The global impact of El Niño-Southern Oscillation events (ENSO) highlights the need to address ENSO scientific challenges in the context of international climate research, assessments, and operational prediction efforts.  We should also point out that the highest socio-economic impact during strong ENSO events have been traditionally reported in Latin America, Africa and Asia, in developing countries that do not have enough resources to cope to the presence of this extreme events. Given the current progress, uncertainties, and ensuing greenhouse warming, it is timely to ask - what is the current state of understanding of ENSO in terms of its diverse behavior, extremity, impacts, and teleconnections?

As a catalyzing activity in the process to better understand ENSO and its impacts, CLIVAR and CIIFEN are organizing the IV International Conference on El Niño Southern Oscillation: ENSO in a Warmer Climate (ENSO2018). This conference is a follow-on to the III International Conference on ENSO: “Bridging the gaps between Global ENSO Science and regional processes, extremes and impacts” held in November 2014; the Second International “Workshop on ENSO, Decadal Variability and Climate Change in South America: Trends, teleconnections and potential impacts” held in October 2010; and the First International ENSO Conference: “The El Niño phenomenon and its global impact” in May 2005, All held in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

The main goal of the Conference is to review progress on the science of ENSO.  This will include a focus on examining the range of ENSO “flavors,” (especially regarding longitudinal variations of ENSO sea surface warming), assessing precursors to the different flavors, and examining how the different oceanic and atmospheric processes that drive ENSO flavors and impact their predictability may change in a warming world.

After a rigorous selection process the Scientific Committee of ENSO2018 have selected 210 abstracts to be presented during the 3-day event (42 keynote and oral presentations and 168 posters), coming from 36 countries around the world: 

The Conference will provide an opportunity for scientists from a variety of disciplines and countries to present their works, network and become more involved in ENSO science activities. The programme will consist of presentations from invited speakers, oral and poster presentations, spread over six thematic sessions:.

List of Invited Keynote Speakers:

Registrations are still open at: http://www.ensoconference2018.org/enso_registration.html