TWAS supports the next generation of developing world climate scientists

TWAS brought together 47 scientists from 36 developing countries and 15 highly accomplished climate experts with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Trieste, Italy, for a unique training opportunity on 14-16 May 2024.
The mission of UN-run IPCC is to provide governments with information they can use to develop climate policies through assessments that summarize the current scientific literature, and the mission of Trieste-based TWAS is to advance science in the developing countries. Through this workshop, both objectives joined together to provide scientists from some of the countries that will be most troubled by climate change with the tools to be heard by international organizations, influence international priorities, and minimize the harm to their countries.
The workshop was called the Joint Climate Science Network, Mentorship and Capacity Growth. IPCC experts delivered training on climate science, soft skills, and on how to disseminate climate information to a broad audience in their own countries and regions, and around the globe. The ultimate goal was to introduce the climate scientists from the global South to how the IPCC works, providing them with a unique training opportunity. The workshop was realized through vital funding from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.