Working Group II Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

Working Group II assesses the vulnerability of socio-economic and natural systems to climate change, negative and positive consequences of climate change and options for adapting to it.

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IPCC Working Group II extends Sixth Assessment Report schedule — GENEVA, April 24 – Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which assesses scientific literature relating to impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability, has revised the timeline for preparing its contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) because of Read more

IPCC develops strategic response to impact of COVID-19 on work programme — GENEVA, April 2 - During the current global public health crisis, the IPCC Secretariat and Technical Support Units continue to operate remotely. The IPCC has been monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and related measures undertaken by governments. We support the strong Read more

Working Group II of the IPCC assesses the impacts, adaptation and vulnerabilities related to climate change.

The IPCC Working Group II (WGII) assesses the impacts of climate change, from a world-wide to a regional view of ecosystems and biodiversity, and of humans and their diverse societies, cultures and settlements. It considers their vulnerabilities and the capacities and limits of these natural and human systems to adapt to climate change and thereby reduce climate-associated risks together with options for creating a sustainable future for all through an equitable and integrated approach to mitigation and adaptation efforts at all scales.

Working Group II is led by two Co-Chairs and eight Vice-Chairs which form the WGII Bureau. WGII is supported by a Technical Support Unit (TSU) located in Bremen, Germany, and Durban, South Africa.

Reports

Since the IPCC was created in 1988, WGII has contributed to five Assessment Reports and numerous Special Reports. In the current Sixth Assessment Cycle, WGII contributed to three IPCC Special Reports: Global Warming of 1.5°C (SR15), Climate Change and Land (SRCCL) and The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC), which WGII was the lead on. The WGII contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2021: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, is scheduled to be finalized in 2021.

 
Special Report

Climate Change and Land

August 2019
Special Report

Global Warming of 1.5°C

October 2018
Synthesis Report

AR5 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2014

October 2014
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Activities

To support the assessment process, WGII organizes various meetings including Sessions of the Working Group and its Bureau, as well as various workshops, expert meetings and co-sponsored meetings. WGII also organizes and takes part in various communications and outreach activities in order to disseminate the findings of the reports. 

 
Meeting

Fifty-eighth Session of the IPCC

March 13, 2023
UNFCCC

IPCC at COP27

November 6, 2022
Event

Fifty-Seventh Session of the IPCC

September 27, 2022
UNFCCC

IPCC at the Bonn Climate Conference

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is taking part in the Bonn Climate Change Conference from 6 to 16 June …

June 6, 2022
Expert Meetings & Workshops

ICOMOS-IPCC-UNESCO Co-Sponsored Meeting

December 6, 2021
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News

 
Press Release

IPCC wraps up elections in Nairobi

NAIROBI, July 29 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) completed its elections in Nairobi this morning. During the …

July 2023
Press Release

IPCC elects Jim Skea as the new Chair

NAIROBI, July 26 – Jim Skea of the United Kingdom is the newly elected Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on …

July 2023
Media Advisory

IPCC gathers in Nairobi to elect the new Bureau

NAIROBI, July 24 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is set to begin its 59th Session to elect …

July 2023
Statement

Opening Address by IPCC Chair at the Ministerial Segment of the HLPF on SD, ECOSOC, General Assembly

Accelerate Climate Action Now Excellency Madam President Lachezara Stoeva, Excellency Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Excellency President of the General Assembly …

July 2023
Media Advisory

IPCC to elect its new Bureau at the next session in Nairobi

GENEVA, July 17 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will be electing its new Bureau and the Bureau …

July 2023
Media Advisory

IPCC at the Bonn Climate Conference

GENEVA, June 2 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will be taking an active part in the upcoming …

June 2023
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Co-Chairs

 

Bart van den Hurk

Co-Chair, Working Group II
Netherlands

Winston Chow

Co-Chair, Working Group II
Singapore

Vice-Chairs

 

Fatima Denton

Vice-Chair, Working Group II
Gambia

Laura Gallardo

Vice-Chair, Working Group II
Chile

Cromwel Lukorito

Vice-Chair, Working Group II
Kenya

Carlos Méndez

Vice-Chair, Working Group II
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Mark Howden

Vice-Chair, Working Group II
Australia

Raman Sukumar

Vice-Chair, Working Group II
India

Adelle Thomas

Vice-Chair, Working Group II
Bahamas

Zinta Zommers

Vice-Chair, Working Group II
Latvia

TSU Staff

 

Melinda Tignor

Head of TSU-Working Group II
Germany

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