Adapting to Climate Change - An International Perspective (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996)

Global climate change is one of the most important environmental issues facing the world today. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) acknowledges the potential for global climate change to have major effects on the world economy. The work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Cli mate Change (lPCC) is focused on evaluating the scientific data on climate change and analyzing the potential responses to it. One of the primary issues in the global climate change debate is how to adapt to any change that might occur. The process ofidentifying adaptation measures and evaluating their effectiveness is the focus of this book. In dealing with climate change adaptation, the sequence of events in conduct ing these types of analyses can be generalized as follows: * Develop scenarios for the possible range of climate change, * Assess the vulnerability of various sectors of the national economy and infrastructure to climate change, and * Identify and evaluate measures in each sector to adapt to the climate change It is this third step that is the subject of this book. In presenting this material, Chapter 1 gives an overview of the concept of climate change adaptation and the general principles guiding the conduct of analyses in this area. Chapters 2-7 give the results of evaluating climate change adaptation options in the agriculture, water resources, coastal resources, forest and ecosystems, fisheries, and human settlements sectors.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2011
First published:	1996
Editors:	Joel B. Smith • Neeloo Bhatti • Gennady V. Menzhulin • Ron Benioff • Max Campos • Bubu Jallow • Frank Rijsberman • Mikhail I. Budyko • R.K. Dixon
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	475
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
ISBN-13:	978-1-4613-8473-1
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Geophysics Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > General
LSN:	1-4613-8473-7
Barcode:	9781461384731

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