The Setting This chapter describes the information basis for the Fifth Assessment Report
(AR5) of IPCC Working Group II (WGII) and the rationale for its structure. As the starting point …

This chapter synthesizes observed climate change impacts (16.2), adaptation-related
responses (16.3), limits 5 to adaptation (16.4), and the key risks identified across sectors and …

Abstract Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),
adaptation has recently gained importance, yet adaptation is much less developed than …

Adaptation in response to anthropogenic climate change seeks to maintain viability by
maximising benefits and minimising losses. It is necessary because some climatic change is …

In this paper, we discuss two competing interpretations of vulnerability in the climate change
literature and consider the implications for both research and policy. The first interpretation …

Institutions in many wealthy industrialised countries are robust and their societies appear to
be relatively well insulated against the impacts of climate variability, economic problems …

In this paper, we discuss two competing interpretations of vulnerability in the climate change
literature and consider the implications for both research and policy. The first interpretation …

In the last ten years, the study of vulnerability has mushroomed. The Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), for example, shifted the focus of their second working …

This book provides valuable lessons that will improve public policy and the quality of
decisions that will affect generations to come. Richard Moss, Senior Director Climate and …