Case studies from IPCC authors: France

Dr Samuel Morin explains the importance of 'unpacking' the IPCC SROCC's Summary for Policy Makers (SPM) by using concrete, local examples—such as ski tourism, sea level rise, and mountain gravitational hazards—to make global findings relevant to French national policy-makers. He emphasizes that spending significant time clarifying basic climate principles and scenarios is a prerequisite for effectively discussing specific risks and impacts.

• Translating the general language of IPCC Summaries for Policy Makers (SPM) into concrete, local examples helps government officials understand the implications for their specific work and can trigger actions within committees and programmes.
• The ski tourism industry served as a primary example for illustrating how three specific sentences in the SROCC SPM apply across global, regional, national, and local scales.
• Effective communication with policy-makers requires dedicating approximately half of the presentation time to explaining basic climate and weather principles, regional variations, and scenarios before addressing specific risks.

APA

Morin, S. (2020). Case studies from IPCC authors: France. Climate Outreach. https://climateoutreach.org/case-studies-from-ipcc-authors/france/

Chicago

Morin, Samuel. Case studies from IPCC authors: France. Climate Outreach, 2020. https://climateoutreach.org/case-studies-from-ipcc-authors/france/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{morin2020case, author = {Morin, Samuel}, title = {{Case studies from IPCC authors: France}}, institution = {Climate Outreach}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {https://climateoutreach.org/case-studies-from-ipcc-authors/france/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }