This Summary for teachers is inspired by the IPCC's Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate.

This resource is a teacher-friendly version of the Summary for Policymakers of the IPCC report. Useful infographics and ideas for short class activities are provided, as well a glossary and a list of educational resources.

For a complete and turn-key lesson plan on this topic, see the teacher's guide book "The climate in our hands - Ocean and Cryosphere".

Coordinator

Lydie Lescarmontier (OCE, France)

Authors (in alphabetical order)

Eric Guilyardi (Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, France),
Lydie Lescarmontier (OCE, France), Robin Matthews (IPCC
Working Group I Technical Support Unit, UK), Nathalie Morata (OCE, France), Mariana Rocha (OCE, France), Jenny Schlüpmann (Freie Universität Berlin, Germany), Mathilde Tricoire (OCE, France), David Wilgenbus (OCE, France). 

Copy editors (in alphabetical order)

Simon Klein (OCE, France), Maria A. Martin (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany), Anwar Bhai Rumjaun (Mauritius Institute of Education, Mauritius), Gabrielle Zimmermann (La main à la pâte, France). 

Acknowledgements

Experts who support the OCE: Juan Carlos Andrade, Laurent Bopp, Badin Borde, Eric Brun, Caroline Côté, Sanny Djohan, Randy Fananta, Serge Janicot, Jean Jouzel, Pierre Léna, Claudia Martinez, Valérie Masson-Delmotte, Cliona Murphy, Natalie Nicetto, Anna Pirani, Jean-Baptiste Sallée, Pramod Kumar Sharma, Aline Tribollet, Martin Vancoppenolle. 

The following organisations for their scientific, operational and financial support: Technical Support Unit of IPCC Wor- king Group I, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace (IPSL), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Fondation La main à la pâte, Fondation Luciole, Météo-France, Association Météo et Climat, Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco, Siemens Stiftung, Sorbonne Université, UNESCO, ADEME, CASDEN.