IPCC Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability

The focus of this report is on "current scientific understanding of the impacts of climate change on natural, managed and human systems, the capacity of these systems to adapt and their vulnerability." Although this does not directly correlate to my question, I think that I can learn a lot from it.
One of the main conclusions of this report is "Observational evidence from all continents and most oceans shows that many natural systems are being affected by regional climate changes, particularly temperature increases." This will directly effect human actions and cost, which is addressed a little later in the summary: "In the aggregate, however, net effects will tend to be more negative the larger the change in climate." This point is another aspect to the answer of my question. I realized this before, but now I am getting an idea of what it is going to take for global warming to become the central cultural issue of my generation.
The IPCC found that adaptation has been occurring. But, more will be required. Our "vulnerability" will depend on how quickly we act and adapt. This fact is a key point for my I-Search. I will post two tables that were in the report that are very interesting.