IPCC Special Report 'Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters'
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has decided to prepare a scientific assessment on managing the risk of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation as proposed by UNISDR and Norway.
IPCC Special Report 'Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters': Nominate an author until 27 Jul 2009
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has decided to prepare a scientific assessment on managing the risk of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation as proposed by UNISDR and Norway. This represents an unprecedented opportunity to bring the world’s attention to accumulated knowledge and experience in reducing and managing disaster risk.
IPCC is looking for disaster risk reduction experts to be lead authors and review editors. Nominations must be made by national IPCC focal points by 27 July 2009.
Disaster risk reduction experts may have broad, conceptual knowledge of disaster risk reduction issues and/or expertise in the management of specific types of extreme events.
For more information, please go to http://www.preventionweb.net/english/themes/climate/ipcc/?pid:50
