Final Report: DoE as a “Digital Innovation” Sponsor of the WCRP OSC2023 (grant no. De-Sc0024261)

Summary

The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) provided a $75,000 grant to sponsor the WCRP Open Science Conference 2023 (OSC2023), held in Kigali, Rwanda, from October 23-27, 2023. The grant enabled a fully hybrid meeting format, reducing participation barriers for over 1500 attendees from 100 countries, especially from the Global South. Over 1700 abstracts were submitted, with 25% of oral presenters participating remotely. A key outcome was the publication of the Kigali Declaration, which garnered 734 signatories and calls for urgent climate action and increased, equitable investment in climate science and adaptation efforts.

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