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Adapting to Climate Change

An International Perspective

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Editors:
  1. Joel B. Smith

    1. Hagler Bailly Consulting, Inc., Boulder, USA

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  2. Neeloo Bhatti

    1. Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, USA

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  3. Gennady V. Menzhulin

    1. State Hydrological Institute, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

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  4. Ron Benioff

    1. U.S. Country Studies Program, USA

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  5. Max Campos

    1. Central American Project on Climate Change, San Jose, Costa Rica

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  6. Bubu Jallow

    1. Department of Water Resources, Banjul, The Gambia

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  7. Frank Rijsberman

    1. Resource Analysis, Delft, The Netherlands

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  8. Mikhail I. Budyko

    1. State Hydrological Institute, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

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  9. R. K. Dixon

    1. U.S. Country Studies Program, USA

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Table of contents (39 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Overview

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Rapporteur’s Statement

      • Joel B. Smith, Neeloo Bhatti
      Pages 3-4

    3. An Overview of Adaptation to Climate Change

      • M. Toman, R. Bierbaum
      Pages 5-15

    4. Past Changes in Climate and Societal Adaptations

      • M. I. Budyko
      Pages 16-26

    5. Assessing Climate Change Adaptations: The IPCC Guidelines

      • T. R. Carter
      Pages 27-43

    6. Adapting to Climate Variations in Developing Regions: A Planning Framework

      • Antonio R. Magalhães
      Pages 44-54

    7. The Growth of Adaptation Capacity: Practice and Policy

      • Ian Burton
      Pages 55-67

    8. Using a Decision Matrix to Assess Climate Change Adaptation Options

      • Joel B. Smith
      Pages 68-79

    9. The Potential Costs of Climate Change Adaptation

      • S. Fankhauser
      Pages 80-96

    10. Malawi: How Climate Change Adaptation Options Fit within the UNFCCC National Communication and National Development Plans

      • Jean Theu, Geoffrey Chavula, Christine Elias
      Pages 97-104

  3. Agriculture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. Rapporteur’ s Statement

      • T. R. Carter
      Pages 107-108

    3. Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change in Egypt

      • M. H. El-Shaer, H. M. Eid, C. Rosenzweig, A. Iglesias, D. Hillel
      Pages 109-127

    4. Adaptive Measures for Zimbabwe’s Agricultural Sector

      • C. H. Matarira, F. C. Mwamuka, J. M. Makadho
      Pages 128-147

    5. Model-Based Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment for Wheat Yields in Kazakhstan

      • S. V. Mizina, I. B. Eserkepova, O. V. Pilifosova, S. A. Dolgih, E. F. Gossen
      Pages 148-163

    6. The Impact of Climate Change on Spring Wheat Yield in Mongolia and Its Adaptability

      • Sh. Bayasgalan, B. Bolortsetseg, D. Dagvadorj, L. Natsagdorj
      Pages 164-173

    7. Some Adaptations of the Tea Plant to Dry Environments

      • M. A. Wijeratne
      Pages 174-187

    8. Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture and Global Food Production: Options for Adaptive Strategies

      • M. I. Budyko, G. V. Menzhulin
      Pages 188-203

  4. Water Resources

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-205
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About this book

Global climate change is one of the most important environmental issues facing the world today. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) acknowledges the potential for global climate change to have major effects on the world economy. The work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Cli­ mate Change (lPCC) is focused on evaluating the scientific data on climate change and analyzing the potential responses to it. One of the primary issues in the global climate change debate is how to adapt to any change that might occur. The process ofidentifying adaptation measures and evaluating their effectiveness is the focus of this book. In dealing with climate change adaptation, the sequence of events in conduct­ ing these types of analyses can be generalized as follows: • Develop scenarios for the possible range of climate change, • Assess the vulnerability of various sectors of the national economy and infrastructure to climate change, and • Identify and evaluate measures in each sector to adapt to the climate change It is this third step that is the subject of this book. In presenting this material, Chapter 1 gives an overview of the concept of climate change adaptation and the general principles guiding the conduct of analyses in this area. Chapters 2-7 give the results of evaluating climate change adaptation options in the agriculture, water resources, coastal resources, forest and ecosystems, fisheries, and human settlements sectors.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Hagler Bailly Consulting, Inc., Boulder, USA

    Joel B. Smith

  • Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, USA

    Neeloo Bhatti

  • State Hydrological Institute, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

    Gennady V. Menzhulin, Mikhail I. Budyko

  • U.S. Country Studies Program, USA

    Ron Benioff, R. K. Dixon

  • Central American Project on Climate Change, San Jose, Costa Rica

    Max Campos

  • Department of Water Resources, Banjul, The Gambia

    Bubu Jallow

  • Resource Analysis, Delft, The Netherlands

    Frank Rijsberman

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