Factsheets

In partnership with the Pacific Climate Change Centre at the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), ICEDS has developed a range of factsheets summarising the findings of the IPCC’s latest reporting cycle, or The Sixth Assessment Cycle (AR6).

These factsheets are based off the four IPCC Working Group reports that were published during AR6, and summarise:

• The Synthesis Report (released in March 2023)
• Mitigation of Climate Change (released in April 2022)
• Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability (released in February 2022).
• The Physical Science Basis (released in August 2021)

The factsheets are designed to help make the findings of these reports accessible to decision-makers and communities in the Pacific.

1: The Physical Science Basis Factsheets

2: Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability Factsheets

The IPCC's Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability report assesses the impacts from climate change, both ones that we have already experienced and what is projected to come. The report considers who is most vulnerable to these impacts, and what options exist for responding to climate-driven changes. It shows us what adaptation responses have been effective, and where both nature and humans might face limits to adaptation in the future. It was released in February 2022 and is the second Working Group report to be released in the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report (AR6).

These factsheets look at the information most relevant from this report to Pacific Island Countries & Territories.

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3: Mitigation of Climate Change Factsheets

The IPCC's Mitigation of Climate Change report looks at actions that reduce the rate of climate change and supports the IPCC’s solution-oriented approach. It takes both a near-term perspective relevant to decision-makers in government and the private sector and a long-term perspective that helps identify how high-level climate policy goals might be met. It was released in April 2022 and is the third Working Group report to be released in the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report (AR6).

The report assesses the impacts from climate change, both ones that we have already experienced and what is projected to come. The report considers who is most vulnerable to these impacts, and what options exist for responding to climate-driven changes. It shows us what adaptation responses have been effective, and where both nature and humans might face limits to adaptation in the future. These factsheets look at the information most relevant to Pacific Island Countries & Territories. 

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4: Synthesis Report Factsheets - Pacific Island Countries & Territories

"Climate change is a threat to human well-being and planetary health. There is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a livable and sustainable future for all (very high confidence)...The choices and actions implemented in this decade will have impacts now and for thousands of years." 

The Synthesis Report was released in March 2023 and is the final report to be released in the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report (AR6). It synthesises several reports released by the IPCC over the last 7 years. 

These factsheets look at the information most relevant from this report to Pacific Island Countries & Territories. 

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5: Synthesis Report Factsheets - Australia

"Climate change is a threat to human well-being and planetary health. There is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all (very high confidence)...The choices and actions implemented in this decade will have impacts now and for thousands of years."

The Synthesis Report was released in March 2023 and is the final report to be released in the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report (AR6). It synthesises several reports released by the IPCC over the last 7 years.

These factsheets look at the information most relevant from this report to Australia. 

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