February 2011: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has posted documents for its 33rd session and the 11th Session of IPCC Working Group III, which are scheduled to take place from 5-13 May 2011, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Letters of invitation to focal points, Ministries of Foreign Affairs, and international and other organizations are posted, as well as provisional agendas for the meetings. The 11th session of Working Group III will include presentations on the writing process, various chapters and the Special Report on “Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation.” The Working Group will also consider the summary for policy makers and the acceptance of the underlying scientific/technical assessment in the Special Report.

IPCC 33 will consider, inter alia, a review of the IPCC processes and procedures, activities of the Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventories, and progress on the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), the Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation, the Task Group on Data and Scenario Support for Impact and Climate Analysis, the development of new scenarios, and the IPCC Scholarship Programme. [IPCC Session Documents]