More than 170 internationally renowned climate scientists will gather in Bergen, Norway, to work on United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report. The choice of Norway as host underscores the country's central role in climate research.
6/21/2006 :: "That the panel chooses to come to Bergen to work on the report contributes to consolidate Norway's reputation as a leading nation within climate research," said Eystein Jansen, director of the hosting facility Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research at the University of Bergen. He is also one of the main authors of the report.
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment Report plays a vital role in political decision making on climate issues around the world. When the climate experts meet in Bergen 26-29 June the fourth report is in a crucial stage of development before the final draft will be made public in February 2007.
IPCC's role is to assess various aspects of human-induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.
The report has 170 co-authors representing all continents and all of the UN structure. Norway has several contributors, and is represented with five authors.
The last report was published in 2001.
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs