Organised by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the meeting will bring together about 300 scientists from 27 January to 1 February at the University of Algarve, Faro district, it said in a statement.


From the meeting at the University of Algarve will come the contributions of one of the IPCC’s three working groups, which is responsible for analysing the impacts, adaptation and vulnerability to climate change and for the writing of the sixth evaluation report.


The document aims to provide an up-to-date scientific assessment of the impacts of climate change on ecosystems and human systems, as well as an analysis of the capabilities and limits of these systems to adapt to climate change and options to reduce climate risks.


Created by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme, the IPCC aims to disseminate the most advanced knowledge about climate change affecting the world, pointing out its causes, effects and risks to humanity and the environment, suggesting ways to combat problems.


The scheduled meeting for the Algarve is organised by the University of Algarve and its Sea Sciences Centre (CCMAR), at the invitation of the Ministry of the Sea.