What is the relationship and difference between GEO-4 and other global assessment processes, for example, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessments?
GEO capitalize on findings from reputable scientific assessment processes such as the IPCC assessment. As well as many individuals and expert institutions have at the same time contributed to GEO, the IPCC reports, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and other reports. While the GEO-4 draws on the findings and analyses found in other major assessment reports and processes, it addresses them from a somewhat different perspective. GEO addresses the global environmental change in a holistic manner, analyzing it in all its complexity, while taking into account regional implications of change and complex intrelinkages in the bio-physical environment and between the environment and society. For example, in the case of climate change, GEO attempts to take a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach, addressing the broader impacts of climate change, within the context of human well-being, vulnerability and development. In terms of scientific basis, GEO does not go beyond the findings of the re
