The WMO/IOC/ICSU Joint Scientific Committee (JSC) of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) held its 39^th session in Nanjing, China, on 16-20 April, 2018, hosted by the Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology.

The JSC-39 session aimed to review and approve the overall draft Strategic Plan (format and structure, scientific objectives, emphases and imperatives), with necessary revision as agreed at the meeting. Furthermore, the JSC provided guidance to further develop the Implementation Plan in support of the agreed Strategy. A full day of scientific workshop that provided the opportunity of interaction between Chinese researchers and Scientist from the WCRP community was also held.