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IPCC workshops: details and how to apply

Published 5 June 2025

About the roles

The United Kingdom has been invited to nominate experts to participate in 2 upcoming, co-located, IPCC workshops:

1. workshop on engaging diverse knowledge systems
2. workshop on methods of assessment

These three-day workshops are to be held in the first quarter of 2026 at a venue yet to be determined.

The IPCC Focal Point, who is in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, is responsible for nominating experts. Participants to the workshops will then be selected by the IPCC Chair, with advice from the IPCC’s Scientific Steering Committee.

The scope of the workshops is to consider: 

• what systems of knowledge — including scientific, Indigenous Knowledge systems, local knowledge systems — can be accessed and assessed by the IPCC within the framework of existing principles and procedures (workshop 1 on engaging diverse knowledge systems)
• the means by which such knowledge systems can be assessed — such as artificial intelligence techniques, systematic review techniques, assessment methods for ex-post evaluation evidence, and participation of Indigenous Knowledge holders (workshop 2 on methods of assessment)
• the extent to which such means of synthesis and assessment may be conducted by the IPCC itself or by the knowledge holders and research communities who generate the literature on which the IPCC relies (workshops 1 and 2)

The specific aims of each workshop as well as the expertise sought after from participants are presented in ‘Annex I and II’. The full description of the workshops, as agreed by the IPCC Panel, is available on the IPCC website.

Individuals participating in either workshop will be selected following consideration of:

• the relevant range of scientific, technical and socio-economic views and expertise
• regional and intra-regional balance
• a mixture of experts with and without previous experience of IPCC
• gender balance

Nominations for the workshops are welcome from knowledge holders, practitioners, and scientists with the relevant expertise.

The UK is committed to diversity and inclusion in the IPCC process. We encourage and value the nomination of experts from underrepresented groups, including, but not limited to, women and non-binary people, the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minorities, and people with disabilities.  

About the IPCC

The IPCC is a scientific body of the United Nations that draws on the expertise of thousands of scientists from around the world to assess the science of climate change. The IPCC provides policy makers with regular scientific assessments on climate change, its implications and potential future risks, as well as options for adaptation and mitigation. IPCC reports are relevant to policy, but they are policy neutral and not prescriptive.

IPCC assessments are highly influential. They informed the creation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), drove the Paris Agreement’s long-term temperature goal to limit global temperature rise to well-below 2°C and pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5°C, and underpinned the agreement of the Glasgow Climate Pact. The 2018 IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C was also a major influence on the UK’s 2050 net zero target and led to the adoption of net zero targets in over 145 countries around the world.

IPCC Assessment Reports are released on a roughly 5 to 7 year cycle. The Sixth Assessment cycle concluded in 2023 with the publication of the sixth Synthesis Report. The Seventh Assessment cycle began in January 2024 and is expected to run until 2029.

How to apply

If you would like to be considered for nomination, please take the following steps:

1. Complete the nomination form and save as your lastname_firstname.xlsx.
2. Please only complete 1 form per nomination, even if you want to apply for both workshops (see drop down on the ‘Expertise’ tab to select your workshop).
3. Please note that the Excel form has 2 tabs (“Information” and “Expertise and Publications”).
4. A form that has been altered will be rejected by the system.
5. All mandatory information in the Excel form, indicated by *, must be filled in
6. Please provide a CV in English and in a PDF format (2 pages maximum and file size limited to 2 MB), saved as lastname_firstname_cv.
7. Send your nomination form and CV to ipccauthorsupportuk@energysecurity.gov.uk with the subject line “AR7 Workshop Nomination”.

We will be accepting applications until Monday, 7 July 2025. Please note that due to the schedule set by the IPCC it will not be possible for us to accept late responses.