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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Summary for policymakers
  • Climate change : new dimensions in disaster risk, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience
  • Determinants of risk : exposure and vulnerability
  • Changes in climate extremes and their impacts on the natural physical environment
  • Changes in impacts of climate extremes : human systems and ecosystems
  • Managing the risks from climate extremes at the local level
  • National systems for managing the risks from climate extremes and disasters
  • Managing the risks : international level and integration across scales
  • Toward a sustainable and resilient future
  • Case studies.

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