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SECRETARIAT and TECHNICAL SUPPORT UNITS

IPCC Secretariat


The IPCC Secretariat plans, oversees and manages all IPCC activities. In particular the IPCC Secretariat :
 

  • Organizes sessions of the Panel and of its Bureau, sessions of the IPCC Working Groups
  • Helps plan and organize other IPCC activities in co-operation with the Technical Support Units (TSU) and guides the TSUs as needed
  • Proposes the annual budget and manages the IPCC Trust Fund
  • Oversees and co-ordinates IPCC public information and outreach activities
  • Publicizes and disseminates IPCC reports to the wider scientific and policymaker community, including translation of summaries into all UN official languages
  • Monitors progress of IPCC activities and ensures co-ordination among IPCC Working Groups
  • Liaises with member governments (currently 195) and international organizations on IPCC matters. The IPCC Secretariat is based in Switzerland, hosted by the World Meteorological Organization. The IPCC sponsoring organisations WMO and UNEP second the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary respectively.


 
Personnel

 

  • Dr Renate CHRIST Secretary of the IPCC
    (4122) 730 8574
    rchrist@wmo.int
  • Mr. Gaetano Leone Deputy Secretary
    (4122) 730 8247
    gleone@wmo.int
  • Dr Mary Jean BURER Programme Officer
    (4122) 730 8521
    mburer@wmo.int
  • Jonathan Lynn Head, Communication and Media Relations
    jlynn@wmo.int
  • Ms Sophie SCHLINGEMANN Legal and Liaison Officer
    (4122) 730 8533
    sschlingemann@wmo.int
  • Ms Judith EWA Administrative Officer
    (4122) 730 8087
    jewa@wmo.int
  • Mr Jesbin BAIDYA IT Officer
    (4122) 730 8046
    jbaidya@wmo.int
  • Ms Joelle FERNANDEZ Administrative Assistant - and
    assistant to the Secretary
    (4122) 730 8254
    jfernandez@wmo.int
  • Ms Annie COURTIN Office Assistant - travel
    and meetings
    (4122) 730 8284
    acourtin@wmo.int
  • Ms Laura BIAGIONI Office Assistant - outreach and web
    (4122) 730 8522
    lbiagioni@wmo.int
  • Ms Amy SMITH AASDAM Office Assistant - travel and meetings
    (4122) 730 8208
    asmithaasdam@wmo.int

Technical Support Units


The Technical Support Units (TSUs) of the IPCC Working Groups and Task Force support and coordinate the Working Group’s activities, including arranging the authors’ meetings and assisting them during the draft of the reports.
 
The government of the developed country Co-Chair assumes the primary responsibility for funding the TSU, including office space, equipment and staff. In addition to that the IPCC Trust Fund provides some financial support to assist the developing country Co-Chairs perform their duties, in particular to cover administrative and travel costs.
 
The TSUs for the AR5 are hosted by Switzerland, Working Group I; USA, Working Group II; Germany, Working Group III, and Japan, Task Force on the National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.


 

 
                                             
IPCC Working Group I
Technical Support Unit

C/o University of Bern
Zähringerstrasse 25
3012 Bern
SWITZERLAND
Phone: +41 31 631 5616
Facsimile: +41 31 631 5615

 
 






IPCC Working Group II
Technical Support Unit

C/o Carnegie Institution for Science
260 Panama Street
Stanford, CA 94305. USA
Phone: (+1) 650-462-1047
Facsimile: (+1) 650-462-5968

                                 





IPCC Working Group III
Technical Support Unit

C/o Postdam Institute for Climate
Impact Research (PIK)
Telegraphenberg A 51
14473 Potsdam
GERMANY
Phone: +49 331 288-2472
Facsimile: +49 331 288-2640
 
 






Technical Support Unit IPCC            National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
C/o Institute for Global
Environmental Strategies
2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi,
Hayama, Kanagawa
240-0115 JAPAN
Phone: +81-46-855-3750
Facsimile: +81-46-855-3808