Ebook: Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management

​There has been some degree of reluctance in the past to consider disaster risk management within the mainstream of adaptation to climate variability and climate change. However, there is now wide recognition of the need to incorporate disaster risk management concerns in dealing with such phenomena. There is also a growing awareness of the necessity for a multi-sectoral approach in managing the effects of climate variability and climate change, since this can lead to a significant reduction of risk. This book presents the latest findings from scientific research on climate variation, climate change and their links with disaster risk management. It showcases projects and other initiatives in this field that are being undertaken in both industrialised and developing countries, by universities and scientific institutions, government bodies, national and international agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders. Finally, it discusses current and future challenges, identifying opportunities and highlighting the still unrealised potential for promoting better understanding of the connections between climate variation, climate change and disaster risk management worldwide.

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​There has been some degree of reluctance in the past to consider disaster risk management within the mainstream of adaptation to climate variability and climate change. However, there is now wide recognition of the need to incorporate disaster risk management concerns in dealing with such phenomena. There is also a growing awareness of the neccessity for a multi-sectoral approach in managing the effects of climate variability and climate change, since this can lead to a significant reduction of risk. This book presents the latest findings from scientific research on climate variation, climate change and their links with disaster risk management. It showcases projects and other initiatives in this field that are being undertaken in both industrialised and developing countries, by universities and scientific institutions, government bodies, national and international agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders. Finally, it discusses current and future challenges, identifying opportunities and highlighting the still unrealised potential for promoting better understanding of the connections between climate variation, climate change and disaster risk management worldwide.

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​There has been some degree of reluctance in the past to consider disaster risk management within the mainstream of adaptation to climate variability and climate change. However, there is now wide recognition of the need to incorporate disaster risk management concerns in dealing with such phenomena. There is also a growing awareness of the neccessity for a multi-sectoral approach in managing the effects of climate variability and climate change, since this can lead to a significant reduction of risk. This book presents the latest findings from scientific research on climate variation, climate change and their links with disaster risk management. It showcases projects and other initiatives in this field that are being undertaken in both industrialised and developing countries, by universities and scientific institutions, government bodies, national and international agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders. Finally, it discusses current and future challenges, identifying opportunities and highlighting the still unrealised potential for promoting better understanding of the connections between climate variation, climate change and disaster risk management worldwide.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Addressing Interpretive Uncertainty in Flood Risk Management....Pages 3-14
An Analysis of the Causes of Non-Responses to Cyclone Warnings and the Use of Indigenous Knowledge for Cyclone Forecasting in Bangladesh....Pages 15-39
Assessment of Climate and Human Induced Disaster Risk Over Shared Water Resources in the Balkhash Lake Drainage Basin....Pages 41-54
Understanding the Links Between Climate Change and Disaster Management in Pacific Island Countries....Pages 55-69
Climate Change Induced Glacier Retreat and Risk Management: Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in the Apolobamba Mountain Range, Bolivia....Pages 71-87
Current and Future Impacts of Extreme Flood Events....Pages 89-106
Development Challenges of Multi-Functional Coastal System in the Niger Delta, Nigeria....Pages 107-116
Disaster Risk Management Through a “Watershed Plus” Approach in the Western Orissa Rural Livelihoods Project (WORLP): Orissa, India....Pages 117-129
Identifying Drivers, Barriers and Opportunities for Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in Indonesia: An Analysis Based on the Earth System Governance Framework....Pages 131-147
Environmental Performance and Vulnerability to Climate Change: A Case Study of India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan....Pages 149-167
Institutions Matter for Urban Resilience: The Institutional Challenges in Mainstreaming Climate Smart Disaster Risk Management in Bangladesh....Pages 169-191
Management of Climate Change and Disaster Risk: The Malaysian Perspective....Pages 193-204
Mitigating the Impacts of Climate Change on Disaster Risks Through Soil Ecosystem Services....Pages 205-215
The Contributions of Climate Change Mitigating Policies to Poverty Reduction in the Sahel Region....Pages 217-235
Impacts of Cyclone Aila on Educational Institutions: A Study of South-Western Bangladesh....Pages 237-256
The Role of Mangroves in Disaster Mitigation: A Review....Pages 257-272
Vulnerability Assessment for Rural Settings: Applicability to Developing Countries....Pages 273-292
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
A Sensitivity Study of Storm Surges Under the Conditions of Climate Change in the Elbe Estuary....Pages 295-309
An Analysis of the Impacts of Climate Change for Management and Governance of the Antarctic Region....Pages 311-319
An Analysis of the Impacts of Rainfall Variability and Crop Zones Classification for the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria....Pages 321-334
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
Building Climate Resilience in Coastal Ecosystems in India: Cases and Trends in Adaptation Practices....Pages 335-349
Climate-Change Refugees in Nepal: The Need for Climate-Smart Capacity Building....Pages 351-357
Effective Policy Communication Strategy to Enhance Capacity Building for the Diffusion of Innovation in Climate Change Mitigation for Sustainable Disaster Risk Management....Pages 359-369
Local Adaptation as a Future Flood Management Strategy in Rotterdam....Pages 371-378
On the Way to a Flood Risk Management Plan....Pages 379-397
The Essential Role of Employment and the Workplace in Climate Change Policy and Effective Disaster Risk Management Planning....Pages 399-409
Understanding the Dynamics of Climate Change Impacts on Forest-Dependent Livelihoods in Rural Ghana: Implications for Climate Change Resilient Policy....Pages 411-424
Front Matter....Pages 425-425
An Outline for Funding Adaptation and Disaster Management Schemes....Pages 427-436
How Effective is Small Dam Flood Safety Accountability and Assurance Policy in Vietnam?....Pages 437-461
Management of Disaster Risks Derived from Large Fuel Subsidies of Natural Gas in Argentina....Pages 463-473
Preventing Climate Disasters: Legal and Economic Aspects of the Implementation of the National Fund on Climate Change in Brazil....Pages 475-481
The Economics of Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Long-Term Flood Protection....Pages 483-496
Front Matter....Pages 497-497
Adapting to Climate Change in a High Mountain Environment: Developing a Monitoring Expert System for Hazardous Rock Walls....Pages 499-512
Addressing Adaptation to Support Disaster Risk Reduction: A Framework for Supply Chain Inclusive Adaptation to Climate Change....Pages 513-533
An Analysis of the Connection Between Climate Change, Technological Solutions and Potential Disaster Management: The Contribution of Geoengineering Research....Pages 535-551
An Engineering/Accounting Tool for Minimising the Cumulative Flood Threats of Rural Catchment Dams....Pages 553-571
Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management: Evidence-Based Planning at Two Foster Homes in Kalimantan....Pages 573-581
Climate Change Impact Assessment of Dike Safety and Flood Risk in the Vidaa River System....Pages 583-595
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Case of Coastal Cities in South East Asia....Pages 597-614
Conservation of Ligawasan Marsh in Mindanao, Philippines, Through an Indigenous Knowledge System: Climate Change Mitigation and Disaster Risk Management....Pages 615-626
Front Matter....Pages 497-497
Decision Support System for Small Reservoir Water Harvesting Technology in Drought-Prone Areas for Climate Change Adaptation....Pages 627-638
Reading the Weather: Climate Risk Adaptation in Mongolia....Pages 639-654
The Potential of Latin American Coffee Production Systems to Mitigate Climate Change....Pages 655-679
Waterlogging Through Soil-Less Agriculture as a Climate Resilient Adaptation Option....Pages 681-692