Turn down the heat : climate extremes, regional impacts, and the case for resilience - full report (English)

This report focuses on the risks of climate change to development in Sub-Saharan Africa, South East Asia and South Asia. Building on the 2012 report, Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be Avoided, this new scientific analysis examines the likely impacts of present day, 2°C and 4°C warming on agricultural production, water resources, and coastal vulnerability for affected populations. It finds many significant climate and development impacts...

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Adams, Sophie;

Baarsch, Florent;

Bondeau, Alberte;

Coumou, Dim;

Donner, Reik;

Frieler, Katja;

Hare, Bill;

Menon, Arathy;

Perette, Mahe;

Piontek, Franziska;

Rehfeld, Kira;

Robinson, Alexander;

Rocha, Marcia;

Rogelj, Joeri;

Runge, Jakob;

Schaeffer, Michiel;

Schewe, Jacob;

Schleussner, Carl-Friedrich;

Schwan, Susanne;

Serdeczny, Olivia;

Svirejeva-Hopkins, Anastasia;

Vieweg, Marion;

Warszawski, Lila;

World Bank;
Document Date
2013/06/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
78424
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2013/06/19
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Turn down the heat : climate extremes, regional impacts, and the case for resilience - full report
Keywords
sea-level rise

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Adams, Sophie; Baarsch, Florent; Bondeau, Alberte; Coumou, Dim; Donner, Reik; Frieler, Katja; Hare, Bill; Menon, Arathy; Perette, Mahe; Piontek, Franziska; Rehfeld, Kira; Robinson, Alexander; Rocha, Marcia; Rogelj, Joeri; Runge, Jakob; Schaeffer, Michiel; Schewe, Jacob; Schleussner, Carl-Friedrich; Schwan, Susanne; Serdeczny, Olivia; Svirejeva-Hopkins, Anastasia; Vieweg, Marion; Warszawski, Lila; World Bank.

Turn down the heat : climate extremes, regional impacts, and the case for resilience - full report (English). Turn down the heat Washington DC ; World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/975911468163736818

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