Bioclimate.org: The Regional Impacts of Climate Change: An Assessment of Vulnerability

Authors	Watson R.T. , Zinyowera M.C. , Moss R.H. , Basher R.E. , Beniston M. , Canziani O.F. , Díaz S.M. , Dokken D.J. , Everett J.T. , Fitzharris B.B. , Gitay H. , Jallow B.P. , Lal M. , Maya R.S. , Mclean R.F. , Mirza M.Q. , Neilson R.P. , Noble I.R. , Nurse L.A. , Okoth-ogenda H.W.O. , Pittock A.B. , Shriner D.S. , Sinha S.K. , Street R.B. , Jilan S. , Suarez A.G. , Tol R.S.J. , Mcgrory L.V.W. , Yoshino M.
Source	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (45)
Type	R - Report (613)
Peer Review	1 - High (2301)
Audience	S - Specialist (3514)
Pages	27
Notes	Summary for policy makers. Scope of the Asssessment: This report has been prepared at the request of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its subsidiary bodies (specifically, the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice—SBSTA). The special report provides, on a regional basis, a review of state- f-the-art information on the vulnerability to potential changes in climate of ecological systems, socioeconomic sectors (including agriculture, fisheries, water resources and human settlements) and human health. The report reviews the sensitivity of these systems as well as options for adaptation. Though this report draws heavily upon the sectoral impact assessments of the Second Assessment Report (SAR), it also draws upon more recent peer-reviewed literature (inter alia, country studies programmes).