Sophie Schlingemann

1. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Partnering with IPCC NGOs
Sophie Schlingemann
Legal Officer of the IPCC
12 December 2018

2. IPCC POLICY AND PROCESS FOR ADMITTING
OBSERVER ORGANIZATIONS
•Since 2006 the IPCC has established a Policy and Process for
Admitting Observer Organizations, posted on the IPCC Website at:
https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/09/ipcc-principles-
observer-org-1.pdf
• Currently the IPCC has 152 observer organizations, of which there are
100 NGOs. The list of IPCC observer organizations is posted at:
https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/11/IPCC-observers.pdf
•Representatives of observer organizations are invited to attend IPCC
Sessions and any Working Group Sessions
•They are also invited to nominate experts and authors

3. For more information,
www.ipcc.ch

4. Thank you.