The scope of the Workshop on Engaging Diverse Knowledge Systems was to consider what systems of knowledge the IPCC can engage with and assess within the framework of existing principles and procedures.
The scope of the Workshop on Methods of Assessment was to consider the means by which such knowledge systems can be assessed.
Both workshops also considered the extent to which such means of synthesis and assessment may be conducted by the IPCC itself or by the knowledge holders and research communities who generate the literature on which the IPCC relies.
The workshops looked at diverse knowledge systems, including scientific, indigenous, local, and practitioner knowledge, as well as new and extended methods of assessment, including artificial intelligence techniques, systematic review techniques, assessment methods for ex-post evaluation evidence.
Among many things, the workshops considered how the different types of knowledge system might be applied to different types of knowledge system and identified precautionary measures or limitations that might be necessary to ensure adherence to IPCC’s principles and procedures for the preparation of reports. They also considered effective and equitable engagement of Indigenous Knowledge holders, and built on experience built up in other fora as appropriate.
Both workshops produced a set of recommendations for consideration by the IPCC — authors, Bureaus, Technical Support Units, Secretariat and the panel itself —, research communities who generate the literature on which the IPCC relies, as well as funding bodies.