The Regional Impacts of Climate Change: An Assessment of Vulnerability
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was jointly established by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme in 1988 to assess the scientific and technical literature on climate change, the potential impacts of changes in climate, and options for...
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ftunivnotexas:info:ark/67531/metadc11996 2023-05-15T13:43:27+02:00 The Regional Impacts of Climate Change: An Assessment of Vulnerability A special Report of IPCC Working Group II Published for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changet: Summary for Policymakers Watson, Robert T. Zinyowera, Marufu C. Moss, Richard H. Dokken, David J. IPCC National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme Harada, Kazuhiro Tachibana, Satoshi 1997-11 viii, 16p. : ill. (some col.) Text https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc11996/ English eng Chikyū Kankyō Senryaku Kenkyū Kikan url: http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/special-reports/spm/region-en.pdf isbn: 92-9169-110-0 https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc11996/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc11996 Environmental change Regional Vulnerability Hydrology and Water Resources Food and Fiber Production Climate Variability Ecosystems Devegetation Coastal Systems Book 1997 ftunivnotexas 2018-01-06T23:08:10Z The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was jointly established by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme in 1988 to assess the scientific and technical literature on climate change, the potential impacts of changes in climate, and options for adaption to and mitigation of climate change. Since its inception, the IPCC has produced a series of Assessment Reports, Special Reports, Technical Papers, methodologies and other products which have become standard works of reference, widely used by policymakers, scientists and other experts. This Special Report, which has been produced by Working Group II of the IPCC, builds on the Working Group's contribution to the Second Assessment Report (SAR), and incorporates more recent information made available since mid-1995. It has been prepared in response to a request from the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It addresses an important question posed by the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC, namely, the degree to which human conditions and the natural environment are vulnerable to the potential effects of climate change. The report establishes a common base of information regarding the potential costs and benefits of climatic change, including the evaluation of uncertainties, to help the COP determine what adaptation and mitigation measures might be justified. The report consists of vulnerability assessments for 10 regions that comprise the Earth's entire land surface and adjoining coastal seas: Africa, Arid Western Asia (including the Middle East), Australasia, Europe, Latin America, North America, the Polar Regions (The Arctic and the Antarctic), Small Island States, Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia. It also includes several annexes that provide information about climate observations, climate projections, vegetation distribution projections and socioeconomic trends. Book Antarc* Antarctic Arctic Climate change University of North Texas: UNT Digital Library Antarctic Arctic The Antarctic |
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was jointly established by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme in 1988 to assess the scientific and technical literature on climate change, the potential impacts of changes in climate, and options for adaption to and mitigation of climate change. Since its inception, the IPCC has produced a series of Assessment Reports, Special Reports, Technical Papers, methodologies and other products which have become standard works of reference, widely used by policymakers, scientists and other experts. This Special Report, which has been produced by Working Group II of the IPCC, builds on the Working Group's contribution to the Second Assessment Report (SAR), and incorporates more recent information made available since mid-1995. It has been prepared in response to a request from the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It addresses an important question posed by the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC, namely, the degree to which human conditions and the natural environment are vulnerable to the potential effects of climate change. The report establishes a common base of information regarding the potential costs and benefits of climatic change, including the evaluation of uncertainties, to help the COP determine what adaptation and mitigation measures might be justified. The report consists of vulnerability assessments for 10 regions that comprise the Earth's entire land surface and adjoining coastal seas: Africa, Arid Western Asia (including the Middle East), Australasia, Europe, Latin America, North America, the Polar Regions (The Arctic and the Antarctic), Small Island States, Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia. It also includes several annexes that provide information about climate observations, climate projections, vegetation distribution projections and socioeconomic trends. |
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The Regional Impacts of Climate Change: An Assessment of Vulnerability |
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The Regional Impacts of Climate Change: An Assessment of Vulnerability |
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The Regional Impacts of Climate Change: An Assessment of Vulnerability |
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The Regional Impacts of Climate Change: An Assessment of Vulnerability |
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The Regional Impacts of Climate Change: An Assessment of Vulnerability |
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regional impacts of climate change: an assessment of vulnerability |
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Chikyū Kankyō Senryaku Kenkyū Kikan |
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