Climate Change 2007 - Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

The Climate Change 2007 volumes of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provide the most comprehensive and balanced assessment of climate change available. This IPCC Working Group II volume provides a completely up-to-date scientific assessment of the impacts of climate change, the vulnerability of natural and human environments, and the potential for response through adaptation. Written by the world’s leading experts, the IPCC volumes will again prove to be invaluable for researchers, students, and policymakers, and will form the standard reference works for policy decisions for government and industry worldwide.

Spis treści:
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Summary for policymakers
Technical summary
1. Assessment of observed changes and responses in natural and managed systems
2. New assessment methodologies and the characterisation of future conditions
3. Fresh water resources and their management
4. Ecosystems, their properties, goods and services
5. Food, fibre and forest products
6. Coastal systems and low-lying areas
7. Industry, settlement and society
8. Human health
9. Africa
10. Asia
11. Australia and New Zealand
12. Europe
13. Latin America
14. North America
15. Polar regions (Arctic and Antarctic)
16. Small islands
17. Assessment of adaptation practices, options, constraints and capacity
18. Inter-relationships between adaptation and mitigation
19. Assessing key vulnerabilities and the risk from climate change
20. Perspectives on climate change and sustainability - 811 Cross-chapter case studies
Appendix I. Glossary
Appendix II. Contributors to the IPCC WGII Fourth Assessment Report
Appendix III. Reviewers of the IPCC WGII Fourth Assessment Report
Appendix IV. Acronyms and abbreviations
Appendix V. Index and database of regional content
Index
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