"United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; IUGS, International Union of Geological Sciences"--Cover.
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Setting the scene : How do we get to a fitting future? / John Dodson -- Impacts of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems and adaptation measures for natural resource management / Patrick Gonzalez -- Fire in the earth system / S.P. Harrison, J.R. Marlon, and P.H. Bartlein -- Vanishing polar ice sheets / Nancy A.N. Bertler and Peter J. Barrett -- Climate and peatlands / Rixt de Jong ... [et al.] -- Climate and lacustrine ecosystems / Isabelle Larocque-Tobler ... [et al.] -- Rivers / Emmanuel Gandouin and Philippe Ponel -- Climate change and desertification with special reference to the cases in China / Xiaoping Yang -- Climate change, societal transitions and changing infectious disease burdens / Emily Fearnley, Philip Weinstein, and John Dodson -- Don't we all want good weather and cheap food? / Elisabeth Simelton -- Building capacity to cope with climate change in the least developed countries / Hannah Reid ... [et al.] -- Climate change mitigation policy : An overview of opportunities / Timothy J. Foxon.