Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/199420 
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Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
Discussion Paper No. 7/2014
Publisher: 
Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Bonn
Abstract: 
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been an example of an effective science-policy interface in international environmental affairs. For its efforts “to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change,” the Panel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. The discussion paper outlines the main characteristics of the IPCC’s governance framework in relation to: institutional structure and decision-making; the assessment process; communication of assessment findings and outreach activities; the role of the IPCC in policymaking; as well as its role in capacity-building work. In doing so, it reflects the reforms made by the Panel between 2010 and 2012 in response to the external review of its processes and procedures called for after errors were found in the Fourth Assessment Report. The paper concludes with an overview of strengths and weaknesses of the IPCC model which may be useful for other multilateral research-related initiatives.
Subjects: 
Regionale + globale + transnationale Governance
Klimawandel
ISBN: 
978-3-88985-593-0
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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