Adapting To Climate Change In Europe

Author : Hans Sanderson,Mikael Hildén,Duncan Russel,Gil Penha-Lopes,Alessio Capriolo
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128498750

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Adapting to Climate Change in Europe by Hans Sanderson,Mikael Hildén,Duncan Russel,Gil Penha-Lopes,Alessio Capriolo Pdf

Adapting to Climate Change in Europe: Exploring Sustainable Pathways - From Local Measures to Wider Policies is a scientific synthesis of a four-year project on adaptation activities in Europe. It combines scientific assessments with real-world case descriptions to present specific tools and methods. This book aims at ensuring sustainable solutions in adaptation to climate change. The challenge of adaptation is still at an early stage; this book fills relevant gaps in current knowledge on climate adaptation, providing a crucial set of tools to support effective decision-making. It acts as a guide to practitioners and decision-makers along different steps of on-going adaptation processes. Adapting to Climate Change in Europe contains methods and tools for improving stakeholder’s participation and analyzing costs and benefits of different adaptation measures. It is an essential resource for researchers, graduate students, and experts and policymakers working in climate change and adaptation. Features real world case studies providing a tool for comparative learning Fulfills the current knowledge gap in climate change adaptation Includes top-down economic models allowing for a novel application and integration of adaptation features in European and global models Provides in-depth analysis of participation using new empirical material and approaches

Author : Walter Leal Filho,Goran Trbic,Dejan Filipovic
Publisher : Springer
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030033835

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Climate Change Adaptation in Eastern Europe by Walter Leal Filho,Goran Trbic,Dejan Filipovic Pdf

This book focuses on managing risks and building resilience to climate change, showcasing experiences from research, field projects and best practices to foster climate change adaptation in Eastern Europe that can be implemented elsewhere. Climate change affects countries in Eastern Europe, i.e. the Western Balkans and Southeast Europe in a variety of ways. Apart from severe floods, there are reports of decreasing water reserves in the southern regions, and of gradual changes in biodiversity and agricultural production. In the South Caucasus area, for instance, climate change models project a decline in precipitation and suggest that it will continue to become drier this century. Many Eastern European countries, especially the non-EU ones, have weak national climate policies, and transboundary collaborations, as well as limited public engagement in matters related to climate change. As a result, climate change poses a serious threat to their economic stability and development and to the sustainable development of the region. The above state of affairs illustrates the need for a better understanding of how climate change influences Eastern Europe, and for the identification of processes, methods and tools that may help the countries and the communities in the region to adapt. There is also a perceived need to showcase successful examples of how to cope with the social, economic and political problems posed by floods/droughts in the region, especially ways of increasing the resilience of agriculture systems and of communities. Addressing this need, the book presents papers written by scholars, social practitioners and members of government agencies involved in research and/or climate change projects in Eastern Europe.

Author : E. Carina H. Keskitalo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9048193257

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Developing Adaptation Policy and Practice in Europe: Multi-level Governance of Climate Change by E. Carina H. Keskitalo Pdf

Mitigation will not be sufficient for us to avoid climate change and we will need to adapt to its consequences. This book targets the development of adaptation policy in European countries with different relations between central and regional/local government.

Author : Joseph Alcamo,Jorgen E. Olesen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118268711

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Life in Europe Under Climate Change by Joseph Alcamo,Jorgen E. Olesen Pdf

Life in Europe will indeed go on as the climate changes, but not in the same way as before. The air will be warmer, winds will change, patterns of rainfall and snowfall will alter, and sea level is likely to rise. These phenomena are already being seen. Europe will in the future experience marked changes in vegetation cover, increased floods along rivers and coastlines as well as more frequent droughts and forest fires, often leading to large societal costs. The changes will be minor in some cases, profound in others, but in any case, pervasive. This book uses the most up to date information issued by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), and informs readers about these effects, as well as showing how Europe is contributing to attempts to slow the tempo of global climate change, and how it can adapt to the climate change that seems unavoidable. Life in Europe under Climate Change makes essential information on climate impacts in Europe accessible to a broad audience, including students, politicians, planners and members of non-governmental organizations.

Author : European Environment Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : 9292133853

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Adaptation in Europe : addressing risks and opportunities from climate change in the context of socio-economic developments by European Environment Agency Pdf

Author : James D. Ford,Lea Berrang-Ford
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400705678

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Climate Change Adaptation in Developed Nations by James D. Ford,Lea Berrang-Ford Pdf

It is now widely accepted that adaptation will be necessary if we are to manage the risks posed by climate change. What we know about adaptation, however, is limited. While there is a well established body of scholarship proposing assessment approaches and explaining concepts, few studies have examined if and how adaptation is taking place at a national or regional level.

Author : Andrea Prutsch,Torsten Grothmann,Sabine McCallum,Inke Schauser,Rob Swart
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134612437

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Climate Change Adaptation Manual by Andrea Prutsch,Torsten Grothmann,Sabine McCallum,Inke Schauser,Rob Swart Pdf

Due to the lack of success in climate change mitigation efforts, the importance of adaptation is becoming more and more apparent and is now one of the main imperatives of international research and action. However, research on adaptation is mostly not directly applicable to adaptation policy or practice, leaving a gap between scientific results and practical advice for decision makers and planners. This book seeks to address this problem and bridge the gap and should provide readers with practical and applicable information on climate change adaptation. Following an introduction, the book is organised into four main sections, each reflecting an essential component in the adaptation process. Climate change adaptation is an emerging subject area and has gained increased political and academic attention within the last decade. Whereas most books in the field focus on adaptation in developing countries, this volume provides an examination of predominantly European policy and offers inter-disciplinary insight into cutting edge knowledge and lessons learnt in a relatively new field of implementation.

Author : Marianne Fay,Rachel Block,Jane Ebinger
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0821381326

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Adapting to Climate Change in Eastern Europe and Central Asia by Marianne Fay,Rachel Block,Jane Ebinger Pdf

Adapting to Climate Change in Eastern Europe and Central Asia presents an overview of what adaptation to climate change might mean for the countries of the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA). The next decade offers a window of opportunity for ECA countries to make their development more resilient to climate change.

Author : Jos Delbeke,Peter Vis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317338116

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EU Climate Policy Explained by Jos Delbeke,Peter Vis Pdf

The EU has been the region of the world where the most climate policies have been implemented, and where practical policy experimentation in the field of the environment and climate change has been taking place at a rapid pace over the last twenty-five years. This has led to considerable success in reducing pollution, decoupling emissions from economic growth and fostering global technological leadership. The objective of the book is to explain the EU's climate policies in an accessible way, to demonstrate the step-by-step approach that has been used to develop these policies, and the ways in which they have been tested and further improved in the light of experience. The book shows that there is no single policy instrument that can bring down greenhouse gas emissions, but the challenge has been to put a jigsaw of policy instruments together that is coherent, delivers emissions reductions, and is cost-effective. The book differs from existing books by the fact it covers the EU's emissions trading system, the energy sector and other economic sectors, including their development in the context of international climate policy. Set against the backdrop of the 2015 UN Climate Change conference in Paris, this accessible book will be of great relevance to students, scholars and policy makers alike.

Author : Andrew Jordan,Dave Huitema,Harro van Asselt,Tim Rayner,Frans Berkhout
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139486026

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Climate Change Policy in the European Union by Andrew Jordan,Dave Huitema,Harro van Asselt,Tim Rayner,Frans Berkhout Pdf

The European Union (EU) has emerged as a leading governing body in the international struggle to govern climate change. The transformation that has occurred in its policies and institutions has profoundly affected climate change politics at the international level and within its 27 Member States. But how has this been achieved when the EU comprises so many levels of governance, when political leadership in Europe is so dispersed and the policy choices are especially difficult? Drawing on a variety of detailed case studies spanning the interlinked challenges of mitigation and adaptation, this volume offers an unrivalled account of how different actors wrestled with the complex governance dilemmas associated with climate policy making. Opening up the EU's inner workings to non-specialists, it provides a perspective on the way that the EU governs, as well as exploring its ability to maintain a leading position in international climate change politics.

Author : European Environment Agency
Publisher : Copenhagen : European Environment Agency
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015061378090

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Impacts of Europe's Changing Climate by European Environment Agency Pdf

The impacts of climate change on Europe's environment and society are shown in this report. Past trends in the climate, its current state and possible future changes are presented using 22 selected indicators. For almost all of these a clear trend exists and impacts are already being observed. The report highlights the need to develop strategies at European, national, regional and local level for adapting to climate change. The topics covered are: atmosphere and climate; glaciers, snow and ice; marine systems; ecosystems and biodiversity; water; agriculture; economy; human health.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004356825

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Climate Change and Cultural Transition in Europe by Anonim Pdf

Climate Change and Cultural Transition in Europe is an account of Europe’s share in the making of global warming, which considers the past and future of climate-society interactions.

Author : Bert Metz,the Netherlands,Mike Hulme,Tyndall Centre
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134034468

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Climate Policy Options Post-2012 by Bert Metz,the Netherlands,Mike Hulme,Tyndall Centre Pdf

This special issue of the Climate Policy journal addresses the following key questions: * What long-term range of policies for climate change adaptation and mitigation should Europe pursue to adequately enhance sustainability on a global level? * What are the implications of long-term European climate strategy for the design of a global post-2012 climate regime? * What are the key concerns of different stakeholders and how will these concerns impact on long-term climate policy? These questions were discussed during two workshops, commissioned by the European Forum on Integrated Environmental Assessment (EFIEA) and jointly organized by the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), The Netherlands and the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, UK. Selected papers from these workshops were adapted and peer-reviewed for publication. International experts offer detailed policy analysis and review the links between policy and economics, sustainable development, technology and adaptation. Also included are introductory and concluding remarks from the guest editors, highlighting key points and offering an expert synthesis of the workshop discussions. This will be invaluable reading for professionals, researchers and academics interested in climate change and climate policy, policy makers, policy analysts, energy consultants, and representatives from industry planning their own long-term energy strategies.

Author : Walter Leal Filho,Johanna Nalau
Publisher : Springer
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319645995

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Limits to Climate Change Adaptation by Walter Leal Filho,Johanna Nalau Pdf

This book sheds new light on the limits of adaptation to anthropogenic climate change. The respective chapters demonstrate the variety of and interconnections between factors that together constitute the constraints on adaptation. The book pays special attention to evidence that illustrates how and where such limits have become apparent or are in the process of establishing themselves, and which indicates future trends and contexts that might prove helpful in understanding adaptation limits. In particular, the book provides an overview of the most important challenges and opportunities regarding adaptation limits at different temporal, jurisdictional, and spatial scales, while also highlighting case studies, projects and best practices that show how they may be addressed. The book presents innovative multi-disciplinary research and gathers evidence from various countries, sectors and regions, the goal being to advance our understanding of the limits to adaptation and ways to overcome or modify them.

Author : Wreford Anita,Moran Dominic,Adger Neil
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264086876

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Climate Change and Agriculture Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation by Wreford Anita,Moran Dominic,Adger Neil Pdf

This report examines the economic and policy issues related to the impacts of climate change on agriculture and adaptation responses and to the mitigation of greenhouse gases from agriculture.