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Glaring errors were revealed in the panel's landmark 2007 Fourth Assessment Report -- notably that Himalayan glaciers which provide water to a billion people in Asia could be lost by 2035, a claim traced to a magazine article.
The UN report called for changes to the IPCC's leadership, stricter guidelines on source material and a check on conflicts of interests. It said the chairman should become a part-time position and change with every review.
Pachauri, who has faced repeated calls to resign, admitted that the errors badly damaged the IPCC's credibility, but said Monday that the climate panel's member nations would decide whether to replace him.
Pachauri, a vocal advocate for tough action against global warming, also criticised what he called "ideologically driven" attacks on the IPCC, which he has led since 2002."
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