The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Working Group II Contribution

Yu. A. Izrael, S. M. Semenov, O. A. Anisimov, Yu. A. Anokhin, A. A. Velichko, B. A. Revich, and I. A. Shiklomanov

Basic results of IPCC Working Group II, derived in the process of the work at the Fourth Assessment Report, are considered in brief. The results are given in conformity with the Summary for Policymakers adopted at the Plenary Meeting of Working Group II in Brussels on April 6, 2007. The authors’ comments on some results connected with the key vulnerable elements of natural and socioeconomic systems are given in the conclusion.