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Introduction	5
Section 1 Climate Change	10
Anthropogenic Pressure on the Earth’s Climate System	11
Being Vulnerable to Climate Change	14
Climate Change Interlinkages	16
Tackling the Issue	17
Scenarios for the Future	18
Section 2 Disasters and Conflicts	20
Exposure	21
Vulnerability	22
Threatened Livelihoods	25
Options for Action	27
Section 3 Ecosystem Management	28
Ecosystems in Peril	29
Impacts on Human Health	37
Valuing Is Vital	37
Section 4 Environmental Governance	40
Governance on a Global Scale	41
Interlinkages	45
Cooperation and Integration Are Essential	47
The Outlook for the Future	48
Section 5 Harmful Substances and Hazardous Waste	50
Growing Problems	51
Interlinkages	53
Current Action and Outlook for the Future	54
Section 6 Resource Efficiency - Sustainable Consumption and Production	56
Natural Resource Use and Growth and Development	57
Action	62
The Future	63
Glossary Acronyms	66
Acronyms and Abbreviations	74
References	76

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