Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Working Group II Contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Contents Foreword, Preface and Dedication Foreword Preface Dedication Summary for Policymakers Technical Summary Chapters and Cross-Chapter Papers Chapter 1 Point of Departure and Key Concepts Chapter 2 Terrestrial and Freshwater Ecosystems and Their Services Chapter 3 Oceans and Coastal Ecosystems and Their Services Chapter 4 Water Chapter 5 Food, Fibre and Other Ecosystem Products Chapter 6 Cities, Settlements and Key Infrastructure Chapter 7 Health, Wellbeing and the Changing Structure of Communities Chapter 8 Poverty, Livelihoods and Sustainable Development Chapter 9 Africa Chapter 10 Asia Chapter 11 Australasia Chapter 12 Central and South America Chapter 13 Europe Chapter 14 North America Chapter 15 Small Islands Cross-Chapter Paper 1 Biodiversity Hotspots Cross-Chapter Paper 2 Cities and Settlements by the Sea Cross-Chapter Paper 3 Deserts, Semiarid Areas and Desertification Cross-Chapter Paper 4 Mediterranean Region Cross-Chapter Paper 5 Mountains Cross-Chapter Paper 6 Polar Regions Cross-Chapter Paper 7 Tropical Forests Chapter 16 Key Risks across Sectors and Regions Chapter 17 Decision-Making Options for Managing Risk Chapter 18 Climate Resilient Development Pathways Annexes Annex I Global to Regional Atlas Annex II Glossary Annex III Acronyms Annex IV Contributors to the Working Group II Contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report Annex V Expert Reviewers of the Working Group II Contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report Index "The Working Group II contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report assesses the impacts of climate change, looking at ecosystems, biodiversity, and human communities at global and regional levels. It also reviews vulnerabilities and the capacities and limits of the natural world and human societies to adapt to climate change"