Climate change 2014 : impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability / Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Working Group II; ed. by Christopher B. Field, Vicente R. Barros et al.

P. A. Foreword -- Preface -- Dedication -- Summary for policymakers -- Technical summary -- Cross-chapter boxes -- Point of departure -- Foundations for decision making -- Freshwater resources -- Terrestrial and inland water systems -- Coastal systems and low-lying areas -- Ocean systems -- Food security and food production systems -- Urban areas -- Rural areas -- Key economic sectors and services -- Human health impacts, adaptations, and co-benefits -- Human security -- Livelihoods and poverty -- Adaptation needs and options -- Adaptation planning and implementation -- Adaptation opportunities, constraints, and limits -- Economics of adaptation -- Detection and attribution of observed impacts -- Emergent risks and key vulnerabilities -- Climate-resilient pathways: adaptation, mitigation, and sustainable development; P. B. Regional context; Africa; Europe; Asia; Australasia; North America; Central South America; Polar regions; Small islands; Open oceans; Annexes

P. A. (2014; xiii, 1131 p.: color illustrations, color maps) Global and sectoral aspects P. B. (2014; iii, p. 1133-1820: ill.) Regional aspects

This latest Fifth Assessment Report of the IPCC will again form the standard reference for all those concerned with climate change and its consequences