Climate-Induced Disasters in the Asia-Pacific Region - Response, Recovery, Adaptation (Hardcover)

Climate-induced disasters constitute a major risk to peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region. Drawing on case studies from Cambodia, Fiji, Solomon Islands and Samoa, the contributions in this volume examine local response, recovery and adaptation strategies, incorporating the perspectives and knowledge of affected individuals and communities. Asia-Pacific is the world's most disaster-prone region, accounting for about half of the climate-related displacements of 19 million people globally in 2017. Climate-related, fast-onset hazards, such as floods, cyclones and typhoons, have claimed many lives, displaced a high number of people and caused widespread damage over the past twenty years. The cost of short-term response to and medium- to long-term recovery from climate-induced disasters falls disproportionately on the poorest and most marginalised communities within Asia-Pacific countries. This book presents richly-detailed qualitative research from diverse contexts across the Asia-Pacific region, and adds to scholarship on the trajectory of community resilience and adaptation to climate-related hazards.

General

Imprint:	Emerald Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management
Release date:	November 2020
First published:	2021
Editors:	Andreas Neef • Natasha Pauli
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-83909-987-8
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Social impact of environmental issues > General
LSN:	1-83909-987-9
Barcode:	9781839099878

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