Ebook: Climate Change and Vulnerability and Adaptation
Author: Adejuwon James, Barros Vincente, Burton Ian, Conde Cecilia, Kulkarni Jyoti, Lasco Rodel, Leary Neil, Nyong Anthony, Pulhin Juan
- Tags: Earth & Environmental Sciences., Meteorology & Climatology.
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Taylor and Francis
- City: Hoboken
- Language: English
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'Sound and solid case studies on vulnerability and adaptation have been woefully lacking in the international discourse on climate change. This set of books begins to bridge the gap.'Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme'Important reading for students and practitioners alike.'Martin Parry, Co-Chair, Working Group II (Impacts, Adaptation and Read more...
Abstract: 'Sound and solid case studies on vulnerability and adaptation have been woefully lacking in the international discourse on climate change. This set of books begins to bridge the gap.'Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme'Important reading for students and practitioners alike.'Martin Parry, Co-Chair, Working Group II (Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability), Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)'Fills an important gap in our understanding ... It is policy-relevant and deserves to be widely read.'Richard Klein, Senior R