Current context: The IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meeting of Working Group III Sixth Assessment Report has begun from 30th September 2019 in New Delhi.
a. India is a member of IPCC
b. IPCC is the UN body
c. IPCC provides scientific assessments concerning climate change
d. All of them are correct
- The Working Group III meeting will produce a report that will emphasize what can be done in the near term to mitigate climate change and strategies for its implementation.
- India is hosting the Second Lead Author Meeting and the meeting will continue till 4th October 2019.
- IPCC is the UN body and assesses the science behind climate change.
- The IPCC was established in 1988 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
- It provides the scientific assessments concerning climate change, its implications and risks, and suggests migration strategies.
- There are 195 members in IPCC and it comprises 3 working groups:
- Working Group I, dealing with the physical science basis of climate change
- Working Group II, dealing with impacts, adaptation and vulnerability
- Working Group III, dealing with the mitigation of climate change
Question:
Q.1 Choose the correct statement about the IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change?a. India is a member of IPCC
b. IPCC is the UN body
c. IPCC provides scientific assessments concerning climate change
d. All of them are correct
