The United Nations Creates a Panel to Study Climate Change
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Science, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Ecology, Environment, Conservation, Weather
- Curriculum: Worldwide
- Geographical Location: Geneva
- Date: November, 1988
Article abstract: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) created an intergovernmental committee to study climate and change and the effects of such change on human beings and on the environment.
Summary of Event
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was conceived in 1987. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Executive Council, together with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Governing Council, established the IPCC at its 1988 meeting.
The IPCC’s responsibility is to report to the governing bodies on three...
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