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If you choose to follow any links to the abstracts and/or complete text of articles, books, and documents listed below, you will be leaving the Strategian Web site. If you wish to return to this page from the Web page you are sent to, please use the Back option of your browser. Feature Items: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. (... the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC] was established by the United Nations Environmental Programme [UNEP] and the World Meteorological Organization [WMO] in 1988 to assess the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant for the understanding of human induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for mitigation and adaptation. This report has been issued by Working Group II as its contribution to the Third Assessment Report of the IPCC. Working Group II of the IPCC assesses the scientific, technical, environmental, economic and social aspects of the vulnerability [sensitivity and adaptability] to climate change of, and the negative and positive consequences for, ecological systems, socio-economic sectors and human health, with an emphasis on regional sectoral and cross-sectoral issues. The report was written and/or reviewed by some 900 scientists and other experts from around the world. Other keywords and phrases -- consequences, greenhouse gases, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gas, human systems, impact, natural systems -- from the IPCC Working Group II Web site) February 2001. **The complete text of the "Summary for Policymakers" highlighting the findings described in the entire report and the complete text of the entire report itself is available through the Web site of the IPCC. Please note that summaries of the report are available in several languages besides English.** Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Climate Change 2001: Mitigation. (... the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC] was established by the United Nations Environmental Programme [UNEP] and the World Meteorological Organization [WMO] in 1988 to assess the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant for the understanding of human induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for mitigation and adaptation. This report has been issued by Working Group III as its contribution to the Third Assessment Report of the IPCC. Working Group III of the IPCC is charged to assess available information on the science of climate change, in particular that arising from human activities. In performing its assessments Working Group III is concerned with the scientific, technical, environmental, and economic and social aspects of mitigation of climate change. This report describes the current state of understanding of climate change mitigation, including the technical, economic and implementation aspects. Like other reports issued by Working Groups of the IPCC, this report was prepared and/or reviewed by hundreds of scientists from around the world. Other keywords and phrases -- climatic, environment, environmental, greenhouse gases, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gas, institutional, intergenerational, international, political, social, sustainable development, technological -- from the IPCC Working Group III Web site) March 2001 **The complete text of the "Summary for Policymakers" highlighting the findings described in the entire report and the complete text of the entire report itself is available through the Web site of the IPCC. Please note that summaries of the report are available in several languages besides English.** How to find the above journals, magazines, and other publications? See Step 3: Locate of the Information Strategy for details. Questions? Please let me know. |
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