Overview
- Provides an up-to-date overview of climate change impacts in the Mediterranean island of Cyprus
- Brings forth extensive quantitative evidence of both natural and economic impacts provided in a concise form
- Is important for understanding key facts and projections on climate change in the Mediterranean region
- Provides essential information for policymakers, researchers and students
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science (BRIEFSENVIRONMENTAL)
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About this book
This book provides a concise overview of facts and projections about climate change in Cyprus and its region until the end of the 21st century. Climate change is expected to have adverse effects in Mediterranean Europe – the most serious compared to other European regions. Being an island state with a semi-arid climate in the Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus is located in a hot spot. Based on the information available in the literature, it highlights the expected natural, economic and societal impacts of climate change and presents recommendations for the implementation of a national adaptation strategy. Despite the dismal outlook arising from this review, the book demonstrates that coping with climate change is possible, provided that proactive actions are taken by both the public and the private sector. Public authorities need to set clear priorities and set up adequate monitoring mechanisms that can help avoid large natural and economic damages at a later stage. Enabling private adaptation investments and properly pricing the use of natural resources are key priorities for investing in a climate resilient economy.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Climate Change in Cyprus
Book Subtitle: Review of the Impacts and Outline of an Adaptation Strategy
Authors: Theodoros Zachariadis
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29688-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-29687-6Published: 08 February 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-29688-3Published: 25 January 2016
Series ISSN: 2191-5547
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5555
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 74
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations
Topics: Climate Change, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts, Climate Change Management and Policy, Environmental Management, Sustainable Development, Environmental Economics