Intergovernmental Scientific Body

IPCC

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change. The IPCC provides regular assessments of the scientific basis of climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation.

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44th Session of the IPCC (IPCC-44)

By the end of the meeting, the outlines for two important IPCC reports—one on limiting global warming to 1.5ºC and the other on a refinement to the 2006 National GHG Inventory Guidelines—were approved.
Event 17 October 2016 - 20 October 2016

43rd Session of the IPCC (IPCC-43)

The IPCC agreed to undertake three special reports on: the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above preindustrial levels and related global GHG emission pathways; climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security and GHG fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems; and on climate change and oceans and the cryosphere.
Event 11 April 2016 - 13 April 2016

42nd Session of the IPCC (IPCC-42)

The Panel elected Hoesung Lee of the Republic of Korea as IPCC Chair for the sixth assessment cycle, along with oother members of the IPCC Bureau and the Task Force Bureau.
Event 5 October 2015 - 8 October 2015

41st Session of the IPCC (IPCC-41)

IPCC-41 had on its agenda the future work of the IPCC, including consideration of the recommendations by the Task Group on the Future Work of the IPCC, and a decision on size, structure, and composition of the IPCC Bureau and any Task Force Bureau.
Event 24 February 2015 - 27 February 2015

40th Session of the IPCC (IPCC-40)

IPCC delegates finalized the Synthesis Report's Summary for Policymakers line by line, and adopted the longer Synthesis Report section by section.
Event 27 October 2014 - 1 November 2014

10th Session of the IPCC Working Group II and 38th session of the IPCC (IPCC-38)

Delegates met to consider the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, covering Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. At the end of the meeting, delegates approved the Summary for Policymakers and accepted the underlying report including the Technical Summary and annexes.
Event 25 March 2014 - 29 March 2014

37th Session of the IPCC (IPCC-37)

The IPCC considered and adopted two methodology reports: “2013 Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands” and “2013 Revised Supplementary Methods and Good Practice Guidance Arising from the Kyoto Protocol.” Delegates also held initial discussions on mapping the future of the IPCC and addressed a range of procedural matters.
Event 14 October 2013 - 17 October 2013

12th Session of IPCC Working Group I (WGI) and 36th session of the IPCC (IPCC-36)

IPCC delegates met in plenary and contact groups to consider the Working Group I contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report titled, “Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis” and finally approved the Summary for Policymakers, accepting the underlying report including the Technical Summary and annexes.
Event 23 September 2013 - 26 September 2013

35th Session of the IPCC (IPCC-35)

Talks focused on work resulting from the consideration of the InterAcademy Council Review of IPCC processes and procedures, namely those on: governance and management; procedures for the IPCC reports; and the communications strategy.
Event 6 June 2012 - 9 June 2012