1988 - The establishment of the IPCC
WMO, UNEP
1990 - First IPCC Assessment Report
1992 - IPCC Supplementary Reports


1994 - IPCC Special Report
1995 - Second IPCC Assessment Report
1996 - COP-2, 1997 - COP-3



2001 - Third IPCC Assessment Report
2002 - COP-8,  2003 - COP-9
2007 - Fourth IPCC Assessment Report

1992- Adoption of the UNFCCC
1994- Entry into force of the UNFCCC
Ratified by 189 countries
1997- Adoption of Kyoto Protocol at COP-3
2005 Feb 16- Kyoto Protocol ratified by 164 countries
(But not by USA or Australia)