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INTERGUBERNAMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE
CHANGE
WMO
UNEP
THE WORKING GROUP II
(IMPACTS, ADAPTATION AND VULNERABILITY)
CONTRIBUTION TO THE IPCC FIFTH
ASSESSMENT REPORT
Vicente Barros
Antalya February 15, 2010
CONTEXT
• Worldwide demand for action to cope with Climate
Change
• Requirement of tools and answers to support
decision making
• More regional emphasis required
INTERGUBERNAMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE
CHANGE
WMO
UNEP
WGII Fifth Assessment Report
THE MAIN NEW FEATURE:
Framing the assessment of impacts in the context of
information to support good decisions, with an
emphasis on assessing and managing risk
Understanding, predicting and providing
the necessary information for climate adaptation,
mitigation and risk management
Key Inputs from the WGI
assessment
Detection and Attribution of Climate Change: from
Global to Regional
Near-term Climate Change: Projections and
Predictability
Climate Phenomena and their Relevance for Future
Regional Climate Change
Regional Climate Projections
WGII Fifth Assessment Report
All sectoral and regional chapters will include:
elements related to observed changes with
detection and attribution
Observed and projected impacts with regional
variation by scenario and time slice
as well as the economic, social and ecological
context for the impacts.
It also includes an assessment of vulnerabilities,
adaptive capacity, options for evaluating and
managing risks, research and data gaps
WGII Fifth Assessment Report
Natural and Managed Resources and
Systems, and Their Uses
3. Freshwater resources
4. Terrestrial and inland water systems
.
5. Coastal systems and low-lying
areas
6. Ocean systems
7. Food production systems and food security