Principles
- High priority for the needs of climate-vulnerable developing countries
- Primary focus is the better access and use of climate information by users
- Framework will address needs at three spatial scales: global, regional and national
- Climate services must be operational and continuously updated
- Climate information is primarily an international public good and governments will have a central role in the Framework
- The Framework will encourage global, free and open exchange of climate-relevant data
- The Framework will facilitate and strengthen - not duplicate
- The Framework will be built through partnerships
