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Observed changes and their causes. Observed changes in the climate system. Past and recent drivers of climate change. Attribution of climate changes and impacts. Extreme events. Exposure and vulnerability. Human responses to climate change: adaptation and mitigation. Future climate changes, risks and impacts. Key drivers of future climate and the basis on which projections are made. Projected changes in the climate systems. Future risks and impacts caused by a changing climate. Climate change beyond 2100, irreversibility and abrupt changes. Future pathways for adaptation, mitigation and sustainable development. Foundations of decision-making about climate change. Climate change risks reduced by adaptation and mitigation. Characteristics of adaptation pathways. Characteristics of adaptation pathways. Characteristics of mitigations pathways. Interaction among mitigation, adaptation and sustainable development. Adaptation and mitigation. Common enabling factors and constraints for adaptation and mitigation responses. Response options for adaptation. Response options for mitigation. Policy approaches for adaptation and mitigation, technology and finance. Trade-offs, synergies and integrated responses.