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Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation: special report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/ special report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ; edited by Christopher B. Field, Co-Chair Working Group II, Carnegie Institution for Science [and 11 others]

Contributor(s): Field, Christopher B., edMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge University Press, 2019ISBN: 9781139177245Subject(s): Geography | Climatic changes--Risk managementOnline resources: Click here to access online

Contents:

Section I. Foreword -- Preface -- Section II. Summary for Policymakers -- Section III. Chapter 1 Climate Change: New Dimensions in Disaster Risk, Exposure, Vulnerability, and Resilience -- Chapter 2 Determinants of Risk: Exposure and Vulnerability -- Chapter 3 Changes in Climate Extremes and their Impacts on the Natural Physical Environment -- Chapter 4 Changes in Impacts of Climate Extremes: Human Systems and Ecosystems -- Chapter 5 Managing the Risks from Climate Extremes at the Local Level -- Chapter 6 National Systems for Managing the Risks from Climate Extremes and Disasters -- Chapter 7 Managing the Risks: International Level and Integration across Scales -- Chapter 8 Toward a Sustainable and Resilient Future -- Chapter 9 Case Studies -- Section IV. Annex I Authors and Expert Reviewers -- Annex II Glossary of Terms -- Annex III Acronyms -- Annex IV List of Major IPCC Reports -- Index.

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Section I. Foreword --
Preface --
Section II. Summary for Policymakers --
Section III. Chapter 1 Climate Change: New Dimensions in Disaster Risk, Exposure, Vulnerability, and Resilience --
Chapter 2 Determinants of Risk: Exposure and Vulnerability --
Chapter 3 Changes in Climate Extremes and their Impacts on the Natural Physical Environment --
Chapter 4 Changes in Impacts of Climate Extremes: Human Systems and Ecosystems --
Chapter 5 Managing the Risks from Climate Extremes at the Local Level --
Chapter 6 National Systems for Managing the Risks from Climate Extremes and Disasters --
Chapter 7 Managing the Risks: International Level and Integration across Scales --
Chapter 8 Toward a Sustainable and Resilient Future --
Chapter 9 Case Studies --
Section IV. Annex I Authors and Expert Reviewers --
Annex II Glossary of Terms --
Annex III Acronyms --
Annex IV List of Major IPCC Reports --
Index.

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