The upcoming 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) is an important moment in the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement. It will be the time for the Global Stocktake, the review of progress made and efforts still to be made, with political recommendations for the way forward.
The International Science Council (ISC), its members and partners are involved in several official COP29 side-events and parallel meetings. The full extent of our engagement is detailed below.
The UN climate change process significantly relies on science and systematic observations. Since the 1950s, the global scientific community of the International Science Council has played a pivotal role in the development of climate science at the international level and in informing international policy processes. Over sixty years, together with other international organizations, the ISC co-sponsored several science initiatives, programmes, scientific committees, and observing systems, known as Affiliated Bodies, that generated critical knowledge on climate change and created an increasingly comprehensive understanding of the Earth system.
The brief aims to advance a science-based approach ensuring the instrument is based on the latest and best scientific evidence available.
Navigating new horizons – A global foresight report on planetary health and human wellbeing
This report identifies eight critical global shifts that are accelerating the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste.
A guide to anticipation: Tools and methods of horizon scanning and foresight
This Working Paper presents the tools to navigate uncertainty, helping us anticipate the unexpected and shape a future that works for everyone.
60 years of facilitating climate change research and informing policy
This document highlights the major contributions of the ISC (formerly ICSU) and its scientific community to the development of climate science, and explains how ISC’s approach to facilitating research collaboration to inform policy development has evolved over time.
Policy Brief: Global Sea-Level Rise
This policy brief sheds light on key considerations for policy-makers on a wide range of issues related to sea-level rise, highlighting the value of engaging actionable, interdisciplinary scientific knowledge in responding to current and future challenges.
Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment: A Decadal Synopsis and Recommendations for Action
This report from the Scientific Committee on Artic Research (SCAR) provides concise compiled synopses of current understanding, explicit recommendations for actions to address change, and recommendations for additional research.
Find information about in-person and online activities being coordinated by ISC Members, Affiliated Bodies and the Council’s wider network, and learn how you can join events. This list is being regularly updated. Please refer to the links below for more information.
16:30-18:15 in Room 6
This list of events from ISC Members, ISC Affiliated Bodies and partners will be updated regularly.
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