Climate change, 1995 : impacts, adaptations, and mitigation of climate change: scientific-technical analyses : contribution of working group II to the second assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1996
- x, 878 p.
Published for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Summary for policymakers Technical summary Part I. Introductory Materials: A. Ecophysiology, ecological, and soil processes in terrestrial ecosystems: a primer on general concepts and relationships B. Energy primer Part II. Assessment of Impacts and Adaptation Options: 1. Climate change impacts on forests 2. Rangelands in a changing climate: impacts, adaptations, and mitigation 3. Deserts in a changing climate: impacts 4. Land degradation and desertification 5. Impacts of climate change on mountain regions 6. Non-tidal wetlands 7. The cryosphere: changes and their impacts 8. Oceans 9. Coastal zones and small islands 10. Hydrology and freshwater ecology 11. Industry, energy, and transportation: impacts and adaptation 12. Human settlements in a changing climate: impacts and adaptation 13. Agriculture in a changing climate: impacts and adaptation 14. Water resources management 15. Wood production under changing climate and land use 16. Fisheries 17. Financial services 18. Human population health Part III. Assessment of Mitigation Options: 19. Energy supply mitigation options 20. Industry 21. Mitigation options in the transportation sector 22. Mitigation options for human settlements 23. Agricultural options for mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions 24. Management of forests for mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions 25. Mitigation: cross-sectoral and other issues Part IV. Technical Appendices: 26. Technical guidelines for assessing climate change impacts and adaptations 27. Methods for assessment of mitigation options 28. Inventory of technologies, methods, and practices Appendices A - E.