Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaption : special report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change /

Extreme weather and climate events, interacting with exposed and vulnerable human and natural systems, can lead to disasters. This Special Report explores the social as well as physical dimensions of weather- and climate-related disasters, considering opportunities for managing risks at local to int...

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Other Authors: Field, Christopher B, Ed, Barros, Vicente, Ed, Stocker, Thomas F, Ed, Dahe, Qin, Ed, Dokken, David Jon, Ed, Ebi, Krisite L, Ed, Mastrandrea, Michael D, Ed, Mach, Katharine J, Ed, Plattner, Gian-Kasper, Ed, Allen, Simon K, Ed, Tignor, Melinda, Ed, Midgley, Pauline M, Ed
Format: Printed Book
Published: New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Climate change mitigation.
Climatic changes-Risk management.
Risk management.
Disasters-Mnangement.
Global warming
Natural disasters-Planning.
Climatic changes.
Futurism.
Online Access:https://books.google.co.in/books?id=nQg3SJtkOGwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Managing+the+risks+of+extreme+events+and+disasters+to+advance+climate+change+adaptation&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi83sfDjcTTAhWIuY8KHb8rBGQQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=Managing%20the%20risks%20of%20extreme%20events%20and%20disasters%20to%20advance%20climate%20change%20adaptation&f=false

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