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Climate Adaptation Futures.
Adaptation is the poor cousin of the climate change challenge - the glamour of international debate is around global mitigation agreements, while the bottom-up activities of adaptation, carried out in community halls and local government offices, are often overlooked. Yet, as international forums fa...
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| 505 | 0 | |a Climate Adaptation Futures; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Section 1 Introduction; 1 The past, present and future of adaptation: setting the context and naming the challenges; 1.1 The purpose of this book; 1.2 What are the five principal challenges for adaptation today?; 1.3 First International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation, 2010; 1.4 From conference to book; 1.5 Now it's 2012, what has changed? Reflections on the future; References; 2 Uncertainty/limits to adaptation/adapting to +4°C: a transcript; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Thresholds and impacts; 2.3 Adaptation. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 2.4 The bell curve2.5 Observed change and attribution; 2.6 Snow pack, fire and ice; 2.7 Tipping points and ecosystems; 2.8 Concluding with policy sequence; References; Section 2 Advances in adaptation thinking; 3 Adaptation research: community, science or discipline?; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Why do we need a special effort in adaptation research?; 3.3 How well is adaptation research addressing these challenges?; 3.4 The way forward -- an integrated research agenda; References; 4 Food security under a changing climate: frontiers of science or adaptation frontiers?; 4.1 Abstract; 4.2 Introduction. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 4.3 Climate adaptation frontiers4.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 5 Emerging dimensions of fair process for adaptation decision-making; 5.1 Dimensions of adaptation decision-making and implications for fair adaptation; 5.2 Markets, identity and responsibility; 5.3 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 6 Conversations on adaptation effectiveness; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Perspectives from adaptation of urban centres; 6.3 Perspectives from ecosystem adaptation; 6.4 Perspectives from adaptation and human health; 6.5 Perspectives from the adaptation of coastal zones; 6.6 Discussion. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 6.7 Conclusions6.8 Acknowledgements; References; 7 Minimising the risk of maladaptation: a framework for analysis; 7.1 Maladaptation; 7.2 Adapting to sea-level rise in the South Pacific; 7.3 The risk of maladaptation to sea-level rise in the South Pacific; 7.4 Conclusion; References; Section 3 Enabling frameworks and policy for adaptation; 8 How much adaptation: are existing policy and institutions enough?; 8.1 Characterising adaptation as policy challenge; 8.2 Using existing knowledge and capacities; 8.3 Conclusion; References. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 9 Bridging the science-policy interface: informing climate governance in the USA9.1 Introduction; 9.2 The importance of non-nation-state actors in climate response and governance; 9.3 Information and the iterative approach to managing climate risks; 9.4 Improving information; 9.5 Communicating information; 9.6 Governmentality, information and the science-policy interface; 9.7 Conclusions; References; 10 Wise adaptation to climate change: the view from Japan; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 An overview of climate change adaptation policy; 10.3 Concept of wise adaptation. | |
| 500 | |a 10.4 Guidelines for wise adaptation. | ||
| 520 | |a Adaptation is the poor cousin of the climate change challenge - the glamour of international debate is around global mitigation agreements, while the bottom-up activities of adaptation, carried out in community halls and local government offices, are often overlooked. Yet, as international forums fail to deliver reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the world is realising that effective adaptation will be essential across all sectors to deal with the unavoidable impacts of climate change. The need to understand how to adapt effectively, and to develop appropriate adaptation options and ac. | ||
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