Adapting to Climate Change: An International Perspective

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Rapporteur’s Statement....Pages 3-4
An Overview of Adaptation to Climate Change....Pages 5-15
Past Changes in Climate and Societal Adaptations....Pages 16-26
Assessing Climate Change Adaptations: The IPCC Guidelines....Pages 27-43
Adapting to Climate Variations in Developing Regions: A Planning Framework....Pages 44-54
The Growth of Adaptation Capacity: Practice and Policy....Pages 55-67
Using a Decision Matrix to Assess Climate Change Adaptation Options....Pages 68-79
The Potential Costs of Climate Change Adaptation....Pages 80-96
Malawi: How Climate Change Adaptation Options Fit within the UNFCCC National Communication and National Development Plans....Pages 97-104
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
Rapporteur’ s Statement....Pages 107-108
Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change in Egypt....Pages 109-127
Adaptive Measures for Zimbabwe’s Agricultural Sector....Pages 128-147
Model-Based Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment for Wheat Yields in Kazakhstan....Pages 148-163
The Impact of Climate Change on Spring Wheat Yield in Mongolia and Its Adaptability....Pages 164-173
Some Adaptations of the Tea Plant to Dry Environments....Pages 174-187
Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture and Global Food Production: Options for Adaptive Strategies....Pages 188-203
Front Matter....Pages 205-205
Rapporteur’s Statement....Pages 207-210
Water Resources Adaptation Strategy in an Uncertain Environment....Pages 211-224
Anthropogenic Climate Change and Reduction of Water Resources: Adaptation Issues Related to the Economy in Kazakhstan....Pages 225-231
Adaptation of Hydropower Generation in Costa Rica and Panama to Climate Change....Pages 232-242
Front Matter....Pages 205-205
Managing Water Resources for Climate Change Adaptation....Pages 243-264
Potential Effects of Sea-Level Rise in the Pearl River Delta Area: Preliminary Study Results and a Comprehensive Adaptation Strategy....Pages 265-276
Front Matter....Pages 277-277
Rapporteur’s Statement....Pages 279-282
Sea-Level Rise along the Lima Coastal Zone, Perú, as a Result of Global Warming: Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures....Pages 283-298
Response Strategies and Adaptive Measures to Potential Sea-Level Rise in The Gambia....Pages 299-310
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies: A Challenge for Small Island Nations....Pages 311-321
Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessments of Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise in the Coastal Zone: Perspectives from the Netherlands and Bangladesh....Pages 322-334
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Coastal Resources Sector of Bangladesh: Some Issues and Problems....Pages 335-342
Front Matter....Pages 343-343
Rapporteur’s Statement....Pages 345-346
A Study of Climate Change Impacts on the Forests of Venezuela....Pages 347-358
Global Climate Change Adaptation: Examples from Russian Boreal Forests....Pages 359-373
Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessments of Forest Vegetation in Bulgaria....Pages 374-383
Biodiversity and Wildlife: Adaptation to Climate Change....Pages 384-401
Front Matter....Pages 403-403
Rapporteur’s Statement....Pages 405-406
Forecasting by Analogy: Local Responses to Global Climate Change....Pages 407-426
Anticipated Effects of Climate Change on Commerical Pelagic and Artisanal Coastal Fisheries in the Federated States of Micronesia....Pages 427-436
Front Matter....Pages 437-437
Rapporteur’s Statement....Pages 439-439
Permafrost and Global Warming: Strategies of Adaptation....Pages 440-449
Health Adaptations to Climate Change: Need for Farsighted, Integrated Approaches....Pages 450-464
Back Matter....Pages 465-475