This chapter places the book in the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change and describes how the developing countries were the leaders in …

This book provides valuable lessons that will improve public policy and the quality of
decisions that will affect generations to come. Richard Moss, Senior Director Climate and …

It is now widely accepted that adaptation will be necessary if we are to manage the risks
posed by climate change. What we know about adaptation, however, is limited. While there …

Adaptation to climate change is given increasing international attention as the confidence in
climate change projections is getting higher. Developing countries have specific needs for …

Abstract Effects of climate change have become more and more apparent in various forms in
the world. An important issue is how to address climate change and its adverse impacts both …

Enhancing adaptation to climate change, including adjusting to altered biological, technical,
economic, institutional, and regulatory conditions, is a crucial aspect of national and …

Executive Summary The IPCC First Assessment Report, completed in 1990, was updated in
1992 to provide the scientific foundation for negotiation of the United Nations Framework …

Since the early years of the twenty-first century, the United States has been awakening
rapidly to the fact that climate change is underway and that adaptation to the unavoidable …

This is an introductory chapter of Climate Adaptation Futures, a book that seeks to expose
and debate key issues in climate change adaptation, and to report the current state of …

34 spatial distribution of atmospheric risks is low, and modern construction techniques and
building materials are unknown or unavailable. These excuses are no longer credible. We …