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Oppenheimer, M., M. Campos, R.Warren, J. Birkmann, G. Luber, B. O’Neill, and K. Takahashi, 2014: Emergent risks and key vulnerabilities. In: Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Field, C.B., V.R. Barros, D.J. Dokken, K.J. Mach, M.D. Mastrandrea, T.E. Bilir, M. Chatterjee, K.L. Ebi, Y.O. Estrada, R.C. Genova, B. Girma, E.S. Kissel, A.N. Levy, S. MacCracken, P.R. Mastrandrea, and L.L.White (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, pp. 1039-1099 | Oppenheimer, M., M. Campos, R.Warren, J. Birkmann, G. Luber, B. O’Neill, and K. Takahashi, 2014: Emergent risks and key vulnerabilities. In: Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Field, C.B., V.R. Barros, D.J. Dokken, K.J. Mach, M.D. Mastrandrea, T.E. Bilir, M. Chatterjee, K.L. Ebi, Y.O. Estrada, R.C. Genova, B. Girma, E.S. Kissel, A.N. Levy, S. MacCracken, P.R. Mastrandrea, and L.L.White (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, pp. 1039-1099 | ||
'''See also''': [[Disaster Risk|<span style="color: fuchsia">Disaster Risk</span>]]; [[Scenario|<span style="color: fuchsia">Scenario</span>]]; [[(Current) Scenario|<span style="color: fuchsia">(Current) Scenario</span>]]; [[(Future) Scenario|<span style="color: fuchsia">(Future) Scenario</span>]]; [[(Probabilistic) Risk|<span style="color: fuchsia">(Probabilistic) Risk</span>]] | '''See also''': [[Disaster Risk|<span style="color: fuchsia">Disaster Risk</span>]]; [[Scenario|<span style="color: fuchsia">Scenario</span>]]; [[(Current) Scenario|<span style="color: fuchsia">(Current) Scenario</span>]]; [[(Future) Scenario|<span style="color: fuchsia">(Future) Scenario</span>]]; [[(Probabilistic) Risk|<span style="color: fuchsia">(Probabilistic) Risk</span>]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:54, 26 July 2022
Definition
A risk that arises from the intersection of phenomena in a complex system.
For example, risk caused when geographic shifts in human population in response to climate change lead to increased vulnerability and exposure of populations in the receiving region.
Source
Oppenheimer, M., M. Campos, R.Warren, J. Birkmann, G. Luber, B. O’Neill, and K. Takahashi, 2014: Emergent risks and key vulnerabilities. In: Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Field, C.B., V.R. Barros, D.J. Dokken, K.J. Mach, M.D. Mastrandrea, T.E. Bilir, M. Chatterjee, K.L. Ebi, Y.O. Estrada, R.C. Genova, B. Girma, E.S. Kissel, A.N. Levy, S. MacCracken, P.R. Mastrandrea, and L.L.White (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, pp. 1039-1099
See also: Disaster Risk; Scenario; (Current) Scenario; (Future) Scenario; (Probabilistic) Risk
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