3 Anthropogenic Effects
76
4 Conclusions and Way Forward
80
5 Acknowledgements
82
Rising Sea Levels: Potential Impacts and Responses
83
Robert J. Nicholls
1 Introduction
83
2 Sea-level Rise and Climate Change in Coastal Areas
84
3 Impact and Vulnerability Assessment of Sea-level Rise
89
4 Responding to Sea-level Rise
100
5 The Future of Vulnerability Assessments
104
6 Discussion/Conclusions
107
7 Acknowledgements
107
Climate Change, Global Food Supply and Risk of Hunger
109
Martin L. Parry and Matthew T. J. Livermore
1 Introduction
109
2 Initial Estimations for Climate Scenarios from Low Resolution
Climate Models
110
3 Recently Estimated Effects for Climate Scenarios from Higher
Resolution GCMs with New Socio-economic Projections
123
4 Reducing Impacts by Stabilizing CO
Concentrations at Lower
Levels
129
5 Conclusions
137
Global Environmental Changes and Human Health
139
Michael V. Ahern and Anthony J. McMichael
1 Introduction
139
2 Local, Regional and Global Environmental Changes
140
3 Environmental Conflict and Security
154
4 Two Issues: Environmental ‘Global Public Goods for Health’
and Scientific Uncertainty
156
5 Acknowledgement
160
Corporate Environmental Performance
161
Frans Berkhout
1 Introduction
161
2 Corporate Social Responsibility
161
3 Environmental and Social Reporting
165
4 Environmental Performance Measurement and Reporting
166
5 Standardization Initiatives
167
6 Analysis of Environmental and Financial Performance of Firms
170
7 Analysis of Environmental Performance in Firms: The MEPI
Study
175
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