Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaption

Foreword Preface Summary for policymakers 1. Climate change: new dimensions in disaster risk, exposure, vulnerability and resilience 2. Determinants of risk: exposure and vulnerability 3. Changes in climate extremes and their impacts on the natural physical environment 4. Changes in impacts of climate extremes: human systems and ecosystems 5. Managing the risks from climate extremes at the local level 6. National systems for managing the risks from climate extremes and disasters 7. Managing the risks: international level and integration across scales 8. Toward a sustainable and resilient future 9. Case studies Annex I. Authors and expert reviewers Annex II. Glossary of terms Annex III. Acronyms Annex IV. List of major IPCC reports Index.