The Centre for Climate Change Research (CCCR) at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) are working on the ESM.
The simulations from the model can also be used to derive information on how regional climate changes will affect water resources, agriculture, health, etc.
ESM will address the issue of projection and attribution of regional climate change.
The CCCR was set up by the ministry of earth sciences in 2009, primarily to address all scientific issues related to regional and global climate change and build capacity in earth system modelling.
The IITM already has an 'atmosphere-ocean coupled model' for its monsoon prediction research. The same model will be used for developing the ESM.
