Climate Change Profile Of Pakistan

Author : Qamar Uz Zaman Chaudhry
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789292577223

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Climate Change Profile of Pakistan by Qamar Uz Zaman Chaudhry Pdf

Catastrophic floods, droughts, and cyclones have plagued Pakistan in recent years. The 2010 flood killed 1,600 people and caused around $10 billion in damage. The 2015 Karachi heat wave led to the death of more than 1,200 people. Climate change-related natural hazards may increase in frequency and severity in the coming decades. Climatic changes are expected to have wide-ranging impacts on Pakistan, affecting agricultural productivity, water availability, and increased frequency of extreme climatic events. Addressing these risks requires climate change to be mainstreamed into national strategy and policy. This publication provides a comprehensive overview of climate change science and policy in Pakistan.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9292577212

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Climate Change Profile of Pakistan by Asian Development Bank Pdf

Catastrophic floods, droughts, and cyclones have plagued Pakistan in recent years. The 2010 flood killed 1,600 people and caused around $10 billion in damage. The 2015 Karachi heat wave led to the death of more than 1,200 people. Climate change-related natural hazards may increase in frequency and severity in the coming decades. Climatic changes are expected to have wide-ranging impacts on Pakistan, affecting agricultural productivity, water availability, and increased frequency of extreme climatic events. Addressing these risks requires climate change to be mainstreamed into national strategy and policy. This publication provides a comprehensive overview of climate change science and policy in Pakistan.

Author : Winston H. Yu
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821398746

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The Indus Basin of Pakistan by Winston H. Yu Pdf

This study, Indus basin of Pakistan: the impacts of climate risks on water and agriculture was undertaken at a pivotal time in the region. The weak summer monsoon in 2009 created drought conditions throughout the country. This followed an already tenuous situation for many rural households faced with high fuel and fertilizer costs and the impacts of rising global food prices. Then catastrophic monsoon flooding in 2010 affected over 20 million people, devastating their housing, infrastructure, and crops. Damages from this single flood event were estimated at US dollar 10 billion, half of which were losses in the agriculture sector. Notwithstanding the debate as to whether these observed extremes are evidence of climate change, an investigation is needed regarding the extent to which the country is resilient to these shocks. It is thus timely, if not critical, to focus on climate risks for water, agriculture, and food security in the Indus basin of Pakistan.

Author : Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Working Group II.
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521634555

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The Regional Impacts of Climate Change by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Working Group II. Pdf

Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Author : Dina Khan,Iffat Idris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Climate change mitigation
ISBN : 969852939X

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Pakistan's Options for Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation by Dina Khan,Iffat Idris Pdf

Author : Trevor Houser,Solomon Hsiang,Robert Kopp,Kate Larsen,Michael Delgado,Amir Jina,Michael Mastrandrea,Shashank Mohan,Robert Muir-Wood,D. J. Rasmussen,James Rising,Paul Wilson
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780231539555

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Economic Risks of Climate Change by Trevor Houser,Solomon Hsiang,Robert Kopp,Kate Larsen,Michael Delgado,Amir Jina,Michael Mastrandrea,Shashank Mohan,Robert Muir-Wood,D. J. Rasmussen,James Rising,Paul Wilson Pdf

Climate change threatens the economy of the United States in myriad ways, including increased flooding and storm damage, altered crop yields, lost labor productivity, higher crime, reshaped public-health patterns, and strained energy systems, among many other effects. Combining the latest climate models, state-of-the-art econometric research on human responses to climate, and cutting-edge private-sector risk-assessment tools, Economic Risks of Climate Change: An American Prospectus crafts a game-changing profile of the economic risks of climate change in the United States. This prospectus is based on a critically acclaimed independent assessment of the economic risks posed by climate change commissioned by the Risky Business Project. With new contributions from Karen Fisher-Vanden, Michael Greenstone, Geoffrey Heal, Michael Oppenheimer, and Nicholas Stern and Bob Ward, as well as a foreword from Risky Business cochairs Michael Bloomberg, Henry Paulson, and Thomas Steyer, the book speaks to scientists, researchers, scholars, activists, and policy makers. It depicts the distribution of escalating climate-change risk across the country and assesses its effects on aspects of the economy as varied as hurricane damages and violent crime. Beautifully illustrated and accessibly written, this book is an essential tool for helping businesses and governments prepare for the future.

Author : M. Prakash,S. Arivudainambi,S. Rameshkumar,S. Babu
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000505108

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Coastal Agriculture and Climate Change by M. Prakash,S. Arivudainambi,S. Rameshkumar,S. Babu Pdf

Changing climate in micro and macro level attribute to influence and bring changes in productivity and production trend of every industry including agriculture and its ecosystem. The influence of climate change and its environmental impact on coastal ecosystem greatly influence the life and livelihood of agrarian communities and people involved in allied industries. The book has been authored with objectives of providing understanding on the environmental problems, features of coastal ecosystem, advanced strategies for environmental protection, mitigation strategies for environmental problems in coastal areas and augmenting agriculture income from coastal areas. Note: T&F does not sell or distribute the hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. This title is co-published with NIPA.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264235410

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The Economic Consequences of Climate Change by OECD Pdf

This report provides a new detailed quantitative assessment of the consequences of climate change on economic growth through to 2060 and beyond.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789292578527

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A Region at Risk by Asian Development Bank Pdf

Asia and the Pacific continues to be exposed to climate change impacts. Home to the majority of the world's poor, the population of the region is particularly vulnerable to those impacts. Unabated warming could largely diminish previous achievements of economic development and improvements, putting the future of the region at risk. Read the most recent projections pertaining to climate change and climate change impacts in Asia and the Pacific, and the consequences of these changes to human systems, particularly for developing countries. This report also highlights gaps in the existing knowledge and identifies avenues for continued research.

Author : Cynthia Rosenzweig,William D. Solecki,Patricia Romero-Lankao,Shagun Mehrotra,Shobhakar Dhakal,Somayya Ali Ibrahim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 855 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781316603338

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Climate Change and Cities by Cynthia Rosenzweig,William D. Solecki,Patricia Romero-Lankao,Shagun Mehrotra,Shobhakar Dhakal,Somayya Ali Ibrahim Pdf

Climate Change and Cities bridges science-to-action for climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts in cities around the world.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264091375

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Cities and Climate Change by OECD Pdf

This book shows how city and metropolitan regional governments working in tandem with national governments can change the way we think about responding to climate change.

Author : Jayarama Reddy Puthalpet
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000541809

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The Daunting Climate Change by Jayarama Reddy Puthalpet Pdf

The book starts with an overview of Climate Science. It discusses the signs of Warming, the impacts and consequences on several sectors - terrestrial and coastal ecosystems, water resources, ocean systems, agriculture, food production and food security, human health and safety, livelihoods and poverty, Arctic populations, low-lying States, so on. Mathematical models to project future climate and the resulting concerns, global adaptation experiences, and opportunities for future execution are explained. The mitigation approaches, chiefly decarbonizing the energy sector by developing and applying clean/low carbon energy sources and improving energy efficiency, and the evolving geoengineering schemes are dealt. Carbon pricing, an economic tool to ensure emissions reductions, and transition to a low carbon economy to stimulate sustainable growth are described. The continued global efforts under the UN or otherwise until the recent Paris Agreement to arrive at policy responses to tackle this intriguing but daunting problem of climate change are vividly expounded. Note: T&F does not sell or distribute the hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789292545116

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Assessing the Costs of Climate Change and Adaptation in South Asia by Asian Development Bank Pdf

This report synthesizes the results of country and sector studies on the economic costs and benefits of unilateral and regional actions on climate change in the Asian Development Bank's six South Asia developing members, namely Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The study takes into account the different scenarios and impacts projected across vulnerable sectors and estimates the total economic loss throughout the 21st century and amount of funding required for adaptation measures to avert such potential losses. It is envisioned to strengthen decision-making capacities and improve understanding of the economics of climate change for the countries in South Asia.

Author : Terence Epule Epule
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781803554983

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Climate Change - Recent Observations by Terence Epule Epule Pdf

Never has the reality of climate change and its ramifications been so obvious around the world. Humankind is currently living in times when the reality of global climate change is unequivocal. The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change AR6 report further depicts the veracity of climate change by highlighting historically changing patterns of precipitation and temperature across the world, amidst heightened and varied levels of vulnerability around the world. This book is planned along the increasingly complex and daunting nature of climate change. The broad scope is intentional and aims at eliciting scholarship from across the globe and from varied areas of climate change research. Thus, as varied and broad as the intentions are, so too are the book’s contents. The thirteen peer-reviewed chapters are organized into four sections. Section 1 introduces the concept of climate change and other global perspectives and trends. Section 2 focuses on climate risk, resilience, and vulnerability. Section 3 explores varied perspectives on climate risks, sensitivity, and exposure with a focus on monitoring and assessment. Finally, Section 4 explores climate change adaptation and mitigation. The multidisciplinary nature of this book will appeal to a varied readership including governments, municipal authorities, and daily grassroots users of environmental resources.

Author : Brian C. O'Neill,F. Landis MacKellar,Wolfgang Lutz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2005-09-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521018021

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Population and Climate Change by Brian C. O'Neill,F. Landis MacKellar,Wolfgang Lutz Pdf

Population and Climate Change provides the first systematic in-depth treatment of links between two major themes of the 21st century: population growth (and associated demographic trends such as aging) and climate change. It is written by a multidisciplinary team of authors from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis who integrate both natural science and social science perspectives in a way that is comprehensible to members of both communities. The book will be of primary interest to researchers in the fields of climate change, demography, and economics. It will also be useful to policy-makers and NGOs dealing with issues of population dynamics and climate change, and to teachers and students in courses such as environmental studies, demography, climatology, economics, earth systems science, and international relations.