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Climate Change Adaptation in Small Island Developing States.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bush, Martin J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations and Symbols -- Chapter 1 The Changing Climate -- Introduction -- Recent Impacts of Climate Change -- Reports From the Front Line -- Future Shock -- Warming the Oceans -- Multidimensional Threats -- References -- Chapter 2 Small Island Developing States -- Meet the SIDS -- Demography -- Social Development -- Economic Vulnerability -- Climate Change Impacts on Small Islands -- Coastal Zones: A Clear and Present Danger -- Sea-level Rise -- Severe Storms -- Winds and Waves -- Sea Surface Temperatures -- Freshwater Flows -- Ocean Acidification -- Coastal Zones: Terrestrial and Intertidal Impacts -- Beaches and Sand Dunes -- Rocky Coasts -- Wetlands and Seagrass Beds -- Coastal Aquifers -- Estuaries and Lagoons -- Coastal Marine Ecosystems -- Coral Reefs -- Mangroves -- Biodiversity -- Worst-case Scenario: The Reefs of Haiti -- Low Elevation Coastal Zones -- Agriculture -- Fisheries -- Food Insecurity -- Undernourishment in the SIDS -- Poverty and Climate Change -- Tourism -- Freshwater Resources -- Human Health -- Climate-driven Migration -- References -- Chapter 3 Adapting to a Changing Climate -- Ecosystem-based Adaptation -- Adaptation in Coastal and Marine Environments -- Hard Defences -- Soft Defences -- Marine Protected Areas -- Marine Park Management -- Three Bays Protected Area in Haiti -- Coastal Threats to the PN3B -- Overfishing -- Destruction of Mangroves -- Eroding Watersheds -- Nutrification -- Coastal Construction -- Pollution -- Invasive Species -- Diseases -- Sea-level Rise -- Increasing Sea Surface Temperatures -- Mapping the Threats -- The Management of Coral Reefs -- Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture -- Climate-smart Agriculture -- Conservation Agriculture -- Economic Benefits -- Agronomic Benefits. 
505 8 |a Environmental and Social Benefits -- Crop Rotation -- Landscape Impacts -- Soil Erosion -- Rice Production -- Irrigation -- Adaptation Technologies for Agriculture -- Water Resources Management -- Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) -- The Caribbean SIDS -- The Pacific SIDS -- The Indian and Atlantic Ocean SIDS -- Agricultural Water Management (AWM) -- Rainwater Harvesting and Management -- Rainwater Harvesting from Rooftops -- Wastewater Treatment and Recycling -- Reclaimed Water for Agricultural Use -- Wastewater Treatment -- Fisheries and Aquaculture -- Disaster Risk Management -- Adaptation and Mitigation Synergies -- References -- Chapter 4 Adapting Energy Systems -- Depending on Energy -- Access to Electricity -- Renewable Energy -- Photovoltaic (PV) Electricity -- Minigrid Systems -- Distributed PV Systems -- Wind Power -- Solar Water Heaters -- Hydropower -- Geothermal Energy -- Solar Thermal Power -- Energy Efficiency -- References -- Chapter 5 Managing Adaptation -- The Key Climate Hazards -- The Regulatory Framework -- Environment -- Energy -- Building and Construction -- Transport -- Water -- Economy -- National Adaptation Programs of Action -- Financing Adaptation -- The Green Climate Fund -- The Adaptation Fund -- Programme Development -- Geographical Information Systems -- References -- Chapter 6 Country Profiles -- American Samoa -- Anguilla -- Antigua and Barbuda -- Aruba -- The Bahamas -- Bahrain -- Barbados -- Belize -- British Virgin Islands -- Cabo Verde -- Comoros -- Cook Islands -- Cuba -- Dominica -- Dominican Republic -- Fiji -- French Polynesia -- Grenada -- Guam -- Guinea-Bissau -- Guyana -- Haiti -- Jamaica -- Kiribati -- Maldives -- Marshall Islands -- Mauritius -- Micronesia, Federated States -- Montserrat -- Nauru -- New Caledonia -- Niue -- Northern Mariana Islands -- Palau -- Papua New Guinea. 
505 8 |a Puerto Rico -- Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Samoa -- São Tomé and PrÃ{u00AD}ncipe -- Seychelles -- Singapore -- Solomon Islands -- Suriname -- Timor-Leste -- Tonga -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Tuvalu -- US Virgin Islands -- Vanuatu -- References -- Index -- Supplemental Images -- EULA. 
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