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Climate change in Asia and the Pacific : how can countries adapt? / by Venkatach Anbumozhi

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Sage, 2012. New Delhi:Description: xix, 363 pISBN:
  • 9788132108948
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.73874095 CLI
Contents:
1.Review of the economics of climate change on Southeast Asia / Tae Yong Jung -- 2.Agricultural impact of climate change: a general equilibrium analysis with special reference to Southeast Asia / Fan Zhai and Juzhong Zhuang -- 3.Monitoring the vulnerability and adaptation planning for food security / Vangimalla R. Reddy ... [et al.] -- 4.Framework conditions for integrating climate change adaptation into natural resource planning / Venkatachalam Anbumozhi -- 5.Valuing natural resouce management: climate change adaptation in the European Union / Meinhard Breiling -- 6.Monitoring the vulnerability and adaptation planning for water security / Zhijun Chen -- 7.Water management practices and climate change adaptation: South Asian experiences / Selvarajah Pathmarajah -- 8.Adaptation measures for climate change in Japan / Toshio Okazumi and Eiji Otsuki -- 9.Climate change impacts on the Mekong River delta / Shigeko Haruyama -- 10.Integrated approach to climate change impact assessment on agricultural production systems / Tsugihiro Watanabe -- 11.Adaptation in urban settings: Asian experiences / Jostacio M. Lapitan -- 12.Flood disasters and warning systems in northern Thailand / Thada Sukhapunnaphan and Taikan Oki -- 13.Inegrated flood analysis system: an efficient tool to implement flood forecasting and warning systems / Kazuhiko Fukami ... [et al.] -- 14.Effectiveness of early warning systems and monitoring tools in the Mekong Basin / Guillaume Lacombe, Chu Thai Hoanh and Thierry Valéro -- 15.Insurance solutions to climate change in Asia and the Pacific / Yuri Murayama, Harumi Yashiro and Heideki Kimura -- 16.Community-based approaches to climate change adaptation: lessons and findings / Masanori Kobayashi and Ikuyo Kikusawa -- 17.Learning to adapt: case of gender alliance in Japan / Midori Aoyagi -- 18.Structural and nonstructural adaptation measures of climate change in India / Agastin Baulraj -- 19.Adapting to climate change: developing local capacity / Srikantha Herath -- 20.Financing adaptation responses: disaster mitigation in Viet-Nam / Bui Duong Nghieu -- 21.Economic analysis of climate change impacts on agriculture at farm level / Kuppannan Palanisami ... [et al.] -- 22.Supporting climate acation plans: the role of the adaptation knowledge platform / Serena Fortuna -- 23.Enhancing the adaptive capacity in the Asia and Pacific region: opportunities for innovation and experimentation / Venkatachalam Anbumozhi -- 24.Current status of adaptation planning in the region / Tomonori Sudo -- 25.Mainstreaming climate change adaptation into development planning / Youssef Nassef -- 26.Conclusions, policy implications and the way forward / Robert Dobias ... [et al.].
Summary: How Can Countries Adapt compiles policies and best practices on climate change adaptation, emphasizing the fact that the Asia and Pacific region needs immediate measures - both structural and nonstructural. This title discussions elaborate on issues related to water resources, agriculture, and natural resources management.
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1.Review of the economics of climate change on Southeast Asia / Tae Yong Jung --
2.Agricultural impact of climate change: a general equilibrium analysis with special reference to Southeast Asia / Fan Zhai and Juzhong Zhuang --
3.Monitoring the vulnerability and adaptation planning for food security / Vangimalla R. Reddy ... [et al.] --
4.Framework conditions for integrating climate change adaptation into natural resource planning / Venkatachalam Anbumozhi --
5.Valuing natural resouce management: climate change adaptation in the European Union / Meinhard Breiling --
6.Monitoring the vulnerability and adaptation planning for water security / Zhijun Chen --
7.Water management practices and climate change adaptation: South Asian experiences / Selvarajah Pathmarajah --
8.Adaptation measures for climate change in Japan / Toshio Okazumi and Eiji Otsuki --
9.Climate change impacts on the Mekong River delta / Shigeko Haruyama --
10.Integrated approach to climate change impact assessment on agricultural production systems / Tsugihiro Watanabe --
11.Adaptation in urban settings: Asian experiences / Jostacio M. Lapitan --
12.Flood disasters and warning systems in northern Thailand / Thada Sukhapunnaphan and Taikan Oki --
13.Inegrated flood analysis system: an efficient tool to implement flood forecasting and warning systems / Kazuhiko Fukami ... [et al.] --
14.Effectiveness of early warning systems and monitoring tools in the Mekong Basin / Guillaume Lacombe, Chu Thai Hoanh and Thierry Valéro --
15.Insurance solutions to climate change in Asia and the Pacific / Yuri Murayama, Harumi Yashiro and Heideki Kimura --
16.Community-based approaches to climate change adaptation: lessons and findings / Masanori Kobayashi and Ikuyo Kikusawa --
17.Learning to adapt: case of gender alliance in Japan / Midori Aoyagi --
18.Structural and nonstructural adaptation measures of climate change in India / Agastin Baulraj --
19.Adapting to climate change: developing local capacity / Srikantha Herath --
20.Financing adaptation responses: disaster mitigation in Viet-Nam / Bui Duong Nghieu --
21.Economic analysis of climate change impacts on agriculture at farm level / Kuppannan Palanisami ... [et al.] --
22.Supporting climate acation plans: the role of the adaptation knowledge platform / Serena Fortuna --
23.Enhancing the adaptive capacity in the Asia and Pacific region: opportunities for innovation and experimentation / Venkatachalam Anbumozhi --
24.Current status of adaptation planning in the region / Tomonori Sudo --
25.Mainstreaming climate change adaptation into development planning / Youssef Nassef --
26.Conclusions, policy implications and the way forward / Robert Dobias ... [et al.].

How Can Countries Adapt compiles policies and best practices on climate change adaptation, emphasizing the fact that the Asia and Pacific region needs immediate measures - both structural and nonstructural. This title discussions elaborate on issues related to water resources, agriculture, and natural resources management.

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