IPCC at the 29th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC

The IPCC had a strong presence at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). IPCC participated in several UNFCCC mandated events and will host a side event under the UNFCCC programme of side events. Together with the World Meteorological Organization and the MERI Foundation, IPCC also hosted the “Science for Climate Action” pavilion in the Blue Zone for the duration of COP29.

COP29 runs from 11 to 22 November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

UNFCCC Mandated Events

IPCC Chair Jim Skea:

IPCC Secretary Abdalah Mokssit:

IPCC Working Group II Co-Chair Bart van den Hurk:

  • 13 November 2024: Remarks at the Special High-Level Event of the Leader’s Summit entitled “Adverse Impacts of Climate Change on the Decline of Water Basins.”

IPCC Side Event - UNFCCC Programme of Side Events

14 November 2024: Plans and prospects for IPCC’s seventh assessment cycle: The science & how we deliver it (16:45 UTC+4, Side Event Room 1)

Science for Climate Action” Pavilion

The “Science for Climate Action” pavilion was located in the COP29 Blue Zone. The Pavilion had about 40 events spread over the duration of the COP, eight from the IPCC.

IPCC´s events were designed to serve as a “toolbox” for the delegations and participants of the conference regarding IPCC’s work in the seventh assessment cycle. A detailed programme of IPCC event is available here

The full programme of all the events in the Pavilion is here.