📋 Tender Overview
PROJECT ID
110429
TOTAL FUNDING
CAD 899,900.00
IDRC OFFICER
Heidi Braun
PROJECT STATUS
Active
DURATION
24 months
Description: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a United Nations body tasked with assessing climate science and informing policymakers about climate change, its impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. Coordinating lead authors are critical in the preparation of the IPCC reports as they coordinate inputs from teams of authors. Their role is enabled by chapter scientists who manage references, assist with coordination and foster contributions from diverse members. However, the IPCC does not fund the chapter scientist role, leaving their provision dependent on coordinating lead authors’ access to external funding. This disproportionately affects the equitable participation of coordinating lead authors from the Global South who often lack access to external funds.
This project addresses the challenge by funding chapter scientists to support coordinating lead authors from the Global South involved in the preparation of the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities. Chapter scientists from the Global South will be recruited to support development of each of the five chapters of the report. The project team will ensure chapter scientists participate actively in the full report development process and will strengthen their research, leadership and knowledge-brokering capacities through tailored training and peer-learning opportunities. This initiative will bridge gaps in equity and representation, fostering a more balanced and inclusive assessment process that addresses priorities relevant to stakeholders tasked with advancing climate action in cities across the Global South.
This project is part of Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) initiative, a UK-Canada framework research program aiming to enable socially inclusive and sustainable action to build resilience to climate change and natural hazards in Africa and the Asia-Pacific region.
