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IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities: expert review

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has announced the expert review of the First Order Draft of its Special Report on Climate Change and Cities.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Published: 7 October 2025

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IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities: details and how to apply

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Appendix A of the Principles Governing IPCC Work (link to IPCC website)

https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/09/ipcc-principles-appendix-a-final.pdf

Information Note explaining the Expert Review process (link to IPCC website)

https://apps.ipcc.ch/comments/srcities/help/SRCities_FOD_ExpertReview_InformationNote.pdf

Details

Cities and urbanising areas are currently home to the majority of people worldwide, with that figure expecting to rise to over two thirds of the world’s population by 2050. However, increased urbanisation generates a variety of vulnerabilities which combine with climate change hazards to drive urban risk and impacts. Understanding these processes in cities is therefore crucial for successful adaptation to the impacts of climate change. 

At its 43rd Plenary Session (Nairobi, Kenya, 11 to 13 April 2016), the IPCC Panel decided that the seventh assessment cycle would include a Special Report on Climate Change and Cities to examine the impacts of climate change on cities, as well as their unique adaptation and mitigation opportunities.  

Following an IPCC call for nominations of experts in August 2024, Coordinating Lead Authors, Lead Authors and Review Editors for the Report were selected by the Working Group I, II and III Bureaux in December 2024 from the large number of nominations received.

Registration closes on 30 November 2025 at 11pm GMT.

Published 7 October 2025