22nd Regular Session of the Scientific Committee

SC22 will review the general progress of tasks assigned to the Scientific Committee in the Climate Change Workplan and provide advice or recommendations to the Commission, as needed. 

• WCPFC21 adopted the WCPFC Climate Change Workplan for 2024 – 2027 (Attachment 13, WCPFC21 Summary Report). WCPFC22 noted that the CCVA consultancy had met its terms of reference and provided a sound conceptual framework, while recognising that full implementation would require substantial additional data and resources. The Commission further agreed that climate considerations should be progressively integrated into existing SC, TCC, and Secretariat processes, using both quantitative and qualitative methods (para. 352, WCPFC22 Summary Report).