Calls for reforming the management of the United Nations panel on climate change were welcomed Monday as a sign of confidence that the body would continue warning against global warming. The InterAcademy Council (IAC), an organization of world academies, called for changes in management and working processes after a probe of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), dpa reported. IAC said IPCC has been "successful overall" in its findings on climate change. But the panel needs to continue to adapt to "changing conditions in order to continue serving society well in the future." In Washington, Jennifer Morgan, World Resources Institute programme director for climate and energy, took pride that the IAC did not question IPCC's findings that human activities are causing climate change. She said the US National Academy of Sciences supports the conclusion. "The recommendations of the IAC will help bolster confidence in the IPCC - which is comprised of thousands of the world's leading climate scientists - and will ensure that the IPCC continues to be a leading source of scientific information on climate change," Morgan said. "Around the world, we are witnessing the types of events consistent with climate models - from wildfires in Russia to massive flooding in Pakistan - that will become even more frequent if we do not take action to reduce climate change." Greenpeace said in Brussels that IAC's recommendations would help to strengthen and streamline the way IPCC makes assessments on climate change. "We are convinced that these recommendations will help to increase public confidence in the IPCC as an expert panel and make the science of climate change and the implications of continued fossil-fuel use and deforestation more understandable to the general public," it said in a statement. Greenpeace supports the IPCC's role in informing national and international policies on climate action.
