Otula Owuor, who worked with Nation Media Group in Nairobi, Kenya, as a science writer/editor for a decade, is currently mostly involved in media training/consultancy and works as a writer/editor. Well versed on various fields of science journalism in Africa. Mentor/Trainer with World Federation of Science Journalists' (WFSJ), in a project designed to improve science coverage in Africa and Middle East. Otula has shared with us a published paper that might well be a good starting point for a discussion.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

The IPCC is the scientific authority on climate change. In November 2007, the IPCC published its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), a complete synthesis of the latest scientific and economic analysis of the causes and impacts of climate change, and of ways to mitigate and adapt to the problem. The synthesis report is the most accessible summary of the main findings, while the three Working Group reports provide more detailed information. www.ipcc.ch