IPCC secretariat

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the key global climate science-policy interface, underpinning European and international climate policy making and is the leading body responsible for the scientific assessment of climate change. The European Union has an enhanced observer status at the UN and may exercise the following procedural rights at IPCC Sessions: the right to speak in turn, the right to reply and the right to introduce proposals.

The Commission will contribute on behalf of the EU to the IPCC secretariat (hosted by the World Meteorological Organisation in Geneva, Switzerland) with the aim of supporting the preparation of the next IPCC Assessment Report and facilitating the participation of scientists from the EU and from developing countries in this process. The action will also support the organisation of IPCC high-level dissemination events in Europe, targeting policy makers and other relevant stakeholders, in order to provide timely, high-quality and policy-relevant i