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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.
The possible impacts of global climate change on different
countries has led to the development and ratification of the
Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) and has a strong
bearing on the future sustainable development of developing
countries and countries with economies in transition. The
preparation of analytical methodologies and tools for carrying out
assessments of vulnerability and adaptation to climate change is
therefore of prime importance to these countries. Such assessments
are needed to both fulfill the reporting requirements of the
countries under the FCCC as well as to prepare their own climate
change adaptation and mitigation plans. The vulnerability and
adaptation assessment guidelines prepared by the U.S. Country
Studies Program bring together all the latest knowledge and
experience from around the world on both vulnerability analysis as
well as adaptation methodologies. It is currently being applied
successfully by scientists in over fifty countries from all the
regions of the globe. This guidance is being published to share it
with the wider scientific community interested in global climate
change issues. This guidance document has two primary purposes: *
To assist countries in making decisions about the scope and methods
for their vulnerability and adaptation assessments, * To provide
countries with guidance and step-by-step instructions on each of
the basic elements of vulnerability and adaptation assessments.
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