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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.
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) This book 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), SwedenThe award of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007
to the IPCC brings needed attention to the threats from climate
change for highly vulnerable regions of the developing world. This
authoritative volume (along with its companion covering adaptation)
resulting from the work of the Assessments of Impacts and
Adaptations to Climate Change (AIACC) project launched with the
IPCC in 2002, is the first to provide an in-depth investigation of
the stakes in developing countries. It discusses who is vulnerable
and the nature and causes of their vulnerability for parts of the
world that have been poorly researched till now. It also provides
researchers with new examples of applications of vulnerability
assessment methods, an approach that is of growing interest in the
climate change area but for which there are relatively few
applications in the literature.Published with TWAS and START
This book provides valuable lessons that will improve public policy
and the quality of decisions that will affect generations to come.
Richard Moss, Senior Director Climate and Energy, United Nations
Foundation An excellent addition to the body of knowledge on
adaptation to climate change from the developing world, which has
been largely missing until now. Saleemul Huq, Director, Climate
Change Programme, International Institute for Environment and
Development This important volume is a valuable effort on
adaptation to climate change that needs to be on the desks of those
seeking coping strategies for longer term responses to evolving
climate changes. Roger Kasperson, Emeritus, Clark University,
USAThe IPCC, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007, makes clear
that while climate change mitigation is vital, the world must also
begin to adapt. But how best can this be achieved? This
authoritative volume (along with its companion on vulnerability),
resulting from the work of the Assessments of Impacts and
Adaptations to Climate Change (AIACC) project launched with the
IPCC in 2002, is the first to provide an in-depth investigation of
the stakes in developing countries. It covers current practices for
managing climate risks, deficits between current practices and
needs, the changing nature of the risks due to human caused climate
change, strategies for adapting to changing risks, and the need to
integrate these strategies into development planning and resource
management. The book also identifies obstacles to effective
adaptation and explores measures needed to create conditions that
are favourable to climate change adaptation.Published with TWAS and
START
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) This book 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 award of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007
to the IPCC brings needed attention to the threats from climate
change for highly vulnerable regions of the developing world. This
authoritative volume (along with its companion covering adaptation)
resulting from the work of the Assessments of Impacts and
Adaptations to Climate Change (AIACC) project launched with the
IPCC in 2002, is the first to provide an in-depth investigation of
the stakes in developing countries. It discusses who is vulnerable
and the nature and causes of their vulnerability for parts of the
world that have been poorly researched till now. It also provides
researchers with new examples of applications of vulnerability
assessment methods, an approach that is of growing interest in the
climate change area but for which there are relatively few
applications in the literature. Published with TWAS and START
Many parts of the developing world are subject to variable and
extreme climate, the impacts of which impede development and point
to the need to improve the understanding and management of climate
risks. These needs are being amplified by human-caused climate
change. 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. Climate Change and Adaptation and its
companion volume Climate Change and Vulnerability, 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 Adaptation" covers current practices for
managing climate risks to food security, water resources,
livelihoods, human health and infrastructure, deficits between
current practices and needs for effective management of climate
risks, the changing nature of the risks due to human-caused climate
change, strategies for adapting to climate change to lessen the
risks, and the need to integrate these strategies into development
planning and resource management. The book also identifies
obstacles to effective adaptation and explore measures needed to
create conditions that are favorable to climate change adaptation.
The findings and lessons will be of use to policymakers and
managers responsible for understanding and avoidingpotentially
adverse effects from climate change on sustainable development,
food security, agriculture, water resources, forests, fisheries,
grazing lands, biodiversity and public health. Citizen activists
who are concerned about reducing the threats from climate change to
the poor, sustainable development, biodiversity, and sensitive
environmental systems and resources will learn about options for
management of the threats.
'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.
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