Scientific Assessments. Consideration of the second assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Note by the secretariat. Revision.

Languages

Symbol

FCCC/CP/1996/5; FCCC/SBSTA/1996/7/Rev.1

Publication date

17 May 1996

Document type

meeting papers

Session

COP 2,

SBSTA 3

Author

UNFCCC. Secretariat

Topic

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Abstract

The Second Assessment Report (SAR) was adopted by the IPCC at its eleventh plenary session held in Rome from 11 to 15 December 1995. The Report, to be published under the title "IPCC Second Assessment: Climate Change 1995", comprises some 2,000 pages and includes a multitude of figures and tables and more than 10,000 references. The purpose of this note is to provide an overview of the wealth of information contained in the Report with a view to facilitating its use by the SBSTA. It provides some general information on the Report, and its three addenda give more detailed information on
the inputs provided by the three IPCC Working Groups

Notes

COP: Item 5 of the provisional agenda
Revision
SBSTA:
Item 3 of the provisional agenda