Confalonieri, UMenne, BAkhtar, REbi, KLHauengue, MKovats, RSRevich, BWoodward, AlistairParry, MLCanziani, OFPalutikoff, JPvan der Linden, PJ2012-03-122007In Climate change 2007 : impacts, adaptation and vulnerability : contribution of Working Group II to the fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Editors: Parry ML, Canziani OF, Palutikoff JP, van der Linden PJ. 391-431. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 20079780521705974http://hdl.handle.net/2292/14073Climate change currently contributes to the global burden of disease and premature deaths (very high confidence). Human beings are exposed to climate change through changing weather patterns (temperature, precipitation, sea-level rise and more frequent extreme events) and indirectly through changes in water, air and food quality and changes in ecosystems, agriculture, industry and settlements and the economy. At this early stage the effects are small but are projected to progressively increase in all countries and regions. [8.4.1]Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htmBook ItemCopyright: Cambridge University Presshttp://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess