• UGI USER
  • Feb 20, 2024
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WHAT ARE IPCC’S ASSESSMENT REPORTS

Why in the news?

  • IPCC’s role in providing scientific assessments and recommendations.
  • Emphasizes urgency and importance of international cooperation in addressing climate challenges.

About Recent Findings and AR7 Preparation:

  • The Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) warns of urgent need to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and suggests strategies for adaptation and mitigation.
  • The IPCC initiated its seventh assessment cycle (AR7) in 2024, discussing budgeting, timelines, and report topics in Turkey.
Source: researchgate
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

·   IPCC: United Nations body assessing climate change science.

·   Established in 1988 by WMO and UNEP.

·   Provides policymakers with scientific assessments on climate change, impacts, risks, and adaptation/mitigation options.

What is Maladaptation?

·   Maladaptation in India leads to vulnerable communities becoming more helpless against climate change impacts.

·   Examples include ineffective adaptation measures in Odisha, a state prone to sea level rise and cyclones.