The German IPCC Coordination Office

In 1998, the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) established the IPCC Coordination Office under the umbrella of the Project Management Agency of the German Aerospace Centre (DLR e.V.) in Bonn.
Since then, the German IPCC Coordination Office fulfils the following tasks:

• Assisting BMBF and BMU in IPCC matters, i.a.
  o Integration of German experts in IPCC work
  o Coordination on the national and the European level
  o Cooperation with the international IPCC Secretariat in Geneva
• Continuously informing the German research community about IPCC work and the relevant environment
• Advice on technical issues and identification of additional research needs, drawing also on external expertise
• Administrative and technical support of experts nominated by the German federal government and accepted by IPCC (esp. authors and review editors)
• Informing the public on IPCC work, e.g. by translating IPCC publications into German

By this, the German IPCC Coordination Office helps to integrate the results of German research groups in the international assessment on climate change as well as to disseminate IPCC findings in the German public.

 

 

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NEWS  

• The "Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation" (SRREN) was agreed and released by the IPCC on May 9th in Abu Dhabi
  The report of the IPCC working group III shows how renewable energy sources can be intregrated into existing and future energy systems, which environmental and social questions arise from this, which technical challenges exist, and at what cost the share of renewable energy sources can be raised. It is shown that the technical potential of renewable energy sources is a multiple of the global need. Communication of the BMU (in German). More Information (including full report). Summary for policy makers.
  
• IAC-Review of IPCC Processs and Procedure Released
  On September 30, 2010, the InterAcacemyCouncil (IAC) has published its review of the IPCC processes and procedures. Read more at our Englisch news site, our German news site or download report the IAC web site. 
• Core Team of  AR5
  In June 2010 IPCC has released the final list of selected Coordinating Lead Authors, Lead Authors and Review Editors of its fifth Assessment Report (AR5). 36 climate experts from German universities, research institutes and private companies are among the more than 800 contributors from all regions of the world. This means that almost a third of the candidates nominated by Germany have been selected. In total, IPCC has received more than 3000 nominations from governments and observer organisations. The current list of the German contributors can be downlowad here. The complete lists are available on the IPCC web side and those of the working groups (please note that these lists are still subject to minor changes).  
• Reviews
  • Final government distribution of the IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (22 Aug - 14 Oct 2011). Read more...
  • Expert review of the First Order Draft of the AR5 report of WGI (16 Dec 2011 - 10 Feb 2012)

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