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Researchers from the University of East Anglia highlight opportunities to enhance the working modalities of the IPCC and actions that can be taken within academia to support IPCC processes and outputs.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assesses the state of global knowledge and science related to climate change. Through its Assessment Reports (ARs), the IPCC provides information which governments and international organisations use to develop climate policies. Each report takes several years to complete and involves hundreds of scientists from all over the world, who review and report on tens of thousands of research papers. The last report (AR6) was published in between 2021 and 2023.
The IPCC is currently in its Seventh Assessment cycle and faces enormous challenges in its need for continuous evolution to address the fast pace of climate research and knowledge needs.
Building on insights from a UEA workshop on the IPCC, the policy briefing below synthesises key recommendations to enhance IPCC processes and reports in the Seventh Assessment and beyond, with a focus on inclusivity, usability, and impact.
"UEA is among the universities that have made the most substantial and sustained contribution to the IPCC across disciplines. We are in a unique position to make recommendations that we hope will help strengthen the IPCC process"
Prof Rachel Warren, UEA
ClimateUEA Conversations
Six climate change experts from the UEA workshop on IPCC workshop delved deeper into key discussions from the two-day event.
Loss, Damage and Cultural Heritage in a Changing Climate
Prof Joanne Clarke (Honorary Professor of Archaeology and Heritage, School of Arts, Media and American Studies, UEA) and Dr Mark Tebboth (Associate Professor in Environment and Global Development, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and School of Global Development, UEA) explore the significant gaps between knowledge and governmental action, and adaptation pathways and policy; and discuss crucial priorities for the next Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment Report cycle.
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Dr Nem Vaughan (Associate Professor in Climate Change, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and School of Environmental Sciences, UEA) and Dr Nick Brooks (Director, Garama 3C, Climate Change and Development Consultant, UEA Alumni) unpack a range of overlapping and interacting mismatches influencing global action on climate change adaptation and mitigation – what can the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change do to speak to these issues?
IPCC Communication Product Design
Prof Irene Lorenzoni (Professor of Society and Environmental Change, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and School of Environmental Sciences, UEA) and Dr Jordan Harold (Lecturer in Psychology, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and School of Psychology, UEA) reflect on their work with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, discussing challenges and implications for IPCC communication product design and how the institution might evolve for Assessment Report Seven (AR7).
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