IPCC Expert Meeting on Communication

During the 41st Session of the IPCC that took place in Nairobi, Kenya, in February 2015, the Panel called for a meeting where experts, IPCC focal points and other IPCC representatives could share experiences, best practices and lessons learnt from the communication and outreach activities of the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) to inform the communication of the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6).

The meeting was hosted by the Norwegian Environment Agency and was held on 9-10 February 2016 in Oslo, Norway. The hashtag for the meeting is #IPCCOslo

 

Video

Pictures

Presentations

Document
Date
File size
Meeting report
February 10, 2016
18.6 MB
Meeting report (Part 1)
February 10, 2016
6.9 MB
Meeting report (Part 2)
February 10, 2016
12.2 MB

Meeting documents

Document
Date
File size
Scoping paper
December 21, 2015
177 KB
Statement of intent
January 8, 2016
195 KB
Programme
February 12, 2016
171 KB
Press release
February 4, 2016
202 KB
Media advisory
February 6, 2016
193 KB
Practical information on Oslo
February 9, 2016
1.0 MB
List of participants
February 12, 2016
101 KB

Background documents

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Date
File size
IPCC communications strategy
June 9, 2012
367 KB
IPCC communications strategy implementation Plan
February 12, 2018
307 KB
AR5 communications strategy
March 21, 2013
380 KB
Guidance on IPCC communications strategy
May 13, 2011
91 KB
Elements of recommendations
November 10, 2016
73 KB
Headline statements (Working Group I AR5)
January 30, 2014
162 KB
Headline statements (AR5 Synthesis Report)
November 5, 2014
469 KB
Working Group II AR5 Top Level Statements
January 1, 1970
1.1 MB
Working Group I AR5 FAQ brochure
January 1, 1970
29.6 MB
The Doha work programme on Article 6 of the UNFCCC Convention
December 1, 2012
171 KB
Translation questions
February 10, 2016
340 KB

Advance papers

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Date
File size
IPCC communications issues – constraints and opportunities
January 1, 2016
105 KB
IPCC Communications: Experiences from the AR5
January 1, 1970
204 KB
Communicating the science of climate change mitigation: AR5 experiences from Working Group III
January 1, 1970
462 KB
Preparations for the release of AR5 and previous reports
January 26, 2016
118 KB
Perspectives of a weather presenter
January 25, 2016
276 KB
Linguistic analysis of IPCC summaries for policymakers and associated coverage
October 12, 2015
925 KB
Improving communication of uncertainty in the IPCC reports
February 9, 2016
384 KB
Exploring trans-disciplinary approaches to communicating the IPCC Assessment Reports
February 9, 2016
191 KB
Communication in other assessments – the U.S. National Climate Assessment, 2014
February 9, 2016
126 KB
AR5 outreach in developing countries – Africa’s perspective of the IPCC
February 9, 2016
452 KB
Lessons learnt from supporting the outreach of the AR5 in Africa
February 9, 2016
350 KB
IPCC communications - loose thoughts from a heavy user
February 9, 2016
477 KB
Outreach activities related to the IPCC AR5 in Germany
February 2, 2016
215 KB
Translating IPCC AR5 to business audiences
February 9, 2016
493 KB
Seven recommendations for improving IPCC communication and policy impact
February 9, 2016
313 KB
The effectiveness of the IPCC communication: a survey of (mainly) UK-based users
January 1, 1970
986.6 KB
Creating climate science visuals that are accessible and scientifically accurate
January 1, 1970
Submission by the Quaker United Nations Office
February 9, 2016
548 KB
The role of misinformation in undermining IPCC science and how to neutralize it
February 9, 2016
77 KB
The new communications climate
January 1, 1970
AR5 outreach and communications in Norway, 2012-2015
February 9, 2016
265 KB
New strategies in science communications
February 5, 2016
1.3 MB
Thoughts from Climate Outreach
January 1, 1970
189 KB
Communication and outreach on climate change
February 9, 2016
197 KB
A new science-policy interface: The Structured Expert Dialogue of the 2013-2015 Review of the UNFCCC
February 9, 2016
625 KB

Examples: Outreach products

These are examples of outreach products that use IPCC findings as a basis of their information but are not prepared by the IPCC.
Display of this material on our website does not imply IPCC endorsement or approval of the products or the conclusions they contain. None of them has been subjected to IPCC review.

AR5 Toolkit IPCC Fifth Assessment Report: What’s in it for…

IPCC climate science business briefings

Climate Extreme: How young people can respond to disasters in a changing world

Climate guide

Document
Date
File size
Factsheet: Generation Green
January 29, 2016
731 KB
Flyer: Quaker United Nations Office
February 6, 2016
463 KB
Flyer: Australian National University
February 2, 2016
373 KB

Examples: Research, articles and presentation

Document
Date
File size
List of IPCC and climate change communications research
February 9, 2016
365 KB
Other examples
March 16, 2016
37 KB