Climate change, adaptive capacity and development / editors, Joel B. Smith, Richard J.T. Klein, Saleemul Huq.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung.

Smith, Joel B.

Klein, Richard J. T.

Huq, Saleemul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes.

Climatic changes--Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Imperial College Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on ClimateChange (IPCC) has presented strong evidence that human-induced climatechange is occurring and that all countries of the world will beaffected and need to adapt to impacts. The IPCC points out that manydeveloping countries are particularly vulnerable because of theirrelatively low adaptive capacity.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. From Adaptation to Adaptive Capacity and Vulnerability Reduction; 3. Social Aspects of Adaptive Capacity; 4. Adaptive Capacity; 5. Lessons from Famine Early Warning and Food Security for Understanding Adaptation to Climate Change; 6. Assessing Vulnerability in the Context of Changing Socioeconomic Conditions; 7. Do We Have the Adaptive Capacity to Develop and Use the Adaptive Capacity to Adapt?; 8. The Legal Framework of Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity; 9. Adaptation Funding-Legal and Institutional Issues; 10. Adaptative Capacity

11. Adaptation to Climatic Variability and Change in Tlaxcala, Mexico12. Engaging Africa in Adaptation to Climate Change; 13. Adaptation, Sustainable Development and Equity; 14. Enhancing the Capacity of Developing Countries to Adapt to Climate Change; Appendix-Workshop Agenda and List of Participants; List of Participants

Notes:

"The 13 chapters of this book are based on papers presented at the workshop."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611866549

9781281866547

1281866547

9781860945816

1860945813

OCLC:

475941338