The need to assess the adequacy of research activities and their international coordination to meet the needs of the Convention The importance of social as well as natural sciences, and the interaction between the two, in responding to the research needs arising from the assessment reports of the IPCC The enhancement of the capacity of developing countries to contribute to and participate in global climate change research efforts, such as those coordinated by the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), the International Human Dimensions Programme (IHDP) and DIVERSITAS.
c) El fomento de la capacidad de los países en desarrollo para participar y contribuir a los esfuerzos mundiales de investigación sobre el cambio climático, como los coordinados por el Programa Mundial de Investigaciones Climáticas (PMIC), el Programa Internacional sobre la Geosfera y la Biosfera (PIGB), el Programa Internacional sobre las Dimensiones Humanas y DIVERSITAS.