Definitions for "Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change"
Keywords:  ipcc, meteorological, unep, wmo, socio
The IPCC was established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization and the UN Environment Programme.  The IPCC is responsible for providing the scientific and technical foundation for the United Nations Framwork Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), primarily through the publication of periodic assessment reports (see "Second Assessment Report" and "Third Assessment Report").
A body made up of the world's leading climate scientists established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) to assess the available scientific, technical and socio-economic information in the field of climate change. (Source: Government of Canada Climate Change Site, Glossary of Climate Change Terms)
An organisation established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme to provide the most widely accepted information available about climate change. The IPCC does not conduct new research or monitor climate-related data. Its mandate is to assess existing data and to produce balanced and objective publications. For more information see Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Switzerland).