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Teaser, summary, work performed and final results

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - IPCCAR6 (Support for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to facilitate the preparation of its Sixth Assessment Report)

Teaser

Summary

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which has been jointly established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), has been given the mandate to assess scientific information related to climate change, to evaluate the environmental and socio-economic consequences of climate change and to formulate realistic response strategies. The IPCC reviews and assesses the most recent scientific, technical and socio-economic information published worldwide relevant to climate change. It does not conduct research itself.

The overall objective of the action is to contribute to the production of more accurate scientific information in the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) to drive global climate change policies. In addition it will include the organization of high-level dissemination events for IPCC reports in Europe.

The specific objective is to ensure proper involvement of developing country experts, experts from countries with economies in transition, as well as experts from EU countries, whose governments are unable to provide appropriate funding, consistent with IPCC practices, in the preparation of the AR6 and the targeting of policymakers and other stakeholders in order to provide timely, high quality and policy relevant information and strengthen the science-policy dialogue on climate change.

Work performed

SR15
The Third Lead Author Meeting on the Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5Â°C took place in Malmo, Sweden from 22-28 October 2017. The meeting was held to prepare the Second Order Draft (SOD) and advance the preparation of the Special Report based on nearly 13,000 comments received from the expert review from the First Order Draft (FOD). The meeting was hosted by Swedish Meteorological land Hydrological Institute.

The Fourth Lead Author Meeting on SR15 was held in Gaborone, Botswana from 9-15 April 2018. The purpose of the meeting was to prepare the final chapters of the report based on 25,600 review comments received from the SOD. It was also to prepare the second draft of the Summary for Policymakers (SPM). The meeting was hosted by the University of Botswana.

The 48th IPCC Plenary Session was held in Incheon, Republic of Korea from 1-6 October 2018. The meeting was held to accept and approve the Summary for Policymakers of the Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5Â°C. The SPM will serve as a key scientific input into the Katowice Climate Change Conference to be held in Poland in December 2018 when government review the Paris Agreement to tackle climate change. The meeting was hosted by the Korea Meteorological Administration.

A high-level outreach event was held in Hanoi, Viet Nam on 10 October 2018 to disseminate the findings of the Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5Â°C and to discuss Viet Namâ€™s response to climate change. The event was attended by policymakers and representatives from development partners, the private sector, civil society organizations and the media.

The IPCC held a series of side events during COP-24 in Katowice, Poland in December 2018 to disseminate the findings of SR15. Dissemination events, with a focus on regional themes, also took place at the IPCC Pavilion.

SROCC
The Second Lead Author Meeting on the Special Report on the Ocean and Cryoshpere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) took place in Quito, Ecuador (12-16 February 2018). The aim of the meeting was for the chapter teams to begin developing the First Order Draft (FOD).

From 23-27 July 2018 the Third Lead Author Meeting on SROCC was held in Lanzhou, China. The meeting was held to primarily begin work on the Second Order Draft (SOD) while incorporating the comments received from the Expert Review.

The Fourth Lead Author Meeting on SROCC was held in Kazan, Russia from 4-8 March 2019. The meeting was to begin preparatory work on the final draft of the Summary for Policymakers (SPM) of SROCC where Government and Expert Reviews from the SOD will be incorporated. The final draft is scheduled to be submitted for Government Review from 14 June 2019 to 9 August 2019. The final version of the SROCC SPM will be submitted to the 51st Session of the IPCC in September 2019 for acceptance/adoption/approval.

Final results

The principal impact of the action will be to enhance policy-making with respect to climate change, including in developing countries. The main audience of IPCC reports is policymakers, international, national, regional and local. IPCC reports are policy-relevant, without being policy-prescriptive. The contributions of Working Groups, on impacts, adaptation and vulnerability, and on mitigation, will be of particular practical relevance to policymakers in a range of areas, from disaster risk management to policy on renewables.