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Managing Adaptation to Climate Risk : Beyond Fragmented Responses.

Climate change is the single largest threat to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and sustainable development. Addressing climate risk is a challenge for all. This book calls for greater collaboration between climate communities and disaster development communities. In discuss...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: O'Brien, Geoff
Otros Autores: O'Keefe, Phil
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover; Managing Adaptation to Climate Risk; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and acronyms; Introduction; 1 The sustainability problem; 2 The climate journey; 3 Climate extremes: does a post-normal approach make sense?; 4 Disaster management; 5 Adaptation; 6 The concept of resilience; 7 Development; 8 Social capital and social learning; 9 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index. 
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