Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific : How Can Countries Adapt?
Venkatachalam. Anbumozhi
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | New Delhi : : SAGE India, , 2012.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (388 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - Climate change is regarded as one of the most serious developmental challenges the world faces, and adapting to it is an urgent requirement for countries across the globe. Developing countries of the Asia and Pacific region, despite contributing the least to the emission of greenhouse gases, are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific compiles policies and best practices on climate change adaptation, emphasizing the fact that the Asia and Pacific region needs immediate measures-both structural and nonstructural-in order to adapt to climate c
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| ISBN | 9788132108948
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