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IPCC Report.pdf - Adam Curry

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ContentsSection IForeword ............................................................................................................................................................viPreface...............................................................................................................................................................viiSection IISummary for Policymakers...............................................................................................................................3Section III Chapter 1 Climate Change: New Dimensions in Disaster Risk, Exposure, Vulnerability, and Resilience .......25Chapter 2 Determinants of Risk: Exposure and Vulnerability ........................................................................65Chapter 3 Changes in Climate Extremes and their Impacts on the Natural Physical Environment ............109Chapter 4 Changes in Impacts of Climate Extremes: Human Systems and Ecosystems .............................231Chapter 5 Managing the Risks from Climate Extremes at the Local Level .................................................291Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8National Systems for Managing the Risks from Climate Extremes and Disasters......................339Managing the Risks: International Level and Integration across Scales.....................................393Toward a Sustainable and Resilient Future.................................................................................437Chapter 9 Case Studies ................................................................................................................................487Section IV Annex I Authors and Expert Reviewers....................................................................................................545Annex II Glossary of Terms ........................................................................................................................555Annex IIIAnnex IVAcronyms.....................................................................................................................................565List of Major <strong>IPCC</strong> <strong>Report</strong>s..........................................................................................................569Index................................................................................................................................................................573v

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