Hoteit et al. (2025) New Climate Change Center of Saudi Arabia: Advancing Understanding and Prediction for the Arabian Peninsula Climate

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Identification

• Journal: Earth s Future
• Year: 2025
• Date: 2025-12-01
• Authors: Ibrahim Hoteit, Yasser Abualnaja, Shehzad Afzal, Caspar Aman, Charls Antony, Karumuri Ashok, Mazen Ibrahim Asiri, Raju Attada, Majda Abdo Al‐Azemi, Davide Bavera, Saud Z. Al-Boqami, Christopher L. Castro, Hsin-I Chang, Bruce D. Cornuelle, Wenqiang Cui, Hari Prasad Dasari, Srinivas Desamsetti, William Dougherty, Muhammad Azhar Ehsan, Saber Feki, Harikishan Gandham, Bilel Hadri, Mohamad Abed El Rahman Hammoud, Waqar Ul Hassan, Md. Nazrul Islam, Ayman S. Ghulam, P. Gopinathan, Daquan Guo, Rama Krishna Karumuri, George Krokos, Ravi Kumar Kunchala, Thang M. Luong, Sateesh Masabathini, Matthew R. Mazloff, Ramakrishna Pammi, Raju Pathak, Christoforus Bayu Risanto, Andrew W. Robertson, E. Rubio, Md Saquib Saharwardi, Rui Sun, Aneesh C. Subramanian, Junchuan Sun, Edriss S. Titi, Koteswararao Vankayalapati, Yesubabu Viswanadhapalli, David Yates, Matteo Zampieri, Arjan O. Zamreeq, Peng Zhan
• DOI: 10.1029/2025ef006296

Research Groups

Climate Change Center (CCC) in Saudi Arabia, established as part of the Saudi Vision 2030 initiative, in collaboration with international partners.

Short Summary

This paper presents the roadmap of Saudi Arabia's newly established Climate Change Center (CCC), outlining its mission to address the underrepresentation of the Arabian Peninsula's climate in global research and develop advanced modeling and forecasting tools to improve predictions and projections for the region.

Objective

• To present the roadmap of the Climate Change Center (CCC) in Saudi Arabia, detailing its strategy to study climate variability and project future changes in the Arabian Peninsula, thereby addressing existing gaps in climate research and modeling for the region.

Study Configuration

• Spatial Scale: Arabian Peninsula (AP), Saudi Arabia, Middle East.
• Temporal Scale: Subseasonal-to-seasonal timescales, future climate change projections.

Methodology and Data

• Models used: Advanced Earth system models, high-resolution regional models (accounting for local atmospheric, land, and oceanic processes), subseasonal-to-seasonal forecasting systems.
• Data sources: Not explicitly detailed, but implies climate data for drought monitoring and customized stakeholder dashboards.

Main Results

• The study presents the roadmap for the newly established Climate Change Center (CCC) in Saudi Arabia, highlighting its relevance for global climate research and policymaking, including the Saudi and Middle East Green Initiatives.
• It discusses regional uncertainties in IPCC climate projections for the Arabian Peninsula and emphasizes the development of high-resolution regional models to capture local climate processes.
• The CCC is developing subseasonal-to-seasonal forecasting systems, drought monitoring tools, and user-friendly dashboards, slated for launch in 2025, to provide customized climate data for informed decision-making.

Contributions

• Establishes and outlines the strategic roadmap for the first dedicated Climate Change Center in Saudi Arabia, addressing a critical gap in global climate research concerning the Arabian Peninsula.
• Proposes a comprehensive approach to improve climate predictions and projections for a climatically underrepresented region through advanced modeling and the development of practical forecasting and monitoring tools.
• Aims to provide localized, high-resolution climate information crucial for policymaking and adaptation strategies in a region highly vulnerable to climate change.

Funding

• Saudi Vision 2030 initiative.

Citation

@article{Hoteit2025New,
  author = {Hoteit, Ibrahim and Abualnaja, Yasser and Afzal, Shehzad and Aman, Caspar and Antony, Charls and Ashok, Karumuri and Asiri, Mazen Ibrahim and Attada, Raju and Al‐Azemi, Majda Abdo and Bavera, Davide and Al-Boqami, Saud Z. and Castro, Christopher L. and Chang, Hsin-I and Cornuelle, Bruce D. and Cui, Wenqiang and Dasari, Hari Prasad and Desamsetti, Srinivas and Dougherty, William and Ehsan, Muhammad Azhar and Feki, Saber and Gandham, Harikishan and Hadri, Bilel and Hammoud, Mohamad Abed El Rahman and Hassan, Waqar Ul and Islam, Md. Nazrul and Ghulam, Ayman S. and Gopinathan, P. and Guo, Daquan and Karumuri, Rama Krishna and Krokos, George and Kunchala, Ravi Kumar and Luong, Thang M. and Masabathini, Sateesh and Mazloff, Matthew R. and Pammi, Ramakrishna and Pathak, Raju and Risanto, Christoforus Bayu and Robertson, Andrew W. and Rubio, E. and Saharwardi, Md Saquib and Sun, Rui and Subramanian, Aneesh C. and Sun, Junchuan and Titi, Edriss S. and Vankayalapati, Koteswararao and Viswanadhapalli, Yesubabu and Yates, David and Zampieri, Matteo and Zamreeq, Arjan O. and Zhan, Peng},
  title = {New Climate Change Center of Saudi Arabia: Advancing Understanding and Prediction for the Arabian Peninsula Climate},
  journal = {Earth s Future},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.1029/2025ef006296},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1029/2025ef006296}
}