
Climate Change and Vulnerability and Adaptation
Two Volume Set
Earthscan Ltd (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 17. December 2007
Book
Hardback
847 pages
978-1-84971-105-0 (ISBN)
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'Sound and solid case studies on vulnerability and adaptation have been woefully lacking in the international discourse on climate change. This set of books begins to bridge the gap.'
Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme
'Important reading for students and practitioners alike.'
Martin Parry, Co-Chair, Working Group II (Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability), Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
'Fills an important gap in our understanding ... It is policy-relevant and deserves to be widely read.'
Richard Klein, Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Sweden
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded in its 2001 report that much of the developing world is highly vulnerable to adverse impacts from climate change. But the IPCC also concluded that the vulnerabilities of developing countries are too little studied and too poorly understood to enable determination of adaptation strategies that would be effective at reducing risks. These authoritative volumes, resulting from the work of the Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change (AIACC) project launched by the IPCC in 2002, are the first to provide a comprehensive investigation of the issues at stake.
Climate Change and Vulnerability discusses who is vulnerable to climate change, the nature of their vulnerability and the causes of their vulnerability for parts of the world that have been poorly researched until now. Climate Change and Adaptation covers current practices for managing climate risks to food security, water resources, livelihoods, human health and infrastructure, needs for effective management of climate risks, the changing nature of the risks, strategies for adaptation, and the need to integrate these strategies into development planning and resource management.
Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme
'Important reading for students and practitioners alike.'
Martin Parry, Co-Chair, Working Group II (Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability), Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
'Fills an important gap in our understanding ... It is policy-relevant and deserves to be widely read.'
Richard Klein, Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Sweden
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded in its 2001 report that much of the developing world is highly vulnerable to adverse impacts from climate change. But the IPCC also concluded that the vulnerabilities of developing countries are too little studied and too poorly understood to enable determination of adaptation strategies that would be effective at reducing risks. These authoritative volumes, resulting from the work of the Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change (AIACC) project launched by the IPCC in 2002, are the first to provide a comprehensive investigation of the issues at stake.
Climate Change and Vulnerability discusses who is vulnerable to climate change, the nature of their vulnerability and the causes of their vulnerability for parts of the world that have been poorly researched until now. Climate Change and Adaptation covers current practices for managing climate risks to food security, water resources, livelihoods, human health and infrastructure, needs for effective management of climate risks, the changing nature of the risks, strategies for adaptation, and the need to integrate these strategies into development planning and resource management.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84971-105-0 (9781849711050)
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Climate Change and Vulnerability and Adaptation
Two Volume Set
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Climate Change and Vulnerability and Adaptation
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Two Volume Set
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Previous edition
Neil Leary | Cecilia Conde | Jyoti Kulkarni
Climate Change and Vulnerability: AND Climate Change and Adaptation
Book
12/2007
Earthscan Ltd
€222.84
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Persons
Neil Leary, Cecilia Conde, Jyoti Kulkarni, Anthony Nyong, James Adejuwon, Vicente Barros, Ian Burton, Rodel Lasco and Juan Pulhin (please see individual volumes for details).
Content
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Climate Change and Adaptation 978-1-84407-470-9
Climate Change and Adaptation 978-1-84407-470-9