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Title: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Language: English

Type: Website

Nature: Institution

Published: May 5, 2022

Region: Global

Country: Global / Non-Specific

Topic: Climate-Smart

Keywords: PPPs by Topic *, Climate Smart **, PPP Reference Guide

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Document Summary:

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the international body for assessing the science related to climate change. The IPCC was set up in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to provide policymakers with regular assessments of the scientific basis of climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation. IPCC assessments provide a scientific basis for governments at all levels to develop climaterelated policies, and they underlie negotiations at the UN Climate Conference – the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The assessments are policy-relevant but not policy-prescriptive: they may present projections of future climate change based on different scenarios and the risks that climate change poses and discuss the implications of response options, but they do not tell policymakers what actions to take.

Document Details:

IPCC. Accessed March 13, 2017. “IPCC website.” Geneva: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. [#4434]

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Updated: October 11, 2024

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