Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa |
New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011
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Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (172 p.)
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Disciplina |
363.738/740959
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Altri autori (Persone) |
GilbertJeremy I
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Collana |
Climate change and its causes, effects and prediction
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Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Southeast Asia
Climatic changes - Islands of the Pacific
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ISBN |
1-61324-406-1
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- CLIMATE CHANGE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS -- CLIMATE CHANGE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 SOUTHEAST ASIA AND PACIFIC ISLANDS: THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE TO 2030- A COMMISSIONED RESEARCH REPORT* -- SCOPE NOTE -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND -- Projected Regional Climate Change -- Current Climatology of Southeast Asia -- Climate Predictions (Modeling) -- Projections of Future Changes in Temperature and Precipitation -- Projections of Future Changes in Monsoons and ENSO -- Projections of Future Changes in Water Resources -- Projections of Future Changes in Sea Level -- Projections of Future Changes in River Delta Flooding and Salinity Intrusion -- Impacts of Climate Change on Human and Natural Systems -- Impacts of Sea Level Rise -- Impacts on River Deltas -- Impacts of Natural Disasters -- Impacts on Water Resources -- Impacts on Agriculture -- Impacts on Forests and Biodiversity -- Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems -- Impacts on Coral Reefs -- Impacts on Diseases and Human Health -- Impacts on Electricity Demand in Urban Areas -- Impacts on Human Livelihoods and Infrastructure -- Adaptive Capacity -- The Adaptive Capacity of Southeast Asia in a Global Context -- Human and Civic Resources -- Economic Capacity -- Environmental Capacity -- Strengths and Weaknesses in Adaptive Capacity Assessments -- Specific Adaptive Capacity Considerations for Southeast Asia -- Summary of Possible Adaptive Strategies for Climate Change in Southeast Asia -- Disasters and Emergency Management -- Water Resources -- Agriculture -- Forests and Biodiversity -- Coastal Communities -- Public Health -- Conclusions: High-Risk Impacts -- Sea Level Rise -- Water Resources -- Agriculture -- Coastal Regions -- ANNEX A. ACCURACY OF REGIONAL MODELS.
11.4.2. Skill of Models in Simulating Present Climate -- Southeast Asia -- ANNEX B. KNOWLEDGE DEFICIENCIES THAT PRECLUDE A FULL EVALUATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA'S ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 SOUTHEAST ASIA: THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE TO 2030: GEOPOLITICAL IMPLICATIONS* -- SCOPE NOTE -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 1 -- Social, Political, and Economic Challenges -- Agricultural Challenges -- Coastal and Maritime Challenges -- Hydrologic Challenges -- Demographic and Public Health Challenges -- Economic Challenges -- Civil and Key Interest Group Responses -- Interest Groups in Civil Society -- Internal Migration -- Prospects for Civil Conflict -- State Responses -- State Decisionmaking -- Political Responses to Climate Change -- State Capacity -- Climate Change Mitigation Policies -- Prospects for State Failure -- Regional Implications -- Prospects for Regional Climate Change Cooperation -- China's Role in Southeast Asia -- Regional Migration -- Prospects for Regional Conflict -- Maritime Disputes -- The Mekong River -- Broader Regional Implications -- Overall Foreign Policy Implications -- Southeast Asia and Global Climate Change Policy -- The Role of the United States in Southeast Asia -- US Engagement on Climate Change in Southeast Asia -- The Copenhagen Negotiations -- End Notes -- INDEX -- Blank Page.
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