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Climate Services: Providers, Users Must Partner

This is the sixth of ten interviews with climate and development experts conducted at the International Conference on Climate Services, held at Columbia University last October. We will be posting a new video every Tuesday and Friday morning.

Zhang Zuqiang is the Deputy Director of China’s National Climate Center. Effective climate services in China will depend on the strength of communication between the providers and users of information, he says, as well as how effectively different agencies within the government can collaborate, especially on data sharing.

Learn more on the ICCS website and the Climate Services Partnership.

Photo of the Earth from space with the text "Lamont at AGU25" on top.

AGU25, the premier Earth and space science conference, takes place December 15-19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s theme—Where Science Connects Us—puts in focus how science depends on connection, from the lab to the field to the ballot box. Once again, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School scientists, experts, students, and educators are playing an active role, sharing our research and helping shape the future of our planet. #AGU25 Learn More

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