An analysis and assessment at an international level of the problems of increasing concentrations in the atmosphere of carbon dioxide and other gases and the greenhouse effect these have on climate change throughout the world.
Extreme weather and climate events, interacting with exposed and vulnerable human and natural systems, can lead to disasters. This Special Report explores the social as well as physical dimensions of weather- and climate-related disasters, considering opportunities for managing risks at local to international scales. SREX was approved and accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on 18 November 2011 in Kampala, Uganda.
Now in paperback, this book has succeeded in its aim to introduce the global climate problem and the complex processes and interactions which play a part in climatic change to a wide range of scientists working in climatic research or the related fields of meteorology, oceanography, glaciology and hydrology. It is centred around the World Climate Research Programme, an international enterprise jointly sponsored by the scientific community (through the International Council of Scientific Unions) and the national weather centres (through the World Meteorological Organisation). If progress is to be made in understanding climatic change, it is necessary to observe and understand all components of the climate system and the interactions between them. This book is particularly relevant to many contemporary climatic problems and to the two most important questions arising tom them: to what extent can changes in climate be predicted; and what is the extent of man's influence on climate. The Global Climate answers these questions, showing how the important processes may be -observed, evaluated and modelled by computer.
This summary of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change represents the formally agreed statement concerning climate change mitigation. It focuses on new literature on the scientific, technological, environmental, economic & social aspects of mitigation of climate change, pub. since the 3rd Assessment Report & the Special Reports on CO2 Capture & Storage & on Safeguarding the Ozone Layer & the Global Climate System. Contents: Greenhouse gas emission trends; Mitigation in the short & medium term across different economic sectors (until 2030); Mitigation in the long-term & beyond 2030; Policies, measures & instruments to mitigate climate change; Sustainable develop. & climate change mitigation; & Gaps in knowledge. Illus.