Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007 M.L. Parry, O.F. Canziani, J.P. Palutikof, P.J. van der Linden and C.E. Hanson (eds) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA.
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SUMMARY PRODUCTS
Summary for Policymakers
Second Order Draft (SOD) – Draft / SOD Comments and Responses: Experts – Governments / Final Draft (FD) – Draft – Comments
Technical Summary
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CHAPTERS
Introduction
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Chapter 1. Assessment of observed changes and responses in natural and managed systems
First Order Draft (FOD) – Draft / FOD Comments and Responses / SOD – Draft / SOD Comments and Responses: Experts – Governments
Chapter 2. New assessment methods and the characterisation of future conditions
FOD – Draft / FOD Comments and Responses / SOD – Draft / SOD Comments and Responses: Experts – Governments
Chapter 3. Freshwater resources and their management
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Chapter 4. Ecosystems, their properties, goods and services
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Chapter 5. Food, fibre and forest products
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Chapter 6. Coastal systems and low-lying areas
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Chapter 7. Industry, settlement and society
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Chapter 8. Human health
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Chapter 9. Africa
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Chapter 10. Asia
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Chapter 11. Australia and New Zealand
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Chapter 12. Europe
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Chapter 13. Latin America
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Chapter 14. North America
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Chapter 15. Polar Regions
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Chapter 16. Small Islands
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Chapter 17. Assessment of adaptation practices, options, constraints and capacity
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Chapter 18. Inter-relationships between adaptation and mitigation
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Chapter 19. Assessing key vulnerabilities and the risk from climate change
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Chapter 20. Perspectives on climate change and sustainability
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