Endorses the action of the World Meteorological Organization and UNEP in jointly establishing an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to provide internationally co-ordinated scientific assessments of the magnitude, timing and potential environmental and socio-economic impact of climate change and realistic response strategies; urges Governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and scientific institutions to treat climate change as a priority issue, to undertake and promote specific, co-operative action-oriented programmes and research so as to increase understanding on all sources and causes of climate change, including its regional aspects and specific time-frames as well as the cause and effect relationship of human activities and climate, and to contribute, as appropriate, with human and financial resources to efforts to protect the global climate; calls upon all relevant organizations and programmes of the UN system to support the work of the Panel; encourages the convening of conferences on climate change, particularly on global warming; calls upon Governments and intergovernmental organizations to collaborate to prevent detrimental effects on climate and activities which affect the ecological balance; requests the Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization and the Executive Director of UNEP, through the Intergovernmental Panel, immediately to initiate action leading to a comprehensive review and recommendations with respect to climate change.

Adopted without vote, 70th meeting

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Adopted at the 70th plenary meeting, 6 Dec. 1988.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 43rd session, Volume 1, 20 September-22 December 1988. - A/43/49. - 1989. - p. 133-134. - (GAOR, 43rd sess., Suppl. no. 49).