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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823452803321

Titolo

Adapting to climate change in Eastern Europe and Central Asia / / Marianne Fay, Rachel I. Block, Jane Ebinger, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2010]

copyright 2010

ISBN

1-282-50210-7

9786612502101

0-8213-8132-6

Descrizione fisica

xxi, 180 pages : col. illustrations, color maps ; ; 26 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

BlockRachel I

EbingerJane O

FayMarianne

Disciplina

363.700947

Soggetti

Climatic changes - Government policy - Europe, Eastern

Climatic changes - Government policy - Russia (Federation)

Environmental policy - Europe, Eastern

Environmental policy - Russia (Federation)

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; About the Editors and Authors; Acknowledgments; ECA Countries and Subregions; Executive Summary; Abbreviations; Overview; Figures; 1. A Framework for Developing Adaptation Plans; Tables; Boxes; 2. How ECA's Climate Has Changed and Is Likely to Change Further; Maps; 3. Human Health: The Most Basic Vulnerability; 4. Climate Change Will Make Water and Land Management More Complex; 5. The Unbuilt Environment: Agriculture and Forestry; 6. The Built Environment: Cities, Water Systems, Energy, and Transport; 7. Protection and Preparation: Disaster Risk Management and Weather Forecasting

ReferencesIndex

Sommario/riassunto

The climate is changing and many Eastern European and Former Soviet Union countries are vulnerable to the consequences. Many countries are facing warmer temperatures, a changing hydrology and more



extremes, droughts, floods, heat waves, windstorms, and forest fires. Already the frequency and cost of natural disasters have risen dramatically in the region. And the concentration of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere guarantees that similar or greater changes are yet to come, even if the world completely stopped emitting carbon dioxide. Now, and at least for the near future, ECA vulnerabi