2007/11/17

IPPC meeting in Valencia

Museum of Sciences 'Principe Felipe', Valencia © E. Laguna, 2004

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), cellebrated in Valencia (Spain) between 11th and 17th november 2007 its 27th session, attended by representatives of 131 countries, and closed by the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr Ban Ki-moon . The conference has focused on the drafting of the 4th Assessment Report (4AR), which will base the post-Kyoto strategy in the next Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to be held in Bali. The information on the meeting (press release and 4SR summary presented as a Power Point document by the IPCC Chairman, Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, can be downloaded from the IPCC's website http://www.ipcc.ch/). There you will also find information on the Nobel Peace Prize awards 2007, winned by the IPCC and Mr Al Gore, recognising their efforts to aware and fight against the Climate Change effects.