IPCC
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Name of Organization | The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
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Focus Areas | Climate Change
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Geographic Scope | Global organisation
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Contacts | IPCC Secretariat,
C/O World Meteorological Organization, 7bis Avenue de la Paix, C.P. 2300, CH - 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland Telephone +41-22-730-8208
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Organization Websites | |
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Mission/Mandate
Recognizing the problem of potential global climate change, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) established the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 1988. It is open to all members of the UN and[WMO.
The role of the IPCC is 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. The IPCC does not carry out research nor does it monitor climate related data or other relevant parameters. It bases its assessment mainly on peer reviewed and published scientific/technical literature.
Key Resources
See also complete list of WaterWiki-documented IPCC-Publications
Work on the Ground
See also complete list of WaterWiki-documented IPCC-Projects
References
See also
Framework Convention on Climate Change(FCCC)
External Resources
Attachments
IPCC Synthesis report 2007 Climate Change.pdf
