Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation
Download or Read eBook Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation PDF written by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-28 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 593 |
| Release | : 2012-05-28 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781107025066 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1107025060 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation by : Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Book excerpt: Extreme weather and climate events, interacting with exposed and vulnerable human and natural systems, can lead to disasters. This Special Report explores the social as well as physical dimensions of weather- and climate-related disasters, considering opportunities for managing risks at local to international scales. SREX was approved and accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on 18 November 2011 in Kampala, Uganda.
