Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation in Asia and the Pacific

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation in Asia and the Pacific: Workshop Summary

   • L. Amadore, W. C. Bolhofer, R. V. Cruz, R. B. Feir, C. A. Freysinger, S. Guill et al.

   Pages 1-12

3. Climate Change in Asia: A Review of the Vulnerability and Adaptation of Crop Production

   • A. Iglesias, Lin Erda, C. Rosenzweig

   Pages 13-27

4. Effects of Interannual Climate Variability and Climate Change on Rice Yield in Java, Indonesia

   • I. Amien, P. Rejekiningrum, A. Pramudia, E. Susanti

   Pages 29-39

5. Vulnerability of Rice and Corn to Climate Change in the Philippines

   • R. D. Buan, A. R. Maglinao, P. P. Evangelista, B. G. Pajuelas

   Pages 41-51

6. Assessing Impacts of Climatic Variations on Foodgrain Production in Bangladesh

   • Z. Karim, S. G. Hussain, M. Ahmed

   Pages 53-62

7. Agricultural Vulnerability and Adaptation to Global Warming in China

   • Lin Erda

   Pages 63-73

8. The Impacts of Potential Climate Change and Climate Variability on Simulated Maize Production in China

   • Wang Jinghua, Lin Erda

   Pages 75-85

9. Vulnerability of Sri Lanka Tea Production to Global Climate Change

   • M. A. Wijeratne

   Pages 87-94

10. The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Pasture and Cattle Production in Mongolia

    • B. Bolortsetseg, G. Tuvaansuren

    Pages 95-105

11. Modeling Potential Changes of Forest Area in Thailand under Climate Change

    • K. Boonpragob, J. Santisirisomboon

    Pages 107-117

12. Vulnerability and Adaptation of the Larch Forest in Eastern Siberia to Climate Change

    • K. I. Kobak, I. YE. Turchinovich, N. YU. Kondrasheva, E.-D. Schulze, W. Schulze, H. Koch et al.

    Pages 119-127

13. Potential Impact of Global Climate Change on Forest Distribution in Sri Lanka

    • S. Somaratne, A. H. Dhanapala

    Pages 129-135

14. Potential Impacts of Sea Level Rise on the Coastal Resources of Manila Bay: A Preliminary Vulnerability Assessment

    • R. T. Perez, R. B. Feir, E. Carandang, E. B. Gonzalez

    Pages 137-147

15. Shoreline Stabilization Approaches in Response to Sea Level Rise: U.S. Experience and Implications for Pacific Island and Asian Nations

    • S. P. Leatherman

    Pages 149-157

16. Tropical Cyclones and Coastal Inundation under Enhanced Greenhouse Conditions

    • A. B. Pittock, K. Walsh, K. Mcinnes

    Pages 159-169

17. Vulnerability of Bangladesh to Climate Change and Sea Level Rise through Tropical Cyclones and Storm Surges

    • A. Ali

    Pages 171-179

18. Vulnerability and Adaptation of Hong Kong to Hazards under Climatic Change Conditions

    • Wyss W.-S. Yim

    Pages 181-190

19. Vulnerability Assessment of Angat Water Reservoir to Climate Change

    • A. M. Jose, L. M. Sosa, N. A. Cruz

    Pages 191-201

20. Vulnerability of Freshwater Resources to Climate Change in the Tropical Pacific Region

    • G. A. Meehl

    Pages 203-213

PREFACE ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi L. AMADORE, W. C. BOLHOFER, R. V. CRUZ, R. B. FEIR, C. A. FREYSINGER, S. GUILL, K. F. JALAL, A IGLESIAS, A. JOSE, S. LEATHERMAN, S. LENHART, S. MUKHER­ JEE, J. B. SMITH, and J. WISNIEWSKII Climate Change Vulnerability and Adap­ tion in Asia and the Pacific: Workshop Summary 1-12 A. IGLESIAS, LlN ERDA, and C. ROSENZWEIG I Climate Change in Asia: A Review of the Vulnerability and Adaption of Crop Production 13-27 I. AMIEN, P. REJEKININGRUM, A. PRAMUDIA, and E. SUSANTII Effects of Interannual Climate Variability and Climate Change on Rice Yield in Java, Indonesia 29-39 R. D. BUAN, AR. MAGLlNAO, P. P. EVANGELISTA, and B. G. PAJUELAS I Vulnerability of Rice and Corn to Climate Change in the Philippines 41-51 Z. KARIM, S. G. HUSSAIN, and M. AHMED I Assessing Impacts of Climatic Variations on Foodgrain Production in Bangladesh 53-62 LlN ERDA I Agricultural Vulnerability and Adaptation to Global Warming in China 63-73 WANG JINGHUA and LlN ERDA I The Impacts of Potential Climate Change and Climate Variability on Simulated Maize Production in China 75-85 M. A. WIJERATNE I Vulnerability of Sri Lanka Tea Production to Global Climate Change 87-94 B. BOLORTSETSEG and G. TUVAANSUREN I The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Pasture and Cattle Production in Mongolia 95-105 K. BOONPRAGOB and J. SANTISIRISOMBOON I Modeling Potential Changes of Forest Area in Thailand under Climate Change 107-117 K. 1. KOBAK, I. YE. TURCHINOVICH, N. YU. KONDRASHEVA, E. -D. SCHULZE, W.

• Global warming
• Storm
• Storm surge
• Weather
• adaptation
• climate change
• cyclone
• ecotoxicology

• Agrometeorology Institute, Beijing, China

  Lin Erda

• NOAA/NWS-W/IA, SSMC2, Silver Spring, USA

  William C. Bolhofer

• Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  Saleemul Huq

• Hagler Bailly Consulting, Boulder, USA

  Stephanie Lenhart, Joel B. Smith

• Asian Development Bank, Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines

  Shishir K. Mukherjee

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