Climate Change and Vulnerability: AND Climate Change and Adaptation
Earthscan Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 17. December 2007
Book
Hardback
992 pages
978-1-84407-480-8 (ISBN)
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Description
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.
"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.
Reviews / Votes
"'The new knowledge acquired in this project is extensive and these books are important reading for students and practitioners alike' Martin Parry, Co-Chair, Working Group II (Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability), IPCC"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Figures, tables, index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
1571 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84407-480-8 (9781844074808)
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New editions

Neil Leary | Cecilia Conde | Jyoti Kulkarni
Climate Change and Vulnerability and Adaptation
Two Volume Set
Book
12/2007
1st Edition
Earthscan Ltd
€237.70
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Neil Leary | Cecilia Conde | Jyoti Kulkarni
Climate Change and Vulnerability and Adaptation
Two Volume Set
E-Book
07/2013
1st Edition
Routledge
€113.89
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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 volume AIs for details).
Content
Climate Change and Vulnerability 978-1-84407-469-3; Climate Change and Adaptation 978-1-84407-470-9.