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cine in Vienna. He is the recipient of the 2009 International Science and Technology Cooperation Award of the People’s Republic of China, of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star of Japan (2009), and of the Commanders’ Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (2007). He was named a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur in 2006 and received the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2006. Dr. Winnacker, who is the author of several books and textbooks, among them ‘From Genes to Clones,’ studied chemistry at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) where he obtained his Ph.D. in 1968, and completed postdoctorates at the University of California in Berkeley and the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm from 1968 to 1972. ZAKRI Abdul Hamid is Science Adviser to the Government of Malaysia, advising the Prime Minister and the Cabinet on issues related to science, technology, and innovation. He holds the Tuanku Chancellor Chair at Universiti Sains Malaysia. He was the former Director of the Institute of Advanced Studies, United Nations University, and Co-Chair of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. He is a member of the Arab Fund Fellowship Program, Senior Advisory Group on Technical Assistance and Cooperation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and the Executive Board of International Council for Science (ICSU). He served as the Secretary-General of the Society for the Advancement of Breeding Researches in Asia and Oceania (SA- BRAO) from 1981-1989 and was Deputy Vice Chancellor at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia from 1992-2000. He was the Founding President of the Genetics Society of Malaysia. His professional interests include biodiplomacy, education for sustainable development, and biotechnology and biodiversity policies for developing countries. Recipient of a Fulbright-Hays Fellowship (1981) and a Gold Medal Award from the Rotary Research Foundation (1999), he is a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia, the Academy of Sciences of the Developing World (TWAS), the World Academy of Art and Science, and the Islamic World Academy of Sciences. In 1998 he received the Langkawi Award, a national laureate for outstanding contribution in the field of environment in Malaysia. Three species known to science are named after him: a beetle (Paleosepharia zakrii); a cicada (Pomponia zakrii), and a pitcher plant (Nepenthes zakriana). 102 Climate change assessments | Review of the processes and procedures of the IPCC
Appendix F Acronyms and abbreviations AR4 CLA FAQ FAR IAC IPCC LA NAS NRC RE SAR SRES TAR UN UNEP UNFCCC WMO Fourth Assessment Report Coordinating Lead Author Frequently Asked Questions First Assessment Report InterAcademy Council Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Lead Author National Academy of Sciences National Research Council Review Editor Second Assessment Report Special Report on Emissions Scenarios Third Assessment Report United Nations United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change World Meteorological Organization Climate change assessments | Review of the processes and procedures of the IPCC 103
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Foreword In March 2010, the InterAc
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Contents Foreword iii Committee to
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Preface Since its founding more tha
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IAC report review This report was e
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Acknowledgements Community input wa
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management structure comprises the
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amount of evidence available and th
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1. Introduction The Intergovernment
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assessment, they must carry out the
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BOX 1.2 Roles of participants in IP
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The IPCC assessment process in brie
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Preparation of the Synthesis Report
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