The Atlas of Climate Change

Endorsed by none other than the Foreign & Commonwealth Office as an essential overview, this richly illustrated book enables the general reader to get to grips with the issues. It is divided into six parts: signs of change, forcing change, driving climate change, expected consequences, responding to change and committing to solutions. Then at the end there are extensive climate change data. The maps and charts bring the issues to life, for instance in terms of food security, threats to health and cultural losses. It is striking that so much of the threat to food security is concentrated in Africa. The drivers of climate change are considered in detail, as are the possible responses to change and issues such as the relationship between carbon dioxide and economic growth. Measures for adapting and mitigating change will both be required, as will personal as well as public action. The format of the book makes it a suitable textbook for schools.