Abstract
This chapter assesses climate-related risks in the context of Article 2 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). {Box 19.1} Such risks arise from the interaction of the evolving exposure and vulnerability of human, socioeconomic, and biological systems with changing physical characteristics of the climate system. {19.2} Alternative development paths influence risk by changing the likelihood of climatic events and trends (through their effects on greenhouse gases (GHGs) and other emissions) and by altering vulnerability and exposure. {19.2.4, Figure 19-1, Box 19-2}.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Climate Change 2014 Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability |
Subtitle of host publication | Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 1039-1100 |
Number of pages | 62 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781107415379 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781107058071 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences