Climate Adaptation Futures (ePub)
(Sprache: Englisch)
Adaptation is the poor cousin of the climate change challenge -
the glamour of international debate is around global mitigation
agreements, while the bottom-up activities of adaptation, carried
out in community halls and local government offices, are...
the glamour of international debate is around global mitigation
agreements, while the bottom-up activities of adaptation, carried
out in community halls and local government offices, are...
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Adaptation is the poor cousin of the climate change challenge -
the glamour of international debate is around global mitigation
agreements, while the bottom-up activities of adaptation, carried
out in community halls and local government offices, are often
overlooked. Yet, as international forums fail to deliver reductions
in greenhouse gas emissions, the world is realising that effective
adaptation will be essential across all sectors to deal with the
unavoidable impacts of climate change. The need to understand how
to adapt effectively, and to develop appropriate adaptation options
and actions, is becoming increasingly urgent.
This book reports the current state of knowledge on climate
change adaptation, and seeks to expose and debate key issues in
adaptation research and practice. It is framed around a number of
critical areas of adaptation theory and practice, including:
* Advances in adaptation thinking,
* Enabling frameworks and policy for adaptation,
* Engaging and communicating with practitioners,
* Key challenges in adaptation and development,
* Management of natural systems and agriculture under climate
change,
* Ensuring water security under a changing climate,
* Urban infrastructure and livelihoods, and
* The nexus between extremes, disaster management and
adaptation.
It includes contributions from many of the leading thinkers and
practitioners in adaptation today. The book is based on key
contributions from the First International Conference on Climate
Change Adaptation 'Climate Adaptation Futures', held on
the Gold Coast, Australia, in June 2010. That three-day meeting of
over 1000 researchers and practitioners in adaptation from 50
countries was the first of its kind.
Readership: The book is essential reading for a wide
range of individuals involved in climate change adaptation,
including:
* Researchers,
* Communication specialists,
* Decision-makers and policy makers (e.g. government staff, local
council staff),
* On-ground adaptation practitioners (e.g. aid agencies,
government workers, NGOs),
* Postgraduate and graduate students, and
* Consultants.
the glamour of international debate is around global mitigation
agreements, while the bottom-up activities of adaptation, carried
out in community halls and local government offices, are often
overlooked. Yet, as international forums fail to deliver reductions
in greenhouse gas emissions, the world is realising that effective
adaptation will be essential across all sectors to deal with the
unavoidable impacts of climate change. The need to understand how
to adapt effectively, and to develop appropriate adaptation options
and actions, is becoming increasingly urgent.
This book reports the current state of knowledge on climate
change adaptation, and seeks to expose and debate key issues in
adaptation research and practice. It is framed around a number of
critical areas of adaptation theory and practice, including:
* Advances in adaptation thinking,
* Enabling frameworks and policy for adaptation,
* Engaging and communicating with practitioners,
* Key challenges in adaptation and development,
* Management of natural systems and agriculture under climate
change,
* Ensuring water security under a changing climate,
* Urban infrastructure and livelihoods, and
* The nexus between extremes, disaster management and
adaptation.
It includes contributions from many of the leading thinkers and
practitioners in adaptation today. The book is based on key
contributions from the First International Conference on Climate
Change Adaptation 'Climate Adaptation Futures', held on
the Gold Coast, Australia, in June 2010. That three-day meeting of
over 1000 researchers and practitioners in adaptation from 50
countries was the first of its kind.
Readership: The book is essential reading for a wide
range of individuals involved in climate change adaptation,
including:
* Researchers,
* Communication specialists,
* Decision-makers and policy makers (e.g. government staff, local
council staff),
* On-ground adaptation practitioners (e.g. aid agencies,
government workers, NGOs),
* Postgraduate and graduate students, and
* Consultants.
Autoren-Porträt
Jean Palutikof is the Director of the National ClimateChange Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) where she has built a
national program of adaptation research, communication and
partnerships. Prior to joining NCCARF she managed the production of
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth
Assessment Report for Working Group II (Impacts, Adaptation and
Vulnerability). Her research interests focus on climate change
impacts, and the application of climatic data to economic and
planning issues.
Mark Stafford Smith is Science Director of CSIRO's
Climate Adaptation National Research Flagship, where he oversees
the science in a highly interdisciplinary program of research on
many aspects of adapting to climate change. His disciplinary
background is in drylands systems ecology, management and
policy.
Andrew Ash is the director of CSIRO's Climate
Adaptation National Research Flagship, overseeing a nationwide
portfolio of research projects, partnerships and collaborations. He
works closely with government agencies, businesses and communities
on the need to adapt to unavoidable climate change.
Sarah Boulter is a Research Fellow with NCCARF where she
works on synthesis and communication of adaptation research. Her
research background includes studies of biodiversity and
reproductive ecology of forested systems and the impacts of climate
change.
Daniela Guitart is a Research Assistant with NCCARF. She has
conducted research on climate change adaptation measures for
terrestrial biodiversity, and on community gardens including their
contribution to food security and agro-biodiversity
conservation.
Martin Parry is a visiting Professor at The Centre for
Environmental Policy and visiting Research Fellow at The Grantham
Institute, Imperial College London. Previously he was Co-Chair of
Working Group II (Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability), of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and has held
several
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Professorial positions at University of East Anglia,
University College London, the University of Oxford and the
University of Birmingham.
Marie Waschka is the former Knowledge Communication Manager
with NCCARF and in this role established a range of mechanisms to
promote and enable the exchange of information to support climate
change adaptation. This included the establishment of eight
Australian Adaptation Research Networks, and organisation of the
Climate Adaptation Futures Conference.
University College London, the University of Oxford and the
University of Birmingham.
Marie Waschka is the former Knowledge Communication Manager
with NCCARF and in this role established a range of mechanisms to
promote and enable the exchange of information to support climate
change adaptation. This included the establishment of eight
Australian Adaptation Research Networks, and organisation of the
Climate Adaptation Futures Conference.
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Bibliographische Angaben
- 2013, 1. Auflage, 424 Seiten, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Jean P. Palutikof, Sarah L. Boulter, Andrew J. Ash, Mark Stafford Smith, Martin Parry, Marie Waschka, Daniela Guitart
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1118529472
- ISBN-13: 9781118529478
- Erscheinungsdatum: 04.02.2013
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