Sixth WMO international workshop on tropical cyclones (IWTC-VI)
The Sixth IWTC (IWTC-VI) was held in San José, Costa Rica in November 2006, details of which are provided in this volume. In this Chapter, the organization and topics of the Workshop are described. A very important session during IWTC-VI was on the relationship between tropical cyclones and climate change. Extensive discussions were held, which resulted in the
endorsement by the participants of a Statement on Tropical Cyclones and Climate Change, presented in Chapter 2. Recommendations made to WMO, forecasters and researchers are listed in Chapter 3. Summaries of each of the topics, especially the discussions made during the sessions, are presented by each of the topic chairs in Chapters 4 to 9. The Appendices include the daily schedules and the list of participants.