Fiji, June 11 -- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned that a major funding shortfall is raising concerns over the successful completion of its Seventh Assessment Cycle, even as work on a series of landmark climate reports continues to advance.

Speaking at the 64th Session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA64) in Bonn, Ermira Fida said all planned reports for the current assessment cycle have been scoped, authors selected, and work is progressing across the board.

"On behalf of the IPCC, I thank you for giving me the floor to update you on the progress made by the IPCC, nearly three years into the seventh assessment cycle."

"I am pleased to inform you that all planned reports...