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.
Temas:
Climatic changes.
Climatic changes-Developing countries.
Climat > Changements.
climate change.
Climatic changes
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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