Welcome to the second part of this two part series on the future of international assessments. In the first part we learned about the key components of international assessments, key criteria needed to produce an influential assessment, and the challenges we face and where to go from here.

In this second part, Tyndall centre director Robert Nicholls and Professor Bob Watson talk about the key things in climate assessment and related areas that are currently in progress, an assessment of where we are today — are we on track with biodiversity and climate goals? And lastly, we discuss what we need to do to address the environment and development challenges we face today in the 21st century.

(Royalty Free Music by Benjamin Tissot)

This is Tyndall Centre's first episode for Tyndall Talks. We have Tyndall Executive Director Robert Nicholls in conversation with Prof. Bob Watson about the Future of International Assessments.

In this first part of our two part series, we focus on three key points: first, we will talk about the basic components of the science-policy interface that these assessments are trying to inform and influence; second, the key criteria needed to produce an influential assessment; and third, where are we today with assessments and where do we need to go from here to make needed progress?

(Royalty Free Music by Benjamin Tissot)