5. How could Climate Change affect us in the future?
5.1 What would be the effects on and vulnerability of the natural systems?
5.1.1. What will be the effects on and vulnerability of hydrology and water resources?
The following IPCC documents from the WG II Technical Summary support the Level 3 passage:
5.1.2. What will be the effects on and vulnerability of agriculture and food security?
4.2. Agriculture and food security Box 5-5. Extending uncertainty in crop models to uncertainty in economic analysis
5.1.3. What will be the effects on and vulnerability of terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems?
4.3. Terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems
5.1.4. What will be the effects on and vulnerability of coastal zones and marine ecosystems?
4.4. Coastal zones and marine ecosystems
5.2 What would be the effects on and vulnerability of the human systems?
5.2.1. What will be the effects on and vulnerability of human health?
5.2.2. What will be the effects on and vulnerability of human settlements, energy, and industry?
5.2.3. What will be the effects on and vulnerability of insurance and other financial services?
5.3. How does climate change vulnerability vary across regions?
Contributors: IPCC references come from IPCC WG III, other references are selected by GreenFacts
Adaptive Capacity, Vulnerability, and Key Concerns by Region
Facts on environmental matters
Table SPM.1 Estimates of potential global greenhouse gas emission reductions in 2010 and in 2020
The Emissions Scenarios from the Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES)
Expert Links on Climate Change
Links on Climate Change
Other views on Climate Change
Footnotes for the Summary for Policymakers of IPCC Working Group III
Footnotes for Table 1 of IPCC SPM WG II
Footnotes for the Summary for Policymakers of IPCC Working Group 1
Footnotes for the Summary for Policymakers of IPCC Working Group II
Variations of the Earth's surface temperature for :
Indicators of the human influence on the atmosphere during the Industrial Era
The global mean radiative forcing of the climate system for the year 2000, relative to 1750
Simulated annual global mean surface temperatures
The global climate of the 21st Century
Documented Climate Change Impacts
Figure SPM-2 - Reasons for Concern
Figure SPM-3 - Projected Changes in Annual Runoff
Carbon in Oil, Gas and Coal Reserves Compared with Historic Fossil Fuel Carbon Emissions (in gigatonnes)
Footnotes to Table SPM-1 (Question 6.2.2)
Figure 8.1 Precipitation
Figure 8.2 Hurricanes
Schematic of observed variations of the temperature indicators / the hydrological and storm-related indicators
Many external factors force climate change
The annual mean change of the temperature (colour shading) and its range (isolines)
Analysis of inter-model consistency in regional relative warming
GCRIO
UNFCCC
Pew Climate
NCDC
Climate Ark
Climatic Research Unit
CICERO
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
