Climate change and Pacific Islands [[electronic resource] ] : indicators and impacts : report for the 2012 Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) / / coordinating lead editors, Victoria W. Keener ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washingon, D.C., : Island Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (197 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.73874 |
Altri autori (Persone) | KeenerVictoria |
Collana | National climate assessment regional technical input report series |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Islands of the Pacific
Freshwater ecology - Islands of the Pacific Hydrology - Islands of the Pacific Sea level - Islands of the Pacific Coral reef ecologyl - Islands of the Pacific |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-61091-459-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""About This Series""; ""About This Report""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Hawai �i Governor's Letter""; ""List of Figures,Tables, and Boxes""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Chapter 1: Pacific Islands Region Overview""; ""Chapter 2: Freshwater and Drought on Pacific Islands""; ""Chapter 3: Sea Level and Coastal Inundation on Pacific Islands ""; ""Chapter 4: Marine, Freshwater, and Terrestrial Ecosystems on Pacific Islands""; ""Chapter 5: Conclusions""; ""Appendix A: Glossaries Related to Weather and Climate in the Pacific Islands""
""Appendix B: Future Regional Climate: Modeling and Projections""""Appendix C: Members of the Pacific Assessment Core Science Team""; ""Appendix D: Members of the Pacific Assessment Steering Committee""; ""Appendix E: PIRCA Water and Drought Technical Workshop, November 17, 2011""; ""Appendix F: PIRCA Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Inundation Extremes: Methodologies, Indicators, Impacts, and Visualization Workshop, January 10�12, 2012 ""; ""Appendix G: PIRCA Ecosystems technical Workshop, January 18�19, 2012""; ""Appendix H: Summary of Workshop Evaluations""; ""References"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452958803321 |
Washingon, D.C., : Island Press, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate change and Pacific Islands [[electronic resource] ] : indicators and impacts : report for the 2012 Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) / / coordinating lead editors, Victoria W. Keener ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washingon, D.C., : Island Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (197 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.73874 |
Altri autori (Persone) | KeenerVictoria |
Collana | National climate assessment regional technical input report series |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Islands of the Pacific
Freshwater ecology - Islands of the Pacific Hydrology - Islands of the Pacific Sea level - Islands of the Pacific Coral reef ecologyl - Islands of the Pacific |
ISBN | 1-61091-459-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""About This Series""; ""About This Report""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Hawai �i Governor's Letter""; ""List of Figures,Tables, and Boxes""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Chapter 1: Pacific Islands Region Overview""; ""Chapter 2: Freshwater and Drought on Pacific Islands""; ""Chapter 3: Sea Level and Coastal Inundation on Pacific Islands ""; ""Chapter 4: Marine, Freshwater, and Terrestrial Ecosystems on Pacific Islands""; ""Chapter 5: Conclusions""; ""Appendix A: Glossaries Related to Weather and Climate in the Pacific Islands""
""Appendix B: Future Regional Climate: Modeling and Projections""""Appendix C: Members of the Pacific Assessment Core Science Team""; ""Appendix D: Members of the Pacific Assessment Steering Committee""; ""Appendix E: PIRCA Water and Drought Technical Workshop, November 17, 2011""; ""Appendix F: PIRCA Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Inundation Extremes: Methodologies, Indicators, Impacts, and Visualization Workshop, January 10�12, 2012 ""; ""Appendix G: PIRCA Ecosystems technical Workshop, January 18�19, 2012""; ""Appendix H: Summary of Workshop Evaluations""; ""References"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779509303321 |
Washingon, D.C., : Island Press, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate change and Pacific Islands : indicators and impacts : report for the 2012 Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) / / coordinating lead editors, Victoria W. Keener ... [et al.] |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washingon, D.C., : Island Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (197 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.73874 |
Altri autori (Persone) | KeenerVictoria |
Collana | National climate assessment regional technical input report series |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Islands of the Pacific
Freshwater ecology - Islands of the Pacific Hydrology - Islands of the Pacific Sea level - Islands of the Pacific Coral reef ecologyl - Islands of the Pacific |
ISBN | 1-61091-459-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""About This Series""; ""About This Report""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Hawai �i Governor's Letter""; ""List of Figures,Tables, and Boxes""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Chapter 1: Pacific Islands Region Overview""; ""Chapter 2: Freshwater and Drought on Pacific Islands""; ""Chapter 3: Sea Level and Coastal Inundation on Pacific Islands ""; ""Chapter 4: Marine, Freshwater, and Terrestrial Ecosystems on Pacific Islands""; ""Chapter 5: Conclusions""; ""Appendix A: Glossaries Related to Weather and Climate in the Pacific Islands""
""Appendix B: Future Regional Climate: Modeling and Projections""""Appendix C: Members of the Pacific Assessment Core Science Team""; ""Appendix D: Members of the Pacific Assessment Steering Committee""; ""Appendix E: PIRCA Water and Drought Technical Workshop, November 17, 2011""; ""Appendix F: PIRCA Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Inundation Extremes: Methodologies, Indicators, Impacts, and Visualization Workshop, January 10�12, 2012 ""; ""Appendix G: PIRCA Ecosystems technical Workshop, January 18�19, 2012""; ""Appendix H: Summary of Workshop Evaluations""; ""References"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809031603321 |
Washingon, D.C., : Island Press, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate change in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands [[electronic resource] /] / Jeremy I. Gilbert, editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (172 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.738/740959 |
Altri autori (Persone) | GilbertJeremy I |
Collana | Climate change and its causes, effects and prediction |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Southeast Asia
Climatic changes - Islands of the Pacific |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-61324-406-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461347703321 |
New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate change in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands [[electronic resource] /] / Jeremy I. Gilbert, editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (172 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.738/740959 |
Altri autori (Persone) | GilbertJeremy I |
Collana | Climate change and its causes, effects and prediction |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Southeast Asia
Climatic changes - Islands of the Pacific |
ISBN | 1-61324-406-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789417203321 |
New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate change in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands [[electronic resource] /] / Jeremy I. Gilbert, editor |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (172 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.738/740959 |
Altri autori (Persone) | GilbertJeremy I |
Collana | Climate change and its causes, effects and prediction |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Southeast Asia
Climatic changes - Islands of the Pacific |
ISBN | 1-61324-406-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819618703321 |
New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate impacts and outlook Hawaii and U.S. Pacific Islands region |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Silver Spring, Md.] : , : [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration], , -2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (volumes) |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Hawaii
Climatic changes - Islands of the Pacific Climatic changes |
Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Hawaii and U.S. Pacific Islands climate impacts and outlook |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910712000203321 |
[Silver Spring, Md.] : , : [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration], , -2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dealing with climate change on small islands : towards effective and sustainable adaptation? / / Carola Klöck, Michael Fink (eds.) |
Autore | Klöck Carola |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Universitätsverlag Göttingen, 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 337 pages) : illustrations (some colour); digital file(s) |
Disciplina | 363.738746 |
Soggetto topico |
Climate change mitigation
Climatic changes - Islands of the Indian Ocean Climatic changes - Islands of the Pacific Climatic changes - Oceania Climatic changes - Effect of human beings on |
Soggetto non controllato |
political difficulties
financial difficulties cultural values local knowledge |
ISBN | 3-86395-435-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910365045403321 |
Klöck Carola | ||
Universitätsverlag Göttingen, 2019 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Pacific Climate Cultures : Living Climate Change in Oceania / / Tony Crook, Peter Rudiak-Gould |
Autore | Crook Tony |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | De Gruyter, 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (350 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.70099 |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Islands of the Pacific
Climatic changes - Oceania |
ISBN | 3-11-059141-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prelude: Climate Change and the Perspective of the Fish -- 1 Introduction: Pacific Climate Cultures -- 2 "Prophecy from the Past": Climate Change Discourse, Song Culture and Emotions in Kiribati -- 3 Woosh-Cyclones as Culturalnatural Whirls: The Receptions of Climate Change in the Cook Islands -- 4 Crafting Certainty in Liquid Worlds: Encountering Climate Change in Kiribati -- 5 A Tsunami from the Mountains: Interpreting the Nadi Flood -- 6 Nothing There Atoll? "Farewell to the Carteret Islands" -- 7 Weathering Climate Change in Samoa: Cultural Resources for Resilience -- 8 Reflections on Climate Change by Contemporary Artists in Papua New Guinea -- 9 Lessons from Lomani Gau Project, Fiji: A Local Community's Response to Climate Change -- 10 Papua New Guinea's Response to Climate Change: Challenges and Ways Forward -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996309126303316 |
Crook Tony | ||
De Gruyter, 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Pacific Climate Cultures : Living Climate Change in Oceania / / Tony Crook, Peter Rudiak-Gould |
Autore | Crook Tony |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | De Gruyter, 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (350 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.70099 |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Islands of the Pacific
Climatic changes - Oceania |
ISBN | 3-11-059141-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prelude: Climate Change and the Perspective of the Fish -- 1 Introduction: Pacific Climate Cultures -- 2 "Prophecy from the Past": Climate Change Discourse, Song Culture and Emotions in Kiribati -- 3 Woosh-Cyclones as Culturalnatural Whirls: The Receptions of Climate Change in the Cook Islands -- 4 Crafting Certainty in Liquid Worlds: Encountering Climate Change in Kiribati -- 5 A Tsunami from the Mountains: Interpreting the Nadi Flood -- 6 Nothing There Atoll? "Farewell to the Carteret Islands" -- 7 Weathering Climate Change in Samoa: Cultural Resources for Resilience -- 8 Reflections on Climate Change by Contemporary Artists in Papua New Guinea -- 9 Lessons from Lomani Gau Project, Fiji: A Local Community's Response to Climate Change -- 10 Papua New Guinea's Response to Climate Change: Challenges and Ways Forward -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910346017803321 |
Crook Tony | ||
De Gruyter, 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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