Climate Change 1995: Impacts, Adaptations and Mitigation of Climate Change: Scientific-Technical Analyses: Contribution of Working Group II to the ... the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521564379 ISBN 13: 9780521564373

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1996

Synopsis

This comprehensive volume provides a roadmap for disentangling the sometimes divisive public debate about the consequences of climate change. It reviews what is known, unknown, uncertain and controversial about the potential impacts of climate change. The conclusions of the report include that some regions, especially in the tropics and subtropics, may suffer significant adverse consequences for food security, even though the effects of climate change on global food production may prove small to moderate; there could be an increase in a wide range of human diseases, including mortality; some countries will face threats to sustainable development from losses of human habitat; and although technological advances have increased the range of adaptation and mitigation options, they are not currently available in all regions of the world. This comprehensive volume will be of great value to decision-makers and the scientific community concerned with the impacts of climate change and society's response. Students across a broad range of the environmental sciences will find this to be the most comprehensive and up-to-date information available on these topics.

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Review

'Climate Change 1995 represents a tremendous achievement of coordinating the contributons of well over a thousand individuals to produce an authoritative, state-of-the-art review which will be of great value to decision-makers and the scientific community at large ... an indispensable reference.' Allen Perry, International Journal of Climatology

'This volume will be of great value to decision-makers and the scientific commmunity, and forms an excellent introduction to this complex multidisciplinary area.' Bulletin of the International Society of Soil Science

'The lack of emotive language and the scientific candour of the reports makes the information useful (especially the excellent summaries) for those keen to get behind the public rhetoric.' TEG News

'... a wealth of clear, well-organized information that is all in one place ... there is much to applaud.' A. Alan Moghissi, Environment International

Book Description

Provides a roadmap for disentangling the sometimes divisive public debate about the consequences of climate change. It reviews what is known, unknown, uncertain, and controversial. Potential impacts and adaptation options in eighteen categories of natural ecosystems and socio-economic sectors are reviewed.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521564379
• ISBN 13: 9780521564373
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 889
• Editor: Watson Robert T., Zinyowera Marufu C., Moss Richard H.