About

• The "Post-AR6" refers to developments and updates following the release of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), completed in 2023.
• AR6 offered the most comprehensive, current scientific assessment of climate change including physical science, impacts, adaptation, vulnerability, and mitigation strategies.

Key insights and updates

• India and other regions facing intensified climate risks require region-specific, data-driven adaptation strategies to strengthen resilience in agriculture, cities, and public health systems.
• Observed climate changes continue, including warming trends, changes in monsoon rainfall, glacier mass loss acceleration in the Himalayas, and projections of further temperature rise and extreme weather events.
• Global and regional models under CMIP6 projects warming scenarios including risks of exceeding hottest recorded temperatures and large uncertainties in ocean productivity.
• 2023 synthesis report highlights the urgent need for deep, rapid greenhouse gas emission reductions to limit warming to 1.5°C, requiring emissions to peak by 2025, with about 43% reduction by 2030 relative to 2019.
• Despite commitments, current emissions pledges fall short of required emission cuts to meet the 1.5°C target.
• New funding arrangements for loss and damage due to climate impacts were agreed at COP27 as part of global climate negotiations following from AR6 findings.

Post-AR6 research papers are providing updated regional assessments on observed and projected climate changes, emphasizing adaptive responses to escalating compound climate risks.

Download Pdf