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Climate change adaptation and international development : making development cooperation more effective /
Climate change impacts upon the world's poorest most heavily. It is therefore essential that international development initiatives focus on improving the ability of developing countries to adapt to the effects of climate change. This book, a product of research by the JICA-RI (Research Institut...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Washington, DC :
Earthscan,
2011.
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| Colección: | Earthscan climate.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; Preface; List of Figures, Tables, Boxes and Plates; List of Contributors; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Part 1 Introduction; Chapter 1.1 Background and Objective of the Book; Part 2 Cases of Climate Change Adaptation in Asia; Chapter 2.1 Climate Change Projections in Some Asian Countries; Chapter 2.2 Impacts of Climate Change upon Asian Coastal Areas: The Case of Metro Manila; Chapter 2.3 Linking Policy Processes and Stakeholder Agencies to Coastal Change: A Case Study from Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand; Part 3 Cases of Climate Change Adaptation in Africa.
- Chapter 3.1 The Use of Climate Science in Agricultural Adaptation in AfricaChapter 3.2 Integrating Climate Change Information within Development and Disaster Management Planning: Lessons from Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia; Chapter 3.3 Understanding the Dynamic Nature of Vulnerability to Support Climate Adaptation and Development: The Case of the Lesotho Highlands; Chapter 3.4 Complex Multiple Stressors and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Case of a Rural South African Community; Chapter 3.5 Communities and Climate: Building Local Capacity for Adaptation.
- Chapter 3.6 Community-Based Solutions to the Climate Crisis in EthiopiaChapter 3.7 Adaptation to Climate Change: Lessons from North African Cases; Chapter 3.8 Climate Change Adaptation and Water in Kenya: Governing for Resilience; Commentary on Part 3; Part 4 International Cooperation and Emerging Issues; Chapter 4.1 The International Architecture for Climate Change Adaptation Assistance; Chapter 4.2 Assessment of Bilateral Projects from the Viewpoint of Adaptation; Chapter 4.3 Emerging Issues: Forced Migration by Climate Change; Index; Colour plates.