Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change
Subtitle: Interim Results from the U.S. Country Studies Program (Environmental Science and Technology Library)
Contributors: Joel B. Smith (Editor); Saleemul Huq (Editor); Stephanie Lenhart (Editor); Luis José Mata (Editor); Ivana Nemesová (Editor); Sekou Touré (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer; Kluwer
Published: June 30, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780792341413
Subjects: Climatology; Global warming; Risk assessment; Climatic changes; Climate Changes; Science; Environmental Studies; Environmental Science; Earth Sciences - Geology; Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology; Science / Meteorology
Description: To assist developing countries and countries with economies in transition to meet their obligations under the Framework Convention on Climate Change, the U.S. Country Studies Program is providing technical and financial support for the development of climate change studies in 55 countries. This document presents preliminary results from the vulnerability and adaptation assessment research of 13 of the countries that were ready to share their results.

The countries contributing to this document are from the African, Asian-Pacific, Eastern European and Latin American regions, and their assessments address impacts in the agriculture, grasslands, forest, water resources, and coastal resources sectors. This document includes results from many countries for which there was no prior research on the potential impacts of climate change or for which the research has not yet been widely available.

This work will not only fill gaps in the understanding of the potential impacts of climate change and the effectiveness of adaptation strategies, it will also help develop a consensus on appropriate methodologies and needs for refinement to currently available methodologies.