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UNINA9910450078703321 |
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Titolo |
Climate change, adaptive capacity and development [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Joel B. Smith, Richard J.T. Klein, Saleemul Huq |
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London, : Imperial College Press, c2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-86654-7 |
9786611866549 |
1-86094-581-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (357 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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SmithJoel B |
KleinRichard J. T |
HuqSaleemul |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Climatic changes - Environmental aspects |
Climatic changes - Developing countries |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"The 13 chapters of this book are based on papers presented at the workshop." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. From Adaptation to Adaptive Capacity and Vulnerability Reduction; 3. Social Aspects of Adaptive Capacity; 4. Adaptive Capacity; 5. Lessons from Famine Early Warning and Food Security for Understanding Adaptation to Climate Change; 6. Assessing Vulnerability in the Context of Changing Socioeconomic Conditions; 7. Do We Have the Adaptive Capacity to Develop and Use the Adaptive Capacity to Adapt?; 8. The Legal Framework of Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity; 9. Adaptation Funding-Legal and Institutional Issues; 10. Adaptative Capacity |
11. Adaptation to Climatic Variability and Change in Tlaxcala, Mexico12. Engaging Africa in Adaptation to Climate Change; 13. Adaptation, Sustainable Development and Equity; 14. Enhancing the Capacity of Developing Countries to Adapt to Climate Change; Appendix-Workshop Agenda and List of Participants; List of Participants |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on |
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ClimateChange (IPCC) has presented strong evidence that human-induced climatechange is occurring and that all countries of the world will beaffected and need to adapt to impacts. The IPCC points out that manydeveloping countries are particularly vulnerable because of theirrelatively low adaptive capacity. |
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UNISA996203307703316 |
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Titolo |
EJVES extra |
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Edinburgh, UK, : W.B. Saunders, ©2001- |
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[Amsterdam], : Elsevier Ltd |
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Endoscopic surgery |
Blood-vessels - Surgery |
Vascular Surgical Procedures |
Endoscopy - methods |
Periodical |
Periodicals. |
Europe |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Periodico |
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Note generali |
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Refereed/Peer-reviewed |
Title from home page (publisher's Web site, viewed Aug. 13, 2004). |
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