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1 online resource (189 pages)
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9780821381328
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The climate is changing and many Eastern European and Former Soviet Union countries are vulnerable to the consequences. Many countries are facing warmer temperatures, a changing hydrology and more extremes, droughts, floods, heat waves, windstorms, and forest fires. Already the frequency and cost of natural disasters have risen dramatically in the region. And the concentration of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere guarantees that similar or greater changes are yet to come, even if the world completely stopped emitting carbon dioxide. Now, and at least for the near future, ECA vulnerability is being driven more by its existing sensitivity than by the severity of the climate impacts. In fact, ECA already suffers from a serious adaptation deficit even to its current climate. This derives from a combination of socioeconomic factors and the Soviet legacy of environmental mismanagement. This report presents an overview of what adaptation to climate change might mean for ECA. It starts with a discussion of emerging best practice adaptation planning around the world and a review of the latest climate projections. The report then discusses possible actions to improve resilience organized around impacts on natural resources (water, biodiversity, and the coastal environment), health, the 'unbuilt' environment (agriculture and forestry), and the built environment (infrastructure and housing). The last chapter concludes with a discussion of two areas in great need of strengthening given the changing climate: disaster preparedness and hydrometeorological services.
Content:
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Editors and Authors -- Acknowledgments -- ECA Countries and Subregions -- Executive Summary -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Climate Change-A Major Threat to Eastern Europe and Central Asia -- Vulnerability Will Be Dominated by Socioeconomic Factors and Legacy Issues -- Even Countries and Sectors that Could Benefit from Climate Change Are Poorly Positioned To Do So -- The Next Decade Offers a Window of Opportunity for ECA Countries -- Notes -- Chapter 1. A Framework for Developing Adaptation Plans -- Vulnerability as a Function of Exposure, Sensitivity, and Adaptive Capacity -- From Vulnerability to Action: Tackling the Challenge of Adaptation -- Effective Adaptation Requires the Right Decision-Making Tools -- Notes -- Chapter 2. How ECA's Climate Has Changed and Is Likely to Change Further -- Eastern Europe and Central Asia's Climate Is Already Changing -- More Change Is Certain-the Question Is Where and How -- Climate Projections: How Is Eastern Europe and Central Asia Likely To Be Affected? -- Notes -- Chapter 3. Human Health: The Most Basic Vulnerability -- Warmer and More Extreme Weather Brings New Threats and Exacerbates Others -- Vulnerability from Climate-Driven Migration: The Health Perspective -- Assessing Vulnerability and Prioritizing Protections -- Chapter 4. Climate Change Will Make Water and Land Management More Complex -- More Difficult Water Resource Management-Too Much or Too Little of a Good Thing? -- More Stress on Already Stressed Coastal Areas -- Declining Arctic Ice, Tundra, and Permafrost -- Threats to Biodiversity Are Significant -- Notes -- Chapter 5. The Unbuilt Environment: Agriculture and Forestry -- Climate Impacts Will Exacerbate ECA's Persistent Problem of Rural Poverty -- Models Predict There Will Be Winners and Losers in ECA.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780821381311
Additional Edition:
Print version Adapting to Climate Change in Eastern Europe and Cental Asia
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Adapting to climate change in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Washington/D.C, 2009 ISBN 9780821381311
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780821381328
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English
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