New Directions In Climate Change Vulnerability Impacts And Adaptation Assessment

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change,Subcommittee for a Workshop on New Directions in Vulnerability, Impacts, and Adaptation Assessment
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009-02-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309178693

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New Directions in Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts, and Adaptation Assessment by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change,Subcommittee for a Workshop on New Directions in Vulnerability, Impacts, and Adaptation Assessment Pdf

With effective climate change mitigation policies still under development, and with even the most aggressive proposals unable to halt climate change immediately, many decision makers are focusing unprecedented attention on the need for strategies to adapt to climate changes that are now unavoidable. The effects of climate change will touch every corner of the world's economies and societies; adaptation is inevitable. The remaining question is to what extent humans will anticipate and reduce undesired consequences of climate change, or postpone response until after climate change impacts have altered ecological and socioeconomic systems so significantly that opportunities for adaptation become limited. This book summarizes a National Research Council workshop at which presentations and discussion identified specific needs associated with this gap between the demand and supply of scientific information about climate change adaptation.

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change,Subcommittee for a Workshop on New Directions in Vulnerability, Impacts, and Adaptation Assessment
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309130066

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New Directions in Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts, and Adaptation Assessment by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change,Subcommittee for a Workshop on New Directions in Vulnerability, Impacts, and Adaptation Assessment Pdf

With effective climate change mitigation policies still under development, and with even the most aggressive proposals unable to halt climate change immediately, many decision makers are focusing unprecedented attention on the need for strategies to adapt to climate changes that are now unavoidable. The effects of climate change will touch every corner of the world's economies and societies; adaptation is inevitable. The remaining question is to what extent humans will anticipate and reduce undesired consequences of climate change, or postpone response until after climate change impacts have altered ecological and socioeconomic systems so significantly that opportunities for adaptation become limited. This book summarizes a National Research Council workshop at which presentations and discussion identified specific needs associated with this gap between the demand and supply of scientific information about climate change adaptation.

Author : Ron Benioff,Sandra Guill,Jeffrey Lee
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 563 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400903036

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Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessments by Ron Benioff,Sandra Guill,Jeffrey Lee Pdf

The possible impacts of global climate change on different countries has led to the development and ratification of the Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) and has a strong bearing on the future sustainable development of developing countries and countries with economies in transition. The preparation of analytical methodologies and tools for carrying out assessments of vulnerability and adaptation to climate change is therefore of prime importance to these countries. Such assessments are needed to both fulfill the reporting requirements of the countries under the FCCC as well as to prepare their own climate change adaptation and mitigation plans. The vulnerability and adaptation assessment guidelines prepared by the U.S. Country Studies Program bring together all the latest knowledge and experience from around the world on both vulnerability analysis as well as adaptation methodologies. It is currently being applied successfully by scientists in over fifty countries from all the regions of the globe. This guidance is being published to share it with the wider scientific community interested in global climate change issues. This guidance document has two primary purposes: • To assist countries in making decisions about the scope and methods for their vulnerability and adaptation assessments, • To provide countries with guidance and step-by-step instructions on each of the basic elements of vulnerability and adaptation assessments.

Author : Jochen Hickel,Sukaina Bharwani,Alexander Bisaro,Timothy R. Carter,Tracy Cull,Marion Davis,Richard J. T. Klein,Kate Lonsdale,Lynn Rosentrater,Katharine Vincent
Publisher : UN
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UIUC:30112116040400

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PROVIA Guidance on Assessing Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change by Jochen Hickel,Sukaina Bharwani,Alexander Bisaro,Timothy R. Carter,Tracy Cull,Marion Davis,Richard J. T. Klein,Kate Lonsdale,Lynn Rosentrater,Katharine Vincent Pdf

Provides a framework for considering the full range of approaches to vulnerability, impacts and adaptation assessment due to climate change. It aims to help professionals such as researchers, policymakers, sectoral planners and consultants to select the appropriate methods and tools for their particular context and adaptation situation.

Author : Joel B. Smith,Saleemul Huq,Stephanie Lenhart,Luis José Mata,Ivana Nemesová,Sekou Touré
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401736534

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Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change by Joel B. Smith,Saleemul Huq,Stephanie Lenhart,Luis José Mata,Ivana Nemesová,Sekou Touré Pdf

Martin Parry University College, London, UK The 13 country studies collected in this re Adaptations Assessment published by the port represent the first of what is likely to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change become a worldwide, country-by-country (Carter et al., 1994) as an agreed technical estimate of the likely impacts of, and appro set of scientific methods for climate impact priate adaptations to, greenhouse-gas-in assessment and has written its own guidance duced global climate change. document, Guidance for Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment (U.S. CSP, 1994). Under the U.N. Framework Convention on The u.S. Country Studies Program devel Climate Change (UNFCCC), signatories oped the Guidance and other reviews of agreed to two near-term actions and one ma methodology into a nonspecialist set of jor subsequent one. The two near-term ac workbooks for use at the country level, tions are to make annual estimates of the which, backed up by advice from experi emissions and sinks of greenhouse gases, enced scientists from the United States and which are now being reported as part of a other countries, enabled local scientists to country-by-country inventory developed by conduct their own vulnerability and adapta the U.N. Environment Programme, the Or tion assessments.

Author : Richard J. T. Klein,Anthony G. Patt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136571480

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Assessing Vulnerability to Global Environmental Change by Richard J. T. Klein,Anthony G. Patt Pdf

Assessing the vulnerability of human populations to global environmental change, particularly climate change, is now the main imperative of research and international action. However, much of the research into vulnerability is not designed to feed directly into decision making and policy, creating a gap between the knowledge created by researchers and what is required by decision makers. This book seeks to rectify this problem and bridge the gap. It discusses vulnerability as the central theme and brings together many different applications from disaster studies, climate change impact studies and several other fields and provides the most comprehensive synthesis of definitions, theories, formalization and applications to date, illustrated with examples from different disciplines, regions and periods, and from local through to regional, national and international levels. Case study topics cover sea level rise, vulnerability to changes in ecosystem services, assessing the vulnerability of human health and 'double exposure' to climate change and trade liberalization amongst other issues. Research outcomes stress that science-policy dialogues must be transparent to be effective and concentrate on a mutual understanding of the concepts used. A key research finding is that the most useful information for decision makers is that which shows the separate causes and drivers of vulnerability, rather than presenting vulnerability in an aggregated form. The book concludes with a unifying framework for analysing integrated methodologies of vulnerability assessment and guiding how research and policy can be linked to reduce vulnerability.

Author : Dennis Bours,Colleen McGinn,Patrick Pringle
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781119157588

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Monitoring and Evaluation of Climate Change Adaptation: A Review of the Landscape by Dennis Bours,Colleen McGinn,Patrick Pringle Pdf

Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of climate change adaptation (CCA) poses an assortment of thorny methodological challenges. Individually, none are unique to CCA, but together they represent a very distinctive conundrum facing practitioners and policy makers. Adding to this complexity further, climate change may be global in nature but its impacts, and how we respond to them through adaptation efforts, cut across scales, sectors, and levels of intervention. As investments in climate adaptation increase, organizations are seeking to measure, assess and understand an array of adaptation initiatives, and derive learnings to inform policy and praxis. This issue presents findings from many of the most important contemporary CCA program evaluation research initiatives. The chapters represent the most coherent and current collection of CCA M&E research in this emerging and important field, written by many of its leading experts. Filled with examples and insights in formulating coherent responses to methodological challenges, it will be of interest to M&E scholars and practitioners globally. This is the 147th issue in the New Directions for Evaluation series from Jossey-Bass. It is an official publication of the American Evaluation Association.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789240036383

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Climate change and health vulnerability and adaptation assessment by Anonim Pdf

Author : Christopher B. Field,Vicente R. Barros
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 695 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107058163

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Climate Change 2014 – Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability: Regional Aspects by Christopher B. Field,Vicente R. Barros Pdf

This latest Fifth Assessment Report of the IPCC will again form the standard reference for all those concerned with climate change and its consequences.

Author : Bert Metz,Ogunlade Davidson,Rob Swart,Jiahua Pan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2001-07-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521807697

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Climate Change 2001: Mitigation by Bert Metz,Ogunlade Davidson,Rob Swart,Jiahua Pan Pdf

Some issues addressed in this Working Group III volume are mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, managing biological carbon reservoirs, geo-engineering, costing methods, and decision-making frameworks.

Author : Frank Vanclay,Ana Maria Esteves
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781781001196

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New Directions in Social Impact Assessment by Frank Vanclay,Ana Maria Esteves Pdf

'This book should be read by anyone commissioning impact assessments who wants to build their understanding of the more progressive and innovative end of the topic. A job well done in the eyes of stakeholders and regulators requires proper social analysis.' Jon Samuel, Head of Social Performance, Anglo American 'The list of authors reads like a who's who in SIA. Academics and practitioners are equally represented among the authors. The book provides a good mix of broad theoretical concepts and specific practical topics.' Martin Haefele, Manager, Environmental Impact Assessment at Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada 'This book gives a very broad overview of where Social Impact Assessment is coming from, where it is now and where it could go: from an impact assessment tool to an impact management tool. It provides a realistic insight in both the achievements and the struggles of Social Impact Assessment. A recommended read for both those interested in Social Impact Assessment and those in related domains where social issues are gaining increasing importance, such as Environmental Assessment and Sustainability Appraisal.' Rob Verheem, Deputy Director, Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment This important new book outlines current developments in thinking in the field of Social Impact Assessment (SIA). It advances the theory and practice of SIA, and argues that a dramatic shift is required in the way socioeconomic studies and community participation is undertaken. The book emphasizes that, much more than the act of predicting impacts in a regulatory context, SIA needs to be the process of managing the social aspects of development and that there needs to be a holistic and integrated approach to impact assessment. It stresses that greater attention needs to be given to ensuring that the goals of development are attained and enhanced. This significant addition to the literature will be an invaluable reference for academics, consultants and practitioners.

Author : Neil Leary,Cecilia Conde,Jyoti Kulkarni,Anthony Nyong,James Adejuwon,Vicente Barros,Ian Burton,Rodel Lasco,Juan Pulhin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 924 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134072897

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Climate Change and Vulnerability and Adaptation by Neil Leary,Cecilia Conde,Jyoti Kulkarni,Anthony Nyong,James Adejuwon,Vicente Barros,Ian Burton,Rodel Lasco,Juan Pulhin Pdf

'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 Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Sweden The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded in its 2001 report that much of the developing world is highly vulnerable to adverse impacts from climate change. But the IPCC also concluded that the vulnerabilities of developing countries are too little studied and too poorly understood to enable determination of adaptation strategies that would be effective at reducing risks. These authoritative volumes, resulting from the work of the Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change (AIACC) project launched by the IPCC in 2002, are the first to provide a comprehensive investigation of the issues at stake. Climate Change and Vulnerability discusses who is vulnerable to climate change, the nature of their vulnerability and the causes of their vulnerability for parts of the world that have been poorly researched until now. Climate Change and Adaptation covers current practices for managing climate risks to food security, water resources, livelihoods, human health and infrastructure, needs for effective management of climate risks, the changing nature of the risks, strategies for adaptation, and the need to integrate these strategies into development planning and resource management.

Author : Cecilia Conde,Jyoti Kulkarni,Neil Leary,Anthony Nyong,Juan Pulhin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136569456

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Climate Change and Vulnerability by Cecilia Conde,Jyoti Kulkarni,Neil Leary,Anthony Nyong,Juan Pulhin Pdf

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) This book fills an important gap in our understanding ... It is policy-relevant and deserves to be widely read. Richard Klein, Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Sweden The award of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 to the IPCC brings needed attention to the threats from climate change for highly vulnerable regions of the developing world. This authoritative volume (along with its companion covering adaptation) resulting from the work of the Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change (AIACC) project launched with the IPCC in 2002, is the first to provide an in-depth investigation of the stakes in developing countries. It discusses who is vulnerable and the nature and causes of their vulnerability for parts of the world that have been poorly researched till now. It also provides researchers with new examples of applications of vulnerability assessment methods, an approach that is of growing interest in the climate change area but for which there are relatively few applications in the literature. Published with TWAS and START

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9240692002

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Protecting Health from Climate Change by World Health Organization Pdf

Author : Neil Leary
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 845 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781849770811

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Climate Change and Vulnerability and Adaptation by Neil Leary Pdf

'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 Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Sweden The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded in its 2001 report that much of the developing world is highly vulnerable to adverse impacts from climate change. But the IPCC also concluded that the vulnerabilities of developing countries are too little studied and too poorly understood to enable determination of adaptation strategies that would be effective at reducing risks. These authoritative volumes, resulting from the work of the Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change (AIACC) project launched by the IPCC in 2002, are the first to provide a comprehensive investigation of the issues at stake. Climate Change and Vulnerability discusses who is vulnerable to climate change, the nature of their vulnerability and the causes of their vulnerability for parts of the world that have been poorly researched until now. Climate Change and Adaptation covers current practices for managing climate risks to food security, water resources, livelihoods, human health and infrastructure, needs for effective management of climate risks, the changing nature of the risks, strategies for adaptation, and the need to integrate these strategies into development planning and resource management.