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03/01/2013

The IPCC in the countdown to the 5th assessment report (DIEEEI01-2013)

The work is underway on the 2013-14, fifth Assessment Report (AR5), following scoping and other preparatory activities carried out over the past two years. Work has now started with the Working Groups’ Lead Author meetings, as well as various expert meetings and workshops on cross-cutting matters.
Compared to previous reports, the AR5 will put greater emphasis on assessing the socio-economic aspects of climate change and implications for sustainable development, risk management and the framing of a response through both adaptation and mitigation. It will aim to provide more detailed information on regions, including on climate phenomena such as monsoons and El Niño. To enhance overall integration some aspects including water and the Earth system, carbon cycle; ice sheets and sea-level rise; and Article 2 of the UNFCCC will be addressed in a cross cutting manner.
Attention will also be given to consistent evaluation of uncertainties and risks; costing and economic analysis; and new scenarios.

Author: Ignacio J. García Sánchez 

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