Tunisia in a changing climate [[electronic resource] ] : assessment and actions for increased resilience and development / / Dorte Verner ; Sustainable Development Department, Middle East and North Africa Region

• Autore: Verner Dorte
• Pubblicazione: Washington DC, : International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, The World Bank, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (220 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.738/7409611
• Soggetto topico: Climatic changes - Tunisia; Climatic changes - Economic aspects - Tunisia; Climatic changes - Social aspects - Tunisia
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; The Climate Is Getting Hotter, Dryer, and More Variable; Figures; Figure ES.1 Twentieth-Century Mean Temperatures (Left) and Precipitation (Right), Tunisia; Warming and Drying Trends Continue Exacerbating Water Scarcity; Figure ES.2 Range of Changes in Monthly Mean TMAX (°C) and PRCP (Percent), Tunis; Increased Climate Variability and Change Impact Food Security and GDP; Poor People and Communities Are Among the Most Vulnerable to Climate Change; Figure ES.3 Impacts of Combined Climate Changes on Household Incomes ; Climate Change Adaptation Should Be an Integrated Part of Public Sector Management for Sustainable Development Figure ES.4 Framework for Action on Climate Change Adaptation: Adaptation Pyramid; Adaptation Decision Making Must Be Supported by a Range of Policy Measures; There Are a Number of Priority Investments for Tunisia; Tables; Table ES.1 Policy Matrix; Notes; References; Chapter 1 Climate Change Is Happening and People Are Affected; Boxes; Box 1.1 IPCC Definitions: Climate, Climate Change, and Climate Variability; Box 1.2 Ongoing Work in Tunisia on Climate Change ; Climate Change Is Happening Now Climate Change Impacts Are Socially Differentiated; Box 1.3 Geographic and Social Political Context; Climate Change Impacts People and the Economy; Table 1.1 Socioeconomic Information for Selected Arab Countries; Climate Change Adaptation Is about Reducing Vulnerability; Box 1.4 Definition of Climate Change Adaptation; Climate Change Adaptation Should Be an Integrated Part of Public Sector Management for Sustainable Development; Figure 1.1 Conceptual Framework for Defining Vulnerability ; Figure 1.2 Framework for Action on Climate Change Adaptation: Adaptation Pyramid Notes; Box 1.5 Gender and Climate Change in Tunisia; References; Chapter 2 A Synthesis of Climate Change Scenarios and Impacts; Finding Evidence of a Changing Climate; A Land of Contrasting Climates; Figure 2.1 Monthly Mean Precipitation, Maximum and Minimum Temperatures; Warmer Everywhere, Drier in the North, and Rising Seas; Figure 2.2 Mean Annual Precipitation for Northern Tunisia, 1961-2000; Figure 2.3 Twentieth-Century Mean Temperatures (Left) and Precipitation (Right) ; Figure 2.4 Twentieth-Century Seasonal Mean Temperatures Figure 2.5 Annual Mean Temperatures for Selected Stations; Figure 2.6 Regional Variations in the Trend in Annual Mean Temperature (Left) with Corresponding Statistical Significance Levels (Right) for the Years, 1951-2002; Figure 2.7 Seasonal Temperature Trends (°C/yr), 1951-2002; Figure 2.8 Twentieth-Century Seasonal Precipitation Totals; Figure 2.9 Regional Variations in the Trend in Annual Precipitation Totals (Left) Since the 1950's with Corresponding Statistical Significance Levels (Right) ; Figure 2.10 Seasonal Precipitation Trends (%/yr) 1951-2002
• Sommario/riassunto: Tunisia in a Changing Climate: Assessment and Actions for Increased Resilience and Development is part of the World Bank Studies series. These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank's ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion.This book provides an assessment of climate risks, as well as opportunities and possible actions for addressing climate change, in Tunisia. It recognizes that the Tunisian revolution of January 14th, 2011, created significant change in the country, resulting in new challenges and opportunities for addressing further change. Following the revolution
• Titolo autorizzato: Tunisia in a changing climate
• ISBN: 0-8213-9858-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452740403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank Studies