Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction

by Joy Jacqueline Pereira and Juan Pulhin

Following on from Volume 4 in this series, which looked at issues and challenges with regard to Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Volume 5 has a specific focus on Asia. Arguably among the regions of the world most vulnerable to climate change, Asia has different mechanisms for CCA and DRR activities. Synergies between DRR and CCA in this region are necessary not only to avoid duplicities and derive optimal benefits...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 085724485X
• ISBN13: 9780857244857
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.3" x 9.1"