The seventh assessment cycle of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR7) includes a Special Report on Climate Change and Cities. The outline of the Special Report agreed by the Panel at its Sixty-first Session in Sofia, Bulgaria and the call for Coordinating Lead Authors, Lead Authors, and Review Editors is available at https://www.ipcc.ch/2024/08/08/authorcallsrcities/. The Asian Network on Climate Science and Technology (ANCST) based in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention Research Initiative (SEADPRI-UKM) and the Singapore Management University are organising an online session to discuss means of advancing science in the Asia Pacific and engaging with the IPCC. Convened by the IPCC Co-Chairs of WG III on Climate Change Mitigation and WG II on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, the tentative programme is as follows:
Keynote Address: Insights on Climate Change and Cities
Professor Johnny Chan, City University of Hong Kong
Panel 1 – Knowledge Gaps and Means of Advancing Science in the Asia Pacific
Assoc. Professor Kai Wang, China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Mr. Muhammad Firdaus Ammar bin Abdullah, Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMsia)
Dr. Hiroaki Shibuya, Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN)
Panel 2 – Means of Engaging with the IPCC
Professor Winston Chow, Co-Chair, IPCC WG II on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
Professor Joy Jacqueline Pereira, Co-Chair, IPCC WG III on Climate Change Mitigation
