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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820907903321

Titolo

Building resilience to climate change in South Caucasus agriculture / / Nicolas Ahouissoussi, James E. Neumann, and Jitendra P. Srivastava, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : The World Bank, , 2014

ISBN

1-4648-0215-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (pages cm)

Collana

Directions in development

Disciplina

630.2/086

Soggetti

Climatic changes - Caucasus, South

Resilience (Ecology) - Caucasus, South

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction and reasons for action -- Framework and program design -- Armenia: risks, impacts, and adaptation menu -- Azerbaijan: risks, impacts, and adaptation menu -- Georgia: risks, impacts and adaptation menu -- Climate change impacts and adaptation options in the South Caucausus region -- Adaptation in the South Caucausus: opportunities for a regional approach.

Sommario/riassunto

This book illustrates the World Bank's commitment to assist countries to respond to the opportunities and challenges posed by climate change. Undertaken in collaborative partnership with policy makers, farmers, civil society, and other stakeholders in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, it provides a much needed response to the call for action by quantifying the impact and identifying key priorities for policies, programs, and investments to reduce the vulnerability of agricultural systems to climate change in the South Caucasus. The study responds to the urgent need for climate adaptation, as hi