Coping with Climate Change: Principles and Asian Context

by Umesh Chandra Kulshrestha, Ramesha Chandrappa, Sushil Gupta

Book Overview

The History of Climate Change.- Industrial Revolution, Climate Change and Asia.- Changing Environment - Where will this lead to?.- Greenhouse Gas Inventory.- Climate Change & Hydro-Meteorological Risks in Asia.- Asian Geological Settings its Effect on Climate Change and Disaster.- Climate and non Climatic Hazards.- Asian Context.- Predicting Disaster Asian Scenario.- Early Warning Systems and their Effectiveness in Asia.- Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in Asia.- Prediction of regional climate change.- Capacity Assessment - is Asia ready to face Climate Change.- Hazard and Risk Assessment.- Preventing and Mitigation of Disasters.- Sea Level Change and Asia.- Impact of Biodiversity - Asian Scenario.- Changing Livelyhood due to Climate Change - Asian Perspective.- Accelerating Innovation and Decelerating Climate Change.-

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642447457
• ISBN13: 9783642447457
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"