Climate Change 2007 is the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and consists of three main volumes. This volume addresses the impacts of climate change, the vulnerability of natural and human environments, and the potential for response through adaptation. It evaluates evidence that observed changes in the climate have already affected physical and biological systems; assesses potential impacts on ecosystems, water resources, agriculture and food security, human health, coastal and low-lying regions, industry, and settlements; provides assessment for the major regions of the world; discusses the relationship between mitigation and adaptation; evaluates key vulnerabilities to climate change; and assesses aggregate damage levels and the role of multiple stresses. The other volumes discuss the physical science basis of climate change and mitigation strategies. The CD-ROM reproduces the report in electronic form. The paperbound edition is distributed in the US by the United Nations. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report on climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability for researchers, students, policymakers.
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 brings us completely up-to-date on the vulnerability of socio-economic and natural systems to climate change. 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.
