We are delighted to share that the final report from the WCRP–IPCC Co-sponsored Workshop on Earth System High-Impact Events, Tipping Points and Their Consequences is now available. The workshop, jointly organized by WCRP and the IPCC in November 2025, brought together leading experts from around the world to assess the current scientific understanding of Earth system high-impact events, tipping points, and their consequences. The report synthesizes the discussions and identifies priorities for advancing scientific understanding and supporting the IPCC Seventh Assessment Report (AR7).
The workshop report is available at : https://doi.org/10.59327/WMO/WCRP/IPCC/HIETP
We are pleased to share a new publication from the WCRP Academy: Batino, L., Lennard, C., Jamero, M.L., Hart, M.A., Stadler, L., van der Wel, N., et al. (2026). Assessing the training needs of climate scientists: The role of the World Climate Research Programme Academy. PLOS Climate.
The paper presents the results of two global stocktake surveys and a series of interviews examining the availability, accessibility and needs for climate science training around the world. It highlights significant disparities in access to training opportunities, particularly between the Global North and Global South, and identifies areas where additional support is needed to strengthen climate science capacity.
A new article published in Communications Earth & Environment (Nov 2025), with contributions from members of WCRP’s My Climate Risk (MCR) Lighthouse Activity, highlights the critical need to formally recognize wildfires within the UNFCCC Loss & Damage framework. The study emphasizes that wildfire-driven impacts—on lives, ecosystems, and livelihoods—are growing in frequency and severity due to climate change.
