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The Walloon Platform for the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) aims to promote understanding of climate change and ways of addressing it. This platform (PwG in French1) was created by the Walloon Government in 2016 under the direction of climatologist Jean-Pascal van Ypersele. It is currently supervised by Francesco Contino, energy expert at UCLouvain.
We highlight the work of the platform over the last 10 years:
· Synthesising and disseminating knowledge on climate change, risks and solutions. The PwG published more than 40 thematic Lettres reviewing topics from climate change projections and socio-economical drivers to loss and damages from unprevented risks, from the global scale to Wallonia.
· Supporting Walloon scientists participating in the work of the IPCC through a multidisciplinary network of experts and through active involvement in the Belgian delegation at IPCC Plenaries2.
· Supporting climate change adaptation in Wallonia by synthesizing knowledge and data.
In its 2024-2029 Regional Policy Declaration3, the Walloon Government commits to strengthening adaptation across sectors. As a contribution to this objective, the PwG is coordinating a project supported by the European Union in the context of “Pathways to Resilience” (P2R), a large framework which provides methodologies to help about 100 cities or regions in the design of adaptation plans. With the Walloon air-climate agency, we aim to contribute to the development of a strategy based on scientific knowledge while involving key stakeholders.
