“The IPCC is a global organisation, and to continue to be respected globally it must be even more inclusive than it is today,” writes JPvanYpersele
economic development; to put the most climate-vulnerable countries on a stronger footing and provide funding for a broader set of developing countries; and to find the right mix of climate-change mitigation, adaptation and other societal objectives.
Action means alerting the world to the consequences of inaction while looking for ways to tackle the climate crisis. Thehas been doing this consistently, for example providing lists of technologies and measures that could help reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 2030, with a clear indication of their lifecycle costs.can serve policymakers’ needs even better. Scientists and policymakers need to discuss issues freely before anyreport is written, to increase the policy relevance of such documents.
Inclusivity will be central to my programme as chair. During my campaign visits to more than 25 countries, I was struck by the diversity of human experience. I met many people who had been deeply affected by climate change, ranging from vulnerable women in fishing communities in Bangladesh, to a boy who had seen his friend drowned in a Belgian river swollen by torrential rains, to ministers from small islands that had seen a quarter of their annualwiped out by a hurricane.
Climate change experienced in Alaska, France, Vanuatu or Zimbabwe differs in ways we can only grasp and respond to if we study the situations of those on the frontline in different parts of the world. Theis a global organisation, and to continue to be respected globally it must be even more inclusive than it is today.
I aim to increase the participation of experts from developing and climate-vulnerable countries, particularly women and early-career scientists, from all relevant disciplines, including economic and social sciences. There is evidence that women are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. It cannot be acceptable that they make up only one-third ofreport authors.