New IPCC Special Report

With regard to the IHDP central field of research - humans affecting the environment and being affected by it, the forthcoming “Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation” from the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirms the relation between extreme weather events and climate change. The 800-page report was three years in preparation and it synthesises thousands of recent, peer-reviewed scientific studies. It is to be officially released on November 18th 2011 in Kampala, Uganda.

For more information on the new IPCC report, please refer to the following articles:

Regions must brace for weather extremes: UN climate panel

IPCC Report Adds to Studies Tying Climate Change to Extreme Weather