SMU's Urban Climate Professor Winston Chow is the first Singaporean to be elected to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
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He will be working with Professor Bart van den Hurk from the Netherlands as fellow Co-Chairs.
Key Points:
- He will be working with Professor Bart van den Hurk from the Netherlands as fellow Co-Chairs.
- Associate Professor (A/P) Winston Chow is Singapore's first elected member of the IPCC Bureau , the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change.
- IPCC assessments provide a scientific basis for governments to develop climate-related policies and contribute to global climate action under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
- A/P Chow will contribute towards a better understanding of the impact of climate change, and the continued development of resilient climate adaptation solutions.