Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation : special report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change /

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Extreme weather and climate events, interacting with exposed and vulnerable human and natural systems, can lead to disasters. This Special Report explores the social as well as physical dimensions of weather- and climate-related disasters, considering opportunities for managing risks at local to int...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Field, Christopher B. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Temas:
Climatic changes.
Climatic changes > Risk management.
Emergency management.
Natural disasters > Planning.
Climate change mitigation.
Climate Change
Climat > Changements.
Climat > Changements > Gestion du risque.
Catastrophes naturelles > Planification.
Climat > Changements > Atténuation.
climate change.
NATURE > Weather.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Meteorology & Climatology.
Climate change mitigation
Climatic changes
Climatic changes > Risk management
Emergency management
Natural disasters > Planning
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Extreme weather and climate events, interacting with exposed and vulnerable human and natural systems, can lead to disasters. This Special Report explores the social as well as physical dimensions of weather- and climate-related disasters, considering opportunities for managing risks at local to international scales. SREX was approved and accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on 18 November 2011 in Kampala, Uganda.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 582 pages) : color illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781139424288
1139424289
9781139422246
1139422243

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