Climate change in Asia and the Pacific : how can countries adapt? /

Papers presented at two ADBI workshops on Climate change adaptation, held at Tokyo in 2009 and Colombo in 2010.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Anbumozhi, Venkatachalam, Breiling, Meinhard, Pathmarajah, Selvarajah, Reddy, Vangimalla R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Dlhi, India : Sage, 2012.
Temas:
Global warming.
Climatic changes.
Réchauffement de la Terre.
Climat > Changements.
global warming.
climate change.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
Climatic changes
Global warming
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I: Climate Change Challenges, Scenarios, Risks, and Planning Tools; 1
  • Review of the Economics of Climate Change on Southeast Asia; 2
  • Agricultural Impact of Climate Change: A General Equilibrium Analysis with Special Reference to Southeast Asia; 3
  • Monitoring the Vulnerability and Adaptation Planning for Food Security; 4
  • Framework Conditions for Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Natural Resource Planning; PART II: Evolving Adaptation Measures in the Region.
  • 5
  • Valuing Natural Resource Management: Climate Change Adaptation in the European Union6
  • Monitoring the Vulnerability and Adaptation Planning for Water Security; 7
  • Water Management Practices and Climate Change Adaptation: South Asian Experiences; 8
  • Adaptation Measures for Climate Change in Japan; 9
  • Climate Change Impacts on the Mekong River Delta; 10
  • Integrated Approach to Climate Change Impact Assessment on Agricultural Production Systems; 11
  • Adaptation in Urban Settings: Asian Experiences; PART III: Successful Programs and Measures of Adaptation in Vulnerable Areas.
  • 12
  • Flood Disasters and Warning Systems in Northern Thailand13
  • Integrated Flood Analysis System: An Efficient Tool to Implement Flood Forecasting and Warning Systems; 14
  • Effectiveness of Early Warning Systems and Monitoring Tools in the Mekong Basin; 15
  • Insurance Solutions to Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific; 16
  • Community-based Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation: Lessons and Findings; 17
  • Learning to Adapt: Case of Gender Alliance in Japan; 18
  • Structural and Nonstructural Adaptation Measures of Climate Change in India.
  • PART IV: Action Plan for Policymakers and Planners to Reduce Risk Impact19
  • Adapting to Climate Change: Developing Local Capacity; 20
  • Financing Adaptation Responses: Disaster Mitigation in Viet Nam; 21
  • Economic Analysis of Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture at Farm Level; 22
  • Supporting Climate Action Plans: The Role of the Adaptation Knowledge Platform; PART V: Capacity Building Strategies for Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation; 23
  • Enhancing the Adaptive Capacity in the Asia and Pacific Region: Opportunities for Innovation and Experimentation.
  • 24
  • Current Status of Adaptation Planning in the Region25
  • Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Development Planning; Conclusions, Policy Implications, and the Way Forward; Glossary; About the Editors and Contributors; Index.

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