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IPCC Fourth Assessment Report: Climate Change 2007
Climate Change 2007: Working Group II: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
Contents11

Chapter 11: Australia and New Zealand

Executive summary

11.1 Introduction

11.1.1 Summary of knowledge from the Third Assessment Report (TAR)

11.1.2 New findings of this Fourth Assessment Report (AR4)

11.2 Current sensitivity/vulnerability

11.2.1 Climate variability and 20th-century trends

11.2.2 Human systems: sensitivity/vulnerability to climate and weather

11.2.3 Natural systems: sensitivity/vulnerability to climate and weather

11.2.4 Sensitivity/vulnerability to other stresses

11.2.5 Current adaptation

11.3 Assumptions about future trends

11.3.1 Climate

11.3.2 Population, energy and agriculture

11.4 Key future impacts and vulnerabilities

11.4.1 Freshwater resources

11.4.2 Natural ecosystems

11.4.3 Agriculture

11.4.4 Forestry

11.4.5 Coasts

11.4.6 Fisheries

11.4.7 Settlements, industry and societies

11.4.8 Indigenous people

11.4.9 Tourism and recreation

11.4.10 Energy

11.4.11 Human health

11.4.12 Synthesis

11.5 Adaptation constraints and opportunities

11.6 Case studies

11.7 Conclusions: implications for sustainable development

11.8 Key uncertainties and research priorities

11.8.1 Assessing impacts of climate change and vulnerability for critical systems

11.8.2 Fostering the process of adaptation to climate change

11.8.3 Assessing risks and opportunities of climate change for different scenarios

11.8.4 Analysing global trade, immigration and security for climate change outcomes

References

Coordinating Lead Authors:

Kevin Hennessy (Australia), Blair Fitzharris (New Zealand)

Lead Authors:

Bryson C. Bates (Australia), Nick Harvey (Australia), Mark Howden (Australia), Lesley Hughes (Australia), Jim Salinger (New Zealand), Richard Warrick (New Zealand)

Contributing Authors:

Susanne Becken (New Zealand), Lynda Chambers (Australia), Tony Coleman (Australia), Matt Dunn (New Zealand), Donna Green (Australia), Roddy Henderson (New Zealand), Alistair Hobday (Australia), Ove Hoegh-Guldberg (Australia), Gavin Kenny (New Zealand), Darren King (New Zealand), Guy Penny (New Zealand), Rosalie Woodruff (Australia)

Review Editors:

Michael Coughlan (Australia), Henrik Moller (New Zealand)

This chapter should be cited as:

Hennessy, K., B. Fitzharris, B.C. Bates, N. Harvey, S.M. Howden, L. Hughes, J. Salinger and R. Warrick, 2007: Australia and New Zealand. Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, M.L. Parry, O.F. Canziani, J.P. Palutikof, P.J. van der Linden and C.E. Hanson, Eds., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 507-540.