Assessing the costs of climate change and adaptation in South Asia /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ahmed, Mahfuzuddin
Autores Corporativos: Asian Development Bank, Great Britain. Department for International Development
Otros Autores: Suphachol Suphachalasai
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines : Asian Development Bank : UK Aid, 2014.
Temas:
Climatic changes > South Asia.
Climatic changes > Economic aspects > South Asia.
Climat > Changements > Asie méridionale.
Climat > Changements > Aspect économique > Asie méridionale.
Climatic changes
Climatic changes > Economic aspects
South Asia
Climate change -- > South Asia -- > Impact on development
Sustainable development -- > Developing countries
Development planning -- > South Asia -- > Environmental aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Tables, Figures, and Boxes; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; PART I: Situation Analysis and Methodology; 1 Introduction; Climate Change; About This Study; 2 Methodology; Approach and Framework; Models and Scenario Assumptions; 3 Climate Change Scenario in South Asia; Observed Climate Trends in South Asia; Projected Climate Change Impact in South Asia; Projected Climate Change Scenarios by Country; PART II: Climate Change-Impact and Adaptation; 4 Modeling Climate Change and Its Impacts on Sectors
  • Country Vulnerabilities and Physical Impacts on SectorsModeling Results; 5 Economic Implications of Climate Change in South Asia; Modeling the Economy-Wide Impact of Climate Change; Results from Integrated Assessment Models; Results from Computable General Equilibrium Model; PART III: Responses; 6 Adaptation Options, Policies, and Strategies; Adaptation Options; Policies and Strategies; Conclusions and Way Forward; Appendixes
  • 1 Characteristics of Observed and Regional Climate Model-Simulated Seasonal and Annual Total Rainfall and Mean Temperatures for Three IPCC Emission Scenarios in South Asia2 Agricultural Losses in Bangladesh due to Natural Disasters in Different Years; 3 Economy-Wide and Sector-Specific Adaptation Options; 4 Summary of Adaptation Funding Sources; References; Tables, Figures, and Boxes; Tables; 1 Sectors Analyzed and Physical Impact Modeling Parameters; 2 Precipitation Departure in South Asian Countries for 2030, 2050, and 2080 from 2000 Baseline, under Different IPCC Emission Scenarios
  • 3 Temperature Change in South Asian Countries for 2030, 2050, and 2080 from 2000 Baseline, under Different IPCC Emission Scenarios4 Impact of Major Floods in Bangladesh; 5 Sources of Energy Production in Bangladesh; 6 Assessment of Availability and Requirement of Water in India; 7 Impact of Climate Change on Rice Yield in Bangladesh; 8 Impact of Climate Change on Rice Yield in Bhutan; 9 Combined Effect of Increase in Temperature and Carbon Dioxide Concentration on Rice Productivity in Nepal; 10 Impact of Climate Change on Rice Yield in Sri Lanka
  • 11 Projected Global and South Asia Mean Sea Level Rise by 210012 South Asia: Impact of 1-Meter Sea Level Rise in Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka; 13 The Maldives: Area and Population Impacted by a 1-Meter Sea Level Rise; 14 Energy Demand-Supply Gap for South Asia in the 2030s and 2050s; 15 Forest Carbon Pool in South Asia under Scenarios A1B, A2, and B1; 16 Net Primary Production in South Asia under Scenarios A1B, A2, and B1; 17 Net Biological Productivity (grams carbon/square meter/year) for South Asia under Scenarios A1B, A2, and B1

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