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Although the "greenhouse effect" and "global climate change" have
been the subjects of scientific scrutiny for many decades, only
recently have they received widespread public attention. Two major
events helped generate this attention. First, in 1990 the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its
findings on the science, impacts and policy implications of climate
change. The findings of the IPCC, prepared and reviewed extensively
by the world's leading experts in the field, confirmed that the
increasing atmospheric concentrations of "greenhouse" gases, such
as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and the
chlorofluorocarbons, could cause the world to warm and sea level to
rise. Second, in 1992 the United Nations Conference on Environment
and Development (UNCED) inRio de Janeiro focussed the attention of
the world's national governments, as well as organisations and
individuals outside the governments, on the threat of global
climate change. The Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC),
signed by nations at UNCED, reflects both the concern about the
effects of climate change and the urgent need for action to prevent
or reduce its potential impacts, particularly with respect to the
vulnerable developing countries of the world. Bangladesh ratified
the FCCC on 15 April 1994. The countries that have signed and
ratified the FCCC are obligated to report to the Conference of the
Parties (CoP) to the Convention on a number of inter related
issues.
South Asia's seasonal and spatial climate variations, from monsoon
floods to dry periods and drought, ensures that water resource
issues are as critical today as they ever have been. This book
highlights the impacts of such extreme climatic fluctuations
including damages to infrastructure, property, and animal and human
population, and explores the key economic sectors which suffer
greatly during these events. Using hydrologic models to underline
aspects and impacts of climatic change, the text emphasizes the
possibility of increased vulnerability in such conditions unless
adequate adaptation measures are designed and implemented. Dealing
with issues of water resources, flood management, climatology and
environmental sciences, this is a book of interest to scientists,
policy-makers, academics and students alike.
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