Scientific predictions suggest that climate change will lead to sea level rise, increased
intensity and frequency of storms, and greater variability in temperature and precipitation. 1 …

Although societies have long records of adapting to climate risks and climate changes,
management of climate fluctuations continues to be costly, inadequate, and ineffective in …

In many parts of the world, climate change has become more than an abstract problem to be
discussed at international conferences or debated in the media: it is an everyday reality with …

Adapting to climate change is a critical problem facing humanity. This involves reconsidering
our lifestyles, and is linked to our actions as individuals, societies and governments. This …

The term 'sustainable adaptation'has emerged with the realization that while adaptation to
climate change will be increasingly required over the next decades, we know little about the …

This book presents a new perspective on adaptation to climate change. It considers climate
change as more than a problem that can be addressed solely through technical expertise …

Research on the impacts of climate change suggests that developed countries are not
immune to the effects of a changing climate. The assumption that because of their high …

The" Vulnerability, Adaptation and Mitigation"(VAM) programme targets four main themes:
vulnerability, adaptation, Adaptation, and adaptation-plus-mitigation. This chapter provides a …

Adapting to climate change is a critical problem facing humanity. This involves reconsidering
our lifestyles, and is linked to our actions as individuals, societies and governments. This …

There has been an explosion of interest in adaptation to climate change over the past five
years. Since initial work for the Third Assessment Report of the IPCC (Smit and Pilifosova …