IPCC Sixth Assessment Report: An overview of the physical science of climate change for the Pacific

Along with our partners, the Pacific Climate Change Centre at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), this event will look at the main findings of recent IPCC report and its implications for the Pacific.

schedule Date & time
25 Aug 2021 12:00am
person Speaker
Mr Kosi Latu - Director General SPREP
Prof Mark Howden - Director of the ANU Institute for Climate, Energy & Disasters Solutions, Vice-Chair, IPCC Working Group II
Dr Morgan Wairiu - Natural Resource and Climate Adaptation specialist, Coordinating Lead Author, IPCC Working Group II
Mr Arona Ngari – Director – Cook Islands Meteorological Service
Mr Salesa Nihmei – Meteorology & Climatology Adviser, Climate Change Resilience, SPREP
Dr Michael Grose - Climate Projections Scientist, IPCC Working Group I
Mr Espen Ronneberg – Director Climate Change, SPC

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Description

On 9 August 2021, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its 7-yearly assessment on the state of our climate. This report focuses on the physical science of climate change, covering Pacific climate phenomena including temperature rise, rainfall, marine heatwaves, tropical cyclones, sea level rise, ocean acidity and coastal flooding. IPCC reports are the world’s most authoritative sources of climate science, approved by 195 countries.  The webinar will discuss the main findings of the report and its implications for the Pacific.

Prof Mark Howden is a Vice Chair of Working Group II and has assisted in the final approval process of the report. He will give a presentation on the key findings, before participating in a panel discussion. The panel discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A session.

Join us online on Wednesday 25 August, 2.00-4.00pm GMT+13 (SST).

Location

SPREP Headquarters - Apia, Samoa

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