The Cowrie – SIDS Times Magazine Fall 2017 Online Edition – Back to Table of Contents
(Aug 17,2017) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has invited 101 experts from 41 countries to begin work on the Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) Lead Authors and Review Editors.
This Special Report is one of the three Special Reports which was decided to be produced by IPCC at its 43rd Session in April 2016. The first of the Special Report to be finalized in September 2018 is the Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways. The other Special Report is on Climate Change and Land of which author team was also selected which will be finalized in September 2019.
The outline of the Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate was agreed in March 2017, of which Chapter 4 is on sea level rise and implication for highly vulnerable coastal zones, particularly SIDS, coastal cities and infrastructure.
“This Special Report is unique in IPCC history and reflects the increasing awareness of how important and at the same time how fragile the ocean is as a life-sustaining unit of our planet,” said Hans Portner, Co-Chair, IPCC Working Group II. “The ocean offers many services to ecosystems and humankind, from climate regulation to food supply. At the same time, ocean-cryosphere-atmosphere interactions will shape sea-level rise as a major challenge to human civilization.” Working Group II assesses climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability.
The IPCC received a total of 569 nominations from 57 member countries. The selection process for Coordinating Lead Authors, Lead Authors and Review Editors was conducted by members of the IPCC Working Group I and II Bureaus and led by the Co-Chairs. Of the selected experts, 18 are writing on Chapter 4: Sea Level Rise and Implications for Low Lying Islands, Coasts and Communities.
The full list of Coordinating Lead Authors, Lead Authors and Review Editors is here: http://www.ipcc.ch/report/authors/.
For more information, contact:
IPCC Press Office Email: ipcc-media@wmo.int ,
What is the IPCC:
https://www.ipcc.ch/news_and_events/docs/factsheets/FS_what_ipcc.pdf