The document summarizes information about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It provides details on the IPCC's history, structure, processes, products, impact, and ways to get involved. Key points include: - The IPCC was established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization and United Nations Environment Programme to provide comprehensive assessments of the scientific basis of climate change. - It is made up of 195 member states and involves hundreds of scientists and experts in preparing reports through a rigorous review process. - The IPCC's main products include Assessment Reports, Special Reports, methodology reports, and technical papers that inform both policymakers and the scientific community. - The IPCC and Al

1. About the IPCC
Youba Sokona, IPCC Vice-Chair

2. HISTORY & MANDATE
First Session of the IPCC, 1988

3. 1980 2000 2010 2020 2030
FAR
UNFCCC
1990
IPCC
Jointly established
by WMO and UNEP
1988
TAR
Adaptation
2001
SAR
Kyoto
Protocol
1995
AR5
Paris
Agreement
2013-14
Sixth Assessment Report
GROWING PUBLIC
AWARENESS
INCREASING
STAKEHOLDER
INVOLVEMENT
1990
AR4
2°C limit
Nobel
Peace
Prize
2007
GROWTH IN
SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH ON
CLIMATE CHANGE
HISTORY | EVOLUTION OF THE IPCC
2018
AR6
SR1.5
2019
AR6
SROCC
AR6
SRCCL
2021
AR6
WGI
2022
AR6
WGII
AR6
WGIII
UNFCCC
Global
Stocktake
Synthesis
Report
2023
AR6
SYR

4. “… to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open and
transparent basis the scientific, technical and socio-economic
information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk
of human-induced climate change, its potential impacts and
options for adaptation and mitigation.”
“IPCC reports should be neutral with respect to policy, although
they may need to deal objectively with scientific, technical and
socio-economic factors relevant to the application of particular
policies.”
PRINCIPLES GOVERNING IPCC WORK, PARAGRAPH 2
SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.IPCC.CH/PDF/IPCC-PRINCIPLES/IPCC-PRINCIPLES.PDF
The role of the IPCC is…

5. STRUCTURE
AR5 Working Group III, South Korea, 2011

6. BUREAU
EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
PLENARY
Expert
Reviewers
Authors &
Scientists
Review
Editors
WORKING
GROUP I
The Physical
Science Basis
WORKING
GROUP III
Mitigation of
Climate Change
WORKING
GROUP II
Impacts, Adaptation
& Vulnerability
TASK FORCE ON
INVENTORIES
Task Force on National
Greenhouse Gas
Inventories
Policy and science work together to
provide rigorous and balanced
scientific information on climate
change
POLICY
SCIENCE
IPCC Reports
Are Relevant
STRUCTURE
Intergovernmental Panel
195 member States appointing
National Focal Points
Hundreds of scientists and experts
from around the world are involved
in the preparation of IPCC reports

7. IPCC REPORT PROCESS
AR6 Working Group II, South Africa, 2019

8. SCOPING
The Panel
approves
the outline
Government and observer
organizations nominate experts
as authors
Bureau selects
authors
APPROVAL
OF OUTLINE
NOMINATION
OF AUTHORS
SELECTION
OF AUTHORS
The outline is drafted and
developed by experts
nominated by the government
and observer organizations
IPCC Reports
Are Relevant
REPORT PROCESS | PREPARATORY → DRAFTS →
APPROVAL

9. EXPERT
REVIEW
(FOD)
The 2nd draft of the report
and 1st draft
of the SPM is reviewed
by governments
and experts
Authors prepare final drafts of
the report and SPM which are
sent to governments
Governments review
the final draft SPM
in preparation for
its approval
GOVT AND
EXPERT
REVIEW (SOD)
FINAL DRAFT
AND SPM
GOVT REVIEW
OF FINAL DRAFT
The 1st order draft is
reviewed by experts (anyone
can register)
IPCC Reports
Are Relevant
REPORT PROCESS | PREPARATORY → DRAFTS → APPROVAL

10. PLENARY
Report released
publicly
The report is presented to
policymakers at the national
and international level
The IPCC presents report
findings to a variety of
stakeholders - including
academics, businesses,
NGOs - through events and
communications materials
RELEASE
INFORM
OUTREACH
Governments and bureau
meet to approve the SPM
and accept underlying report
IPCC Reports
Are Relevant
REPORT PROCESS | PREPARATORY → DRAFTS → APPROVAL

11. IPCC REPORTS

12. 1990, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2013-14
2021-2023: Sixth Assessment
Report – in progress
1997, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2011,
2012, 2018, 2019
1995, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2013,
2019
Methodology report on short-lived
climate forcers – in progress
1996-2008
1992 Supplementary report
1994 Special report
5 14 6
9
Assessment
Reports
Special
Reports
Guidelines for
national GHG
inventories, good
practice guidance
Technical
Papers
IPCC Reports
Are Relevant
IPCC REPORTS

13. ASSESSMENT
REPORTS
IPCC PRODUCTS

14. IPCC PRODUCTS
SPECIAL
REPORTS

15. IPCC PRODUCTS
METHODOLOGY
REPORTS

16. IPCC PRODUCTS
TECHNICAL
PAPERS

17. SCIENCE
Informing and
supporting the
scientific
community.
POLICY
Providing
policymakers with
the latest
understanding of
climate science.
OUTREACH
Educating critical
stakeholder
communities – including
policymakers,
businesses, and youth.
MEDIA
Working with
media to
promote the
latest scientific
findings.
IPCC Reports
Are Relevant
IPCC PRODUCTS | USING THE REPORTS

18. IPCC STATISTICS
Virtual approval plenary during AR6

19. IPCC Reports
Are Relevant
AUTHOR STATISTICS | COMPARING AR5 AND AR6
AUTHORS FROM
DEVELOPED
COUNTRIES
AUTHORS FROM
DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES
TOTAL
AUTHORS
PERCENT
AUTHORS
FEMALE
PERCENT
AUTHORS
MALE
REPORT CYCLE AR5 – 2013-2014 (WG I, II, III)
1,013
22%
78%
67%
33%
783
34%
66%
AR6 – 2021-2022 (WG I, II, III, SYR)
53%
47%

20. IPCC Reports
Are Relevant
AUTHOR STATISTICS | COMPARING AR5 AND AR6
From AR5 to AR6, IPCC saw…
22%
…a 14% increase in
developing country authors
…a 12% increase in
female authors 34%
33%
47%
AR6
AR5
AR6
AR5

21. IPCC Reports
Are Relevant
STATISTICS | ADDITIONAL NUMBERS FROM AR6
over
66,000
publications assessed
over
199,000
review comments received
41%
of authors
new to the IPCC
783
total authors

22. IMPACT OF THE IPCC
Nobel Prize Ceremony, Norway, 2007

23. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr.
were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
2007 Nobel Peace Prize
”…for their efforts to build up and disseminate
greater knowledge about man-made climate
change, and to lay the foundations for the
measures that are needed to counteract such
change."
IMPACT | ACHIEVEMENT

24. Kyoto
Protocol
INPUT
FOR
SAR
1995
Impacts of climate
change and need for
adaptation
TAR
2001
FOCUSED
ATTENTION ON
Decision on 2ºC limit;
basis for post Kyoto
Protocol agreement
AR4
2007
INPUT
FOR
LED TO
FAR
1990
UNFCCC
IMPACT | REPORTS (1990 - 2015)
INPUT
FOR
AR5
COP21
2013/2014
COP21
UNFCCC

25. IMPACT | REPORTS (2016 - PRESENT)
COP24
INPUT
FOR
SR15
2018
Climate-Land
Dialogue
INPUT
FOR
SRCCL
2019
Ocean-Climate
Dialogue
INPUT
FOR
SROCC
2019
COP26
INPUT
FOR
WGI
2021
Limiting
warming to
1.5
FOCUSED
GLOBAL
AMBITION ON
COP27
INPUT
FOR
WGII &
WGIII
2022
Global
Stocktake
(at COP28)
INPUT
FOR
AR6
SYR
2023
Adoption
of SR15
SPM
WGI SPM
adopted
virtually

26. IPCC Reports
Are Relevant
Sustainable Development
Sustainable development seeks to meet
the needs of people living today without
compromising the needs of future
generations, while balancing social,
economic, and environmental
considerations.
The UN Sustainable Development
Goals
The 17 UN Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) include targets for
eradicating poverty; ensuring health,
energy and food security; reducing
inequality; protecting ecosystems; pursuing
sustainable cities and economies; and a
goal for climate action.
Crucial Data Provided by The
IPCC
The IPCC provides critical information
for understanding how climate change
will affect the ability to achieve the
development goals and the options to
tackle it.
IMPACT | REPORT RELEVANCE

27. GET INVOLVED
AR6 Working Group III Authors, India, 2019

28. CONTRIBUTE TO EXISTING
LITERATURE
AS AUTHORS OR REVIEW
EDITORS
AS EXPERT
REVIEWERS
IPCC assessments are as
good as the literature
available.
Look out for the various cut off
dates for literature for the
different reports.
Bureau selects Authors and
Review Editors from lists of
nominations provided by
governments and observer
organizations.
Look out for the calls for
nomination of authors and
contact your IPCC Focal Point
if you are interested in being
nominated.
Be involved in the two review
stages:
Expert Review of the First
Order Draft
&
Government and Expert
Review of the Second Order
Draft
GET INVOLVED

29. The IPCC scholarship program was endowed by funds received from the
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the IPCC in 2007.
IPCC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

30. Work with your country’s IPCC focal point
Every IPCC member country has a National Focal Point appointed by the country’s relevant authorities. You can find their
information on IPCC’s website: www.ipcc.ch
HOW CAN THE IPCC WORK FOR YOU?
Become an IPCC observer organization
All not-for-profit entities, whether they are national, international, governmental, or non-governmental, can become an
IPCC observer organization (pending acceptance by IPCC). See “IPCC Policy and Procedure for Admission of Observer
Organizations”: www.ipcc.ch
Participate in IPCC sessions
Participation by government representatives in IPCC sessions guarantees that your country’s voice is heard (nominations
are made by National Focal Points). Representatives from observer organizations can also participate. Contact: ipcc-
sec@wmo.int
Organize and participate in outreach events
Outreach events facilitate education around IPCC’s work and conclusions, and are carefully tailored to the specific needs
of regions, countries, and relevant stakeholders. Contact: ipcc-media@wmo.int

31. @IPCC
Website: ipcc.ch
IPCC Secretariat: ipcc-sec@wmo.int
IPCC Press Office: ipcc-media@wmo.int
@IPCC_CH
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