preparedness, and sustainable development planning.
In addition to operational climate services, the National Climate Centre undertakes scientific research on climate variability, monsoon dynamics, El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), climate modelling, global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate change adaptation. The Centre contributes to national climate policy through research, technical assessments, and advisory services while participating in the development of climate prediction models, early warning systems, and climate resilience strategies. It also collaborates on studies relating to renewable energy resources, carbon neutrality, ecological protection, and the socioeconomic impacts of climate change.
The National Climate Centre works closely with institutions including the China Meteorological Administration, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and meteorological agencies in other countries. Through climate monitoring, scientific research, forecasting, and international cooperation, the National Climate Centre plays a central role in supporting climate science, disaster preparedness, and climate policy development in China.