Wednesday, 26 November 2025
| DAY 1 | |
| 08.15 - 8.45 | Registration |
| 09.00 - 10.15 |
Welcome addresses by the hosts
Introduction and vision for the workshop
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| coffee | |
| 10.45 - 12.00 | Kick-off session with interactive surveys on concepts and perceptions, keynotes, and Q&A |
| lunch | |
| 13.00 - 14.00 | Science Input I: Overview panel on framing, concepts, and challenges |
| 14.00 - 15.15 | Science Input II: Lightning talks for systems and knowledge sources |
| 15.15 - 16.45 | World Café (with coffee) – Research on High Impact Events and Tipping Points (HIETPs) across Earth system components: what we know and don’t know, what’s new, what’s coming, what’s missing? |
| 16.45 - 18.00 | Uptake I: Panel discussion – (How) do perspectives on Earth System HIETP vary across regions? |
| break | |
| 20.45 - 23.15 | Social Event: Dinner cruise on the Seine |
Thursday, 27 November 2025
| DAY 2 | |
| 09.30 - 10.30 | Report back from Worldcafé, Feedback on Day1 Reflections by WG Co-Chairs and introduction to morning Breakout Groups |
| coffee | |
| 10.55 - 12.20 | Breakout Groups I – Concepts, definitions, and a joint framework: guidance for AR7 |
| lunch | |
| 13.30 – 14.45 | Overview of results from Breakout Groups I Uptake II: Keynotes on decision making and governance |
| coffee | |
| 15.15 – 16.30 | Breakout Groups II - Topics based on Day 1 discussions |
| 16:30 – 17.45 | Breakout Groups III - Topics based on Day 1 discussions |
Friday, 28 November 2025
| DAY 3 | ||
| 09.00 – 10.30 | Stocktake plenary: key learnings, areas of consensus, and points of divergence | |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Science communication: Presentation on improving communication around HIETP | |
| coffee | ||
| 11.15 – 12.30 | Breakout Groups IV – key issues and drafting groups for guidance | Guided mini-workshops on communicating uncertainty and risk, dealing with disagreement, and developing narratives |
| lunch | ||
| 13.45 – 14.15 | Stocktake plenary: identifying remaining issues | |
| 14:15 – 15.30 | Breakout Groups V – drafting groups for guidance and summary slides | |
| coffee | ||
| 16.00 – 17.30 | Final plenary: presentation and discussion of draft guidance and conclusions Closing of the session |
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Saturday, 29 November 2025
Scientific Steering Committee meeting to finalize input to the IPCC First Lead Author Meeting.