1. (Impacts, adaptation and vulnerability)
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

2. CONTEXT Worldwide demand for action to cope with Climate Change
Requirement of tools and answers to support decision making
More regional emphasis required

3. WGII Fifth Assessment Report
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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Natural and Managed Resources and Systems, and Their Uses
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 .

7. Thank you