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Climate change in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers, Inc.,
[2011]
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| Colección: | Climate change and its causes, effects, and prediction series.
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| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- CLIMATE CHANGE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
- CLIMATE CHANGE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- Chapter 1 SOUTHEAST ASIA AND PACIFIC ISLANDS: THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE TO 2030- A COMMISSIONED RESEARCH REPORT*
- SCOPE NOTE
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
- Projected Regional Climate Change
- Current Climatology of Southeast Asia
- Climate Predictions (Modeling)
- Projections of Future Changes in Temperature and Precipitation
- Projections of Future Changes in Monsoons and ENSO
- Projections of Future Changes in Water Resources
- Projections of Future Changes in Sea Level
- Projections of Future Changes in River Delta Flooding and Salinity Intrusion
- Impacts of Climate Change on Human and Natural Systems
- Impacts of Sea Level Rise
- Impacts on River Deltas
- Impacts of Natural Disasters
- Impacts on Water Resources
- Impacts on Agriculture
- Impacts on Forests and Biodiversity
- Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems
- Impacts on Coral Reefs
- Impacts on Diseases and Human Health
- Impacts on Electricity Demand in Urban Areas
- Impacts on Human Livelihoods and Infrastructure
- Adaptive Capacity
- The Adaptive Capacity of Southeast Asia in a Global Context
- Human and Civic Resources
- Economic Capacity
- Environmental Capacity
- Strengths and Weaknesses in Adaptive Capacity Assessments
- Specific Adaptive Capacity Considerations for Southeast Asia
- Summary of Possible Adaptive Strategies for Climate Change in Southeast Asia
- Disasters and Emergency Management
- Water Resources
- Agriculture
- Forests and Biodiversity
- Coastal Communities
- Public Health
- Conclusions: High-Risk Impacts
- Sea Level Rise
- Water Resources
- Agriculture
- Coastal Regions
- ANNEX A. ACCURACY OF REGIONAL MODELS.
- 11.4.2. Skill of Models in Simulating Present Climate
- Southeast Asia
- ANNEX B. KNOWLEDGE DEFICIENCIES THAT PRECLUDE A FULL EVALUATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA'S ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES
- End Notes
- Chapter 2 SOUTHEAST ASIA: THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE TO 2030: GEOPOLITICAL IMPLICATIONS*
- SCOPE NOTE
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 1
- Social, Political, and Economic Challenges
- Agricultural Challenges
- Coastal and Maritime Challenges
- Hydrologic Challenges
- Demographic and Public Health Challenges
- Economic Challenges
- Civil and Key Interest Group Responses
- Interest Groups in Civil Society
- Internal Migration
- Prospects for Civil Conflict
- State Responses
- State Decisionmaking
- Political Responses to Climate Change
- State Capacity
- Climate Change Mitigation Policies
- Prospects for State Failure
- Regional Implications
- Prospects for Regional Climate Change Cooperation
- China's Role in Southeast Asia
- Regional Migration
- Prospects for Regional Conflict
- Maritime Disputes
- The Mekong River
- Broader Regional Implications
- Overall Foreign Policy Implications
- Southeast Asia and Global Climate Change Policy
- The Role of the United States in Southeast Asia
- US Engagement on Climate Change in Southeast Asia
- The Copenhagen Negotiations
- End Notes
- INDEX
- Blank Page.