• What it is: The UN's scientific assessment branch for everything climate change.
• Purpose: Provide policymakers juicy tidbits on:
  • Climate change science
  • Its looming impacts
  • Potential risks
  • Options to adapt and mitigate
• Origin: Birthed by the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Meteorological Organization in 1988. Talk about team effort!
• Members: 195 countries (That's a big family reunion!)
• Working Groups (like the departments of a company):
  • WG I - Physical Science Basis (The Brainy Bunch 🧠)
  • WG II - Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability (The Problem Solvers 🛠️)
  • WG III - Mitigation of Climate Change (The Green Warriors 🌿)

🌎 Real-world example: Ever heard of the term "global warming"? The IPCC's findings are a big reason why it's in our daily vocab!

• Goal: Stabilize those pesky greenhouse gas concentrations so we don’t cause irreversible damage to our climate system.
• Members: 197 parties, and they’ve been partying (meeting) every year since 1995.
• Milestones:
  • 1997, Kyoto: Established legal targets for MEDCs (Major Economically Developed Countries).
  • 2015, Paris: Ambition level 💯! Set goal to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C (previously it was 2°C).

🌐 Real-world example: The Paris Agreement! Ever seen countries come together to limit global warming? That's them acting on this goal.

• What it is: It's like an LEDC’s (Less Economically Developed Countries) wishlist to the UNFCCC. They detail what they need to adapt to climate change.
• Bonus: Once they've submitted a NAPA, LEDCs can get some financial love 💰 from the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

🌐 Real-world example: Think of NAPAs as a letter to Santa, but instead of toys, countries ask for support to fight climate change.