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The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has presented strong evidence that human-induced climate change is occurring and that all countries of the world will be affected and need to adapt to impacts. The IPCC points out that many developing countries are p...
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Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co.,
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| Publisher Address: | London : Singapore : |
| Publication Dates: | 2003. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/P298#t=toc |
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The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has presented strong evidence that human-induced climate change is occurring and that all countries of the world will be affected and need to adapt to impacts. The IPCC points out that many developing countries are particularly vulnerable because of their relatively low adaptive capacity. Therefore it is seen as a development priority to help these countries enhance their adaptive capacity to climate change. The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Stratus Consulting organized a workshop in the fall of 2001 to develop an agenda for research on how best to enhance the capacity of developing countries to adapt to climate change. This research agenda is relevant for governments and institutions that wish to support developing countries in adapting to climate change. The workshop brought together experts from developing and industrialized countries, non-governmental organizations, and multilateral and bilateral donor organizations to discuss a number of important topics related to adaptation, adaptive capacity and sustainable development. A dozen papers were commissioned to cover these topics, both from a theoretical perspective and in the form of national case studies. The papers form the basis for this important book, which presents the latest interdisciplinary knowledge about the nature and components of adaptive capacity and how it may be strengthened. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (viii,347pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781860945816 (electronic bk.) |
| CLC: | P467 |
| Contents: | ch. 1. Introduction / Joel B. Smith, Richard J.T. Klein and Saleemul Huq -- ch. 2. From adaptation to adaptive capacity and vulnerability reduction / Barry Smit and Olga Pilifosova -- ch. 3. Social aspects of adaptive capacity / W. Neil Adger -- ch. 4. Adaptive capacity: what does it mean in the context of natural hazards? / John Handmer -- ch. 5. Lessons from famine early warning and food security for understanding adaptation to climate change: toward a vulnerability/ adaptation science? / Thomas E. Downing -- ch. 6. Assessing vulnerability in the context of changing socioeconomic conditions: a study of Egypt / Gary Yohe ... [et al.] -- ch. 7. Do we have the adaptive capacity to develop and use the adaptive capacity to adapt? / Ian Burton -- ch. 8. The legal framework of adaptation and adaptive capacity / Roda Verheyen -- ch. 9. Adaptation funding - legal and institutional issues / Roda Verheyen -- ch. 10. Adaptative capacity: the Philippines coastal resources experience / Rosa T. Perez -- ch. 11. Adaptation to climatic variability and change in Tlaxcala, Mexico / Cecilia Conde and Hallie Eakin -- ch. 12. Engaging Africa in adaptation to climate change / Chris H.D. Magadza -- ch. 13. Adaptation, sustainable development and equity: the case of Pakistan / Shaheen Rafi Khan -- ch. 14. Enhancing the capacity of developing countries to adapt to climate change: a policy relevant research agenda / Richard J.T. Klein and Joel B. Smith. |