The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessments depend on contributions from scientists and other stakeholders with a wide range of backgrounds and expertise. There are multiple ways to engage with and contribute to the IPCC assessment process and outreach, but the different pathways and opportunities may not be familiar to those who have not previously been involved.
This short course aims to share information about these different pathways and offer participants, regardless of their academic background or career stage, insights from people with experience engaging with the IPCC in different capacities. Topics may include the nomination and selection of IPCC authors, working in an IPCC Technical Support Unit (TSU), serving as an Expert Reviewer, collaborating with the IPCC as a non-profit organisation, and other opportunities to contribute to or engage with the IPCC process. By bringing together experiences from different forms of engagement with the IPCC, the course aims to make opportunities for participation more visible and accessible to the wider climate sciences and geosciences community.
The course will combine short contributions from speakers with different experiences, including IPCC authors, members of IPCC Technical Support Units, members of a non-profit organisation, and the organizer(s) of the Early Career Researcher (ECR) group review, followed by an open Q&A and discussion with participants. We particularly encourage ECRs to interact and discuss with the speakers.