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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
What is the IPCC?
The 2007 Nobel Peace Prize recognized climate change as one of the great destabilizing forces of our era. Dr. Richard Moss (second row center) is WWF’s lead on climate change and a long-term member of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which shared the prize with Gore.
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the world's leading authority on climate change. It was created in 1988 by two bodies of the United Nations (UN): the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the UN's Environment Program.
The IPCC meets regularly to provide independent assessments and advice on climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and reduction. The IPCC forms its assessments from existing scholarship, and does not conduct original research.
What are the IPCC's reports?
- Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report
- Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis (Working Group I report).
- Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability (Working Group II report).
- Climate Change 2007: Mitigation of Climate Change (Working Group III report).
News and Updates
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Climate Change Likely To Add Fuel To Wildfires, Causing Greater Risk Of Respiratory Harm From Smoke Inhalation, U.S. Government Study Finds July 17, 2008
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WWF Praises Gore For Climate-Smart Energy Vision July 17, 2008
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New Report From WWF Projects Stressed Water Resources In Southeast U.S. Due To Climate Change July 10, 2008
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Dr. Patrick N. Halpin To Speak At World Wildlife Fund July 09, 2008
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WWF Briefing To Examine Impacts Of Climate Change On Southeast U.S. Watersheds July 09, 2008
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Richard Moss
Vice President and Managing Director for Climate Change“Climate change and what we do about it is going to transform the world much more rapidly than people realize. It’s my goal to get us moving to a world we will want, not one we’ll regret leaving for our children and grandchildren.”
Climate witness
Van Beacham is a professional fly fishing guide and lives in northern New Mexico. Van has been fishing since he was 6 years old. Over the years he has witnessed many of the effects that warmer temperatures are having on the river systems and the fish that depend on them.
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