Climate change and adaptive capacity building
Author: Wei Shui
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Published: 2023-04-04
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 2832519539
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Climate Change, Adaptive Capacity And Development
Author: Saleemul Huq
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2003-08-12
Total Pages: 357
ISBN-13: 1783260912
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has presented strong evidence that human-induced climate change is occurring and that all countries of the world will be affected and need to adapt to impacts. The IPCC points out that many developing countries are particularly vulnerable because of their relatively low adaptive capacity. Therefore it is seen as a development priority to help these countries enhance their adaptive capacity to climate change.The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Stratus Consulting organized a workshop in the fall of 2001 to develop an agenda for research on how best to enhance the capacity of developing countries to adapt to climate change. This research agenda is relevant for governments and institutions that wish to support developing countries in adapting to climate change. The workshop brought together experts from developing and industrialized countries, non-governmental organizations, and multilateral and bilateral donor organizations to discuss a number of important topics related to adaptation, adaptive capacity and sustainable development. A dozen papers were commissioned to cover these topics, both from a theoretical perspective and in the form of national case studies. The papers form the basis for this important book, which presents the latest interdisciplinary knowledge about the nature and components of adaptive capacity and how it may be strengthened./a
Climate Change
Author: Adam Fenech
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 12
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKBuilding Institutions for Resilience
Author: Andrew Simmons
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2023-04-29
Total Pages: 214
ISBN-13: 3031288815
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume uses a case study approach to present data on the relevance and effectiveness of the strategic actions implemented by NGOs, IGOs and governments at national, regional, and international scales, drawing lessons and recommendations to enhance the capacity of governments and institutions to deliver on climate change adaptation and sustainable development initiatives. The authors provide insights to policymakers, community leaders, students and researchers working on climate change adaptation and resilience-building practices and strategies in vulnerable communities, including small island developing states and post-conflict states, focusing on innovative management practices and institutional capacity building. The cases presented here provide insights into how institutions can strengthen local, national, and regional capacities to adapt to climate change and other calamities.
Adaptive Capacity and Environmental Governance
Author: Derek Armitage
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2014-07-08
Total Pages: 310
ISBN-13: 3642121942
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRapid environmental change calls for individuals and societies with an ability to transform our interactions with each other and the ecosystems upon which we depend. Adaptive capacity - the ability of a social-ecological system (or the components of that system) to be robust to disturbances and capable of responding to changes - is increasingly recognized as a critical attribute of multi-level environmental governance. This unique volume offers the first interdisciplinary and integrative perspective on an emerging area of applied scholarship, with contributions from internationally recognized researchers and practitioners. It demonstrates how adaptive capacity makes environmental governance possible in complex social-ecological systems. Cutting-edge theoretical developments are explored and empirical case studies offered from a wide range of geographic settings and natural resource contexts, such as water, climate, fisheries and forestry. • Of interest to researchers, policymakers and resource managers seeking to navigate and understand social-ecological change in diverse geographic settings and resource contexts
Climate Change Migration, Refugee Protection, and Adaptive Capacity-Building
Author: Robert McLeman
Publisher:
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 18
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis article describes the potential for large-scale population displacements and migration as a result of climate change. Migration is one of many ways by which households exposed to climatic stresses may adapt. Given current trends in climate change, increased rural-to-urban migration in developing regions and increased levels of international migration along pre-existing social networks may be expected. Two international policy instruments that may be relevant for managing climate change-related migration are the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). People displaced by climate change would not qualify for protection as Convention refugees under the former convention, and there is little evidence this situation will change in the near future. The international community is, however, committed under the UNFCCC to assisting vulnerable developing nations build capacity to adapt to the impacts of climate change. This commitment provides an opportunity for developed nations to prevent future climate-related migrations by expanding the range of adaptation alternatives.
Climate Change Adaptation in North America
Author: Walter Leal Filho
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2017-05-27
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 3319537423
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis edited book responds to the need for a better understanding of how climate change affects North America and for the identification of processes, methods and tools that may help countries and communities to develop a more robust adaptive capacity. It showcases successful examples of how to manage the social, economic and environmental complexities posed by climate change. The book attempts to synthesize various branches of resilience and adaptation scholarship into a cohesive text that highlights field research and best practices that are shaping policy and practice in a wide geography from the coastal conditions of the Caribbean to the thawing landscape of the Arctic Circle.
Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change
Author: E. Lisa F. Schipper
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-01-21
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 1136252363
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs climate change adaptation rises up the international policy agenda, matched by increasing funds and frameworks for action, there are mounting questions over how to ensure the needs of vulnerable people on the ground are met. Community-based adaptation (CBA) is one growing proposal that argues for tailored support at the local level to enable vulnerable people to identify and implement appropriate community-based responses to climate change themselves. Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change: Scaling it up explores the challenges for meeting the scale of the adaptation challenge through CBA. It asks the fundamental questions: How can we draw replicable lessons to move from place-based projects towards more programmatic adaptation planning? How does CBA fit with larger scale adaptation policy and programmes? How are CBA interventions situated within the institutions that enable or undermine adaptive capacity? Combining the research and experience of prominent adaptation and development theorists and practitioners, this book presents cutting edge knowledge that moves the debate on CBA forward towards effective, appropriate, and ‘scaled-up’ adaptive action.
The Paris Framework for Climate Change Capacity Building
Author: Mizan R Khan
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-04-09
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 1351715313
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Paris Framework for Climate Change Capacity Building pioneers a new era of climate change governance, performing the foundational job of clarifying what is meant by the often ad-hoc, one-off, uncoordinated, ineffective and unsustainable practices of the past decade described as 'capacity building' to address climate change. As an alternative, this book presents a framework on how to build effective and sustainable capacity systems to meaningfully tackle this long-term problem. Such a reframing of capacity building itself requires means of implementation. The authors combine their decades-long experiences in climate negotiations, developing climate solutions, climate activism and peer-reviewed research to chart a realistic roadmap for the implementation of this alternative framework for capacity building. As a result, this book convincingly makes the case that universities, as the highest and sustainable seats of learning and research in the developing countries, should be the central hub of capacity building there. This will be a valuable resource for students, researchers and policy-makers in the areas of climate change and environmental studies.
Climate Science for Serving Society
Author: Ghassem R. Asrar
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-06-18
Total Pages: 506
ISBN-13: 9400766920
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume offers a comprehensive survey and a close analysis of efforts to develop actionable climate information in support of vital decisions for climate adaptation, risk management and policy. Arising from submissions and discussion at the 2011 Open Science Conference (OSC) of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP), the book addresses research and intellectual challenges which span the full range of Program activities.
