IPCC -
Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change
on Climate Change
§Created in 1988 by World
Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
§Role of IPCC: 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.
