IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities Second Order Draft: details and how to apply
Published 6 May 2026
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About the聽Expert Review聽
罢丑别听SOD of the聽Special聽Report on聽Climate聽Change and Cities聽will be available for expert review from聽8聽May聽2026聽until聽3聽July聽2026, 9.59pm GMT.听
罢丑别听Expert聽Review of the聽SOD is a key element of the IPCC assessment process,聽helping to ensure聽that the report provides a balanced and comprehensive assessment of the latest available scientific findings. The IPCC Procedures state that the review process should聽be objective,聽open聽and transparent, with a wide circulation that aims to involve as many independent experts as possible, seeking a wide range of views,聽expertise, and geographical representation.听To this end, your review comments will be most helpful if they:聽
- address specific text, tables or figures in the draft and provide clear suggestions for changes in wording or content where聽appropriate. Please provide full references for any聽additional聽literature cited in a review comment
- recognize the specific mandates of IPCC and of Working Group I, II and III together with the approved outline of the report and do not require the authors to go beyond that scope聽
- ensure that any suggested changes to the Summary for Policymakers (SPM) of the report are fully consistent with material in the chapters of the report and provide cross references to that material
- recognize that the authors聽are required to聽work within strict length constraints and must present a concise assessment of current knowledge, not a scientific review of how that knowledge was derived
- give attention to ways of shortening the chapters and the SPM of the report where possible
How to apply聽聽
The IPCC is聽inviting聽experts to register as聽prospective reviewers聽of the聽SOD of the聽Special Report on Climate Change and Cities聽.
搁别驳颈蝉迟谤补迟颈辞苍听肠濒辞蝉别蝉听辞苍听26听闯耻苍别听2026听补迟听9.59辫尘听GMT.听Additional聽information on the role of an Expert Reviewer can be found in聽聽to the Principles Governing IPCC Work, and聽the聽outline聽of the report can be found in聽聽from the Panel鈥檚 61st聽Session in Sofia, Bulgaria (27 July to 2 August 2024).听
The UK is committed to diversity and inclusion in the IPCC process. We encourage and value the聽participation聽of experts from groups, including, but not limited to, women and non-binary people, the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minorities, and people with disabilities.听Expert Reviewers聽are also expected to adhere to the聽.