Norway: CICERO

The Norwegian government established CICERO (the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research - Oslo) which was created by royal decree in 1990 as an independent research center associated with the University of Oslo. CICERO conducts research on and provides information and expert advice about national and international issues related to climate change and climate policy. CICERO's mission is to provide reliable and comprehensive knowledge about all aspects of the climate change problem.

CICERO has a national mandate to make information about climate research and climate policy accessible to various target groups: students, teachers, politicians, government, industry and business, media and the general public. The most important information channels are the www.cicero.uio.no and their popular scientific climate magazine Klima, which is free of subscription. The magazine is published six times a year in Norwegian, and gives the latest developments in climate and environmental research, the political arena, and the work of CICERO. The magazine also carries reports from the major international meetings and conferences.