This webinar will help scholars understand how to serve as an Expert Reviewer for upcoming Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports. The first-order draft of the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities will open for review on October 17 to December 12.

Review of IPCC reports takes place in multiple stages. The review process is critical in preparing IPCC reports, as it helps ensure scientific rigor, the widest range of perspectives, and relevance to the urgent challenges urban areas and communities face in a warming world and changing climate.

Scheduled for release in March 2027, the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities will be the first IPCC report published in the seventh assessment cycle. It is also the only special report in the current cycle. The report aims to provide a timely assessment of the latest science related to climate change and cities, including climate impacts and risks, as well as adaptation and mitigation options.

The upcoming review is the first opportunity for experts to engage with the draft text of the Special Report. All review comments submitted by experts or governments are addressed by the authors. The comments and the author responses, together with the drafts, are published after the report is finalized.

The webinar is presented by the US Academic Alliance for the IPCC (USAA-IPCC), a network of US universities that are registered observers with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and hosted by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The webinar will cover how to register as a reviewer, confidentiality processes, how to review and write constructive comments, and how to submit the comments to IPCC for addressing by the author team.

Date: October 15, 1PM EST / 7PM CEST

Please register in advance for this webinar.