Adapting to climate change in Eastern Europe and Central Asia /
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| Imprint: | Washington, DC : World Bank, c2010. |
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| Description: | xxi, 180 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7979634 |
Table of Contents:
- About the Editors and Authors
- Acknowledgments
- ECA Countries and Subregions
- Executive Summary
- Abbreviations
- Overview
- Climate Change-A Major Threat to Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Vulnerability Will Be Dominated by Socioeconomic Factors and Legacy Issues
- Even Countries and Sectors that Could Benefit from Climate Change Are Poorly Positioned To Do So
- The Next Decade Offers a Window of Opportunity for ECA Countries
- Notes
- 1. A Framework for Developing Adaptation Plans
- Vulnerability as a Function of Exposure, Sensitivity, and Adaptive Capacity
- From Vulnerability to Action: Tackling the Challenge of Adaptation
- Effective Adaptation Requires the Right Decision-Making Tools
- Notes
- 2. How ECA's Climate Has Changed and Is Likely to Change Further
- Eastern Europe and Central Asia's Climate Is Already Changing
- More Change Is Certain-the Question Is Where and How
- Climate Projections: How Is Eastern Europe and Central Asia Likely To Be Affected?
- Notes
- 3. Human Health: The Most Basic Vulnerability
- Warmer and More Extreme Weather Brings New Threats and Exacerbates Others
- Vulnerability from Climate-Driven Migration: The Health Perspective
- Assessing Vulnerability and Prioritizing Protections
- 4. Climate Change Will Make Water and Land Management More Complex
- More Difficult Water Resource Management-Too Much or Too Little of a Good Thing?
- More Stress on Already Stressed Coastal Areas
- Declining Arctic Ice, Tundra, and Permafrost
- Threats to Biodiversity Are Significant
- Notes
- 5. The Unbuilt Environment: Agriculture and Forestry
- Climate Impacts Will Exacerbate ECA's Persistent Problem of Rural Poverty
- Models Predict There Will Be Winners and Losers in ECA
- The State and Sensitivities of ECA's Agriculture Today
- Potential Climate Change Winners Face Their Own Challenges
- Adaptation in the Productive Environment
- Notes
- 6. The Built Environment: Cities, Water Systems, Energy, and Transport
- Urban Challenges: Making Cities Livable and Viable in a Warmer Century
- Water: Supplying All Human Activity Essential for Facing Multiple Pressures
- Energy-Sector Vulnerabilities: New Pressure to Overcome a Legacy of Inefficiency
- Transport: Taking On Another Increment of Challenge
- Notes
- 7. Protection and Preparation: Disaster Risk Management and Weather Forecasting
- Softening the Blow When Disaster Strikes
- Understanding When Extreme Weather Is Coming
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Index
- Boxes
- 1.1. Standard Approaches for Understanding Risk and Developing an Adaptation Strategy
- 1.2. Lessons on the Engagement of Stakeholders in Adaptation Plans-Urban Experiences
- 1.3. Is Adaptation any Different from Development?
- 1.4. The World Bank's Climate Portal
- 1.5. Tools to Help You: Tools Portfolio of the UK Climate Impact Program
- 2.1. General Circulation Models and Climate Downscaling
- 2.2. The Skill of Models in Simulating Present Climate in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- 3.1. With Every Flood, a Risk of Disease
- 3.2. Adaptation Strategies for Floods and Heat Waves
- 4.1. Placing More Emphasis on River Basin Management
- 4.2. Bioclimatic Models
- 5.1. Estimated Agronomic Impacts of Climate Change in ECA to 2050: A Summary
- 5.2. Economic Agricultural Impact Models and Their Limitations
- 6.1. Roma, Already Marginalized, Are Particularly Vulnerable
- 6.2. Green Roofs to Manage Stormwater and Heat Waves
- 6.3. ECA's Energy Sector in Need of Investments and Improved Management
- 7.1. Poland's Flood Disaster Leads to Stepped-Up Preparation
