The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report: What’s in it for Africa?

IPCC is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the international body for assessing the science related to climate change

From:: Department for International Development
Published: 1 January 2014

Document Type:: Country Report
Theme:: Climate and Environment
Authors:: CDKN

Abstract

What’s in it for Africa? presents key findings from the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) for Africa. The report extracts Africa-specific data, trends and analysis directly from AR5, summarising it in a short volume to make it accessible to all audiences, and highlights key opportunities to achieve adaptation, mitigation and development.

See also the media toolkit produced alongside this report to help disseminate the IPCC’s key findings.

Citation

CDKN. The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report: What’s in it for Africa? Overseas Development Institute/Climate and Development Knowledge Network, London, UK (2014) 35 pp.