Billions face climate change risk

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been established by WMO and UNEP to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. It issued its Fourth Assessment Report "Climate Change 2007" in April 2007

WMO/UNEP: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change http://www.ipcc.ch/

IPCC: Working Group II Contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report: Climate Change 2007 - Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability (Summary), 2007 http://www.ipcc.ch/SPM6avr07.pdf

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