Author:
Publisher: Salas, Jiménez & Bugueño
ISBN: 9563513681
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Vulnerability to Climate Change, Challenges for adaptation in the Elqui and Mendoza basins
Author:
Publisher: Salas, Jiménez & Bugueño
ISBN: 9563513681
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Publisher: Salas, Jiménez & Bugueño
ISBN: 9563513681
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Adaptive Governance of Disaster
Author: Margot A. Hurlbert
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319578014
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
This book provides a comparative analysis of policy instruments designed to respond to climate change, drought and floods in connection with agricultural producers and their communities in four case study areas: Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada; Coquimbo, Chile; and Mendoza, Argentina. Assessed from the standpoint of effectiveness and adaptive governance, instruments for improving the livelihood capitals of agricultural producers are identified and recommendations to improve the suite of policy instruments are put forward.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319578014
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
This book provides a comparative analysis of policy instruments designed to respond to climate change, drought and floods in connection with agricultural producers and their communities in four case study areas: Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada; Coquimbo, Chile; and Mendoza, Argentina. Assessed from the standpoint of effectiveness and adaptive governance, instruments for improving the livelihood capitals of agricultural producers are identified and recommendations to improve the suite of policy instruments are put forward.
Climate Change and Water Governance
Author: Margot Hill
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400757964
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
The book presents detailed case studies examining the Rhône Basin in the Canton Valais, Switzerland and the Aconcagua Basin in Valparaiso, Chile. In order to understand and assess the interplay of complex and interlinked environmental and socio-economic issues, the author looks beyond the technology, modelling, engineering and infrastructure associated with water resources management and climate change adaptation, to assess the decision-making environment within which water and adaptation policy and practices are devised and executed.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400757964
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
The book presents detailed case studies examining the Rhône Basin in the Canton Valais, Switzerland and the Aconcagua Basin in Valparaiso, Chile. In order to understand and assess the interplay of complex and interlinked environmental and socio-economic issues, the author looks beyond the technology, modelling, engineering and infrastructure associated with water resources management and climate change adaptation, to assess the decision-making environment within which water and adaptation policy and practices are devised and executed.
Institutional Adaptations to Climate Change
Author: Institutional Adaptation Climate Change Research Team
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arid regions climate
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arid regions climate
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
Climate Change and the Sustainable Use of Water Resources
Author: Walter Leal Filho
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642222668
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 802
Book Description
The book explores the geo-chemical, physical, social and economic impacts of climate change on water supplies. It contains examples and case studies from a wide range of countries, and addresses the need to promote sustainable water use across the world.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642222668
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 802
Book Description
The book explores the geo-chemical, physical, social and economic impacts of climate change on water supplies. It contains examples and case studies from a wide range of countries, and addresses the need to promote sustainable water use across the world.
Indigenous knowledge for climate change assessment and adaptation
Author: Nakashima, Douglas
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
ISBN: 9231002767
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This unique transdisciplinary publication is the result of collaboration between UNESCO's Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS) programme, the United Nations University's Traditional Knowledge Initiative, the IPCC, and other organisations
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
ISBN: 9231002767
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This unique transdisciplinary publication is the result of collaboration between UNESCO's Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS) programme, the United Nations University's Traditional Knowledge Initiative, the IPCC, and other organisations
Climate Risk Informed Decision Analysis (CRIDA)
Author: Mendoza, Guillermo
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
ISBN: 9231002872
Category : Climatic changes
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
ISBN: 9231002872
Category : Climatic changes
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
A stress test for climate change impacts on water security
Author: UNESCO
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
ISBN: 9231003852
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
ISBN: 9231003852
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation
Author: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107025060
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 593
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107025060
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 593
Book Description
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.
Wines of South America
Author: Evan Goldstein
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520273931
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Introduces the variety and quality of wine available in ten South American countries, exploring the regions, styles, and prominent grapes of the continent's two leading producers, Argentina and Chile, as well other nations' evolving industries.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520273931
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Introduces the variety and quality of wine available in ten South American countries, exploring the regions, styles, and prominent grapes of the continent's two leading producers, Argentina and Chile, as well other nations' evolving industries.