With effective climate change mitigation policies still under development, and with even the most aggressive proposals unable to halt climate change immediately

The possible impacts of global climate change on different countries has led to the development and ratification of the Framework Convention on Climate Change (

Martin Parry University College, London, UK The 13 country studies collected in this re Adaptations Assessment published by the port represent the first of what

Provides a framework for considering the full range of approaches to vulnerability, impacts and adaptation assessment due to climate change. It aims to help pro

Assessing the vulnerability of human populations to global environmental change, particularly climate change, is now the main imperative of research and interna