Kemgbe 1950s, ISC - site na nzukọ bu ya ụzọ, International Council for Science (ICSU) - arụ ọrụ ọsụ ụzọ n'ịkwalite ụwa, mbara igwe, na sayensị gburugburu ebe obibi iji welie nghọta nke usoro ụwa na akụkụ ya biophysical na nke mmadụ, yana mbara elu. Mmemme sayensị jikọrọ ọnụ nke ISC na òtù mba ụwa ndị ọzọ na-akwado, gụnyere ndị nọ n'ime usoro UN, ebutela ọganihu dị ukwuu na nyocha sayensị na nchịkwa nke okwu ụwa. Ihe atụ pụtara ìhè bụ ọrụ ICSU n'ịkwado mbọ sayensị ihu igwe nke mba ụwa.
Ruo n'etiti 1950s, mmekọrịta sayensị mba ụwa na ihu igwe nwere oke. Afọ Geophysical International Geophysical (IGY) nke ICSU na-edu na 1957-58 kpọkọtara ndị ọkà mmụta sayensị sitere na mba 60 maka nyocha a haziri ahazi wee hụ mmalite nke Sputnik 1. Nke a mere ka e mepụta kọmitii ICSU na nyocha mbara igwe (COSPAR) na 1958.
IGY duru ozugbo na Nkwekọrịta Antarctic 1959, na-akwalite udo na nkà mmụta sayensị imekọ ihe ọnụ. Iji kwalite nyocha Antarctic, ICSU guzobere Kọmitii Sayensị na nyocha Antarctic (SCAR) na 1958. Around otu oge, ICSU tọrọ ntọala Kọmiti Sayensị na nyocha Oceanic (SCOR) iji dozie ihe ịma aka nke oke osimiri zuru ụwa ọnụ. Kọmitii ndị a niile ka na-arụ ọrụ taa.
N'ịgbaso ihe ịga nke ọma nke IGY, UN General Assembly kpọrọ ICSU ka ha soro World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) rụọ ọrụ na nyocha sayensị ikuku. Nke a mere ka 1979 World Climate Conference, ebe ndị ọkachamara kwadoro mmetụta ihu igwe ogologo oge nke ịrị elu CO₂ ọkwa. ICSU, WMO, na UNEP wee malite ọrụ ahụ Mmemme nyocha ihu igwe ụwa na, na 1985, haziri ọgbakọ ogbako na Villach, Austria. Ihe nchoputa ya tọrọ ntọala maka ntule ihu igwe n'oge oge, n'ikpeazụ na-eduga na ịmepụta nke Ndi otu gọọmentị etiti na Mgbanwe ihu igwe (IPCC) na 1988.