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BL
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605447
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b434666
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Climate change and disaster risk management\ Walter Leal Filho, editor
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| Publication Statement
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Berlin ;New York :: Springer,, c2013
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Climate change management,
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1 online resource (xii, 692 p.) :: ill. (some col.)
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9783642311109 (electronic bk.)
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: 3642311105 (electronic bk.)
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9783642311093
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Includes bibliographical references
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| Contents
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Climate Changeand Disaster Risk Management; Preface; Contents; Part I Category 1; 1 Addressing Interpretive Uncertainty in Flood Risk Management; Abstract; Introduction; Background; Methodology; Results; Conclusion; References; 2 An Analysis of the Causes of Non-Responses to Cyclone Warnings and the Use of Indigenous Knowledge for Cyclone Forecasting in Bangladesh; Abstract; Introduction; Study Area and Methodology; Cyclone Forecasting System in Bangladesh: A Brief Review; Discussions on Community Preparedness and Response to Cyclone Warning Based on Survey Results
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Factors Discouraging People from Seeking Refuge Indigenous Knowledge about Natural Warning Signs of Cyclones and Storm Surges; Conclusion and Policy Implications; References; 3 Assessment of Climate and Human Induced Disaster Risk Over Shared Water Resources in the Balkhash Lake Drainage Basin; Abstract; Introduction; Characteristics of the Balkhash Lake Basin; Problems in Management of the Lake Balkhash Water Resources; Vulnerability to Climate Change; Human Impact in the Balkhash Lake Basin; Climate Trends in the Balkhash Lake Basin and Their Effects on Water Resources
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Forecasting Disaster Risk in the Balkhash Lake Basin with Respect to Climate Change and Anthropogenic Impact Conclusions; References; 4 Understanding the Links Between Climate Change and Disaster Management in Pacific Island Countries; Abstract; Introduction; Identifying the Consequences of Climate Change in the Pacific Region; Examples of Action Currently Being Taken Against Climate Change, and Disaster Risk Management in the Pacific Island Countries; Cook Island; Fiji; Palau; Vanuatu; Overview of Other PICs
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Challenges and Measures for Integration of Climate Change and Disaster Management in the PICs Summary and Lessons Learned From the Pacific Region in Integration of Disaster Management and Climate Change Adaptation; Conclusion; References; 5 Climate Change Induced Glacier Retreat and Risk Management: Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in the Apolobamba Mountain Range, Bolivia; Abstract; Climate Change, Glaciers and Glacial Lakes; Global Warming and Climate Change Scenarios; Glacial Retreat; Forming of Glacial Lakes
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Glacial Retreat and the Formation of Glacial Lakes in the Cordillera Apolobamba The Apolobamba Mountain Range; Glacier Recession in the Bolivian Andes; Glacial Lakes in the Cordillera of Apolobamba; GLOF risks in Apolobamba; GLOF Risks; The Keara Incident, November 2009; Preliminary Risk Assessment and Classification of Glacial Lakes; Social and Political Responses; The ''National Area for Integrated Nature Management -- Apolobamba, ANMIN-A''; Risk Awareness of Local Actors; Establishment of a (Glacial Lake) Monitoring System; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References
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There has been some degree of reluctance in the past to consider disaster risk management within the mainstream of adaptation to climate variability and climate change. However, there is now wide recognition of the need to incorporate disaster risk management concerns in dealing with such phenomena. There is also a growing awareness of the necessity for a multi-sectoral approach in managing the effects of climate variability and climate change, since this can lead to a significant reduction of risk. This book presents the latest findings from scientific research on climate variation, climate change and their links with disaster risk management. It showcases projects and other initiatives in this field that are being undertaken in both industrialised and developing countries, by universities and scientific institutions, government bodies, national and international agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders. Finally, it discusses current and future challenges, identifying opportunities and highlighting the still unrealised potential for promoting better understanding of the connections between climate variation, climate change and disaster risk management worldwide
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Climatic changes-- Risk management, Congresses
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Natural disasters-- Risk assessment, Congresses
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Climate change mitigation, Congresses
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Climatic changes-- Economic aspects, Congresses
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Emergency management, Congresses
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| Dewey Classification
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363.738/742
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QC902.8.C55 2013
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QC902.8.C55 2013
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Leal Filho, Walter
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Ohio Library and Information Network
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