Adaptation Policy Frameworks for Climate Change: Developing Strategies, Policies and Measures

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Author: Bo Lim

ISBN-10: 052161760X

ISBN-13: 9780521617604

Category: Economics - General & Miscellaneous

Adaptation is a process by which individuals, communities and countries seek to cope with the consequences of climate change. The process of adaptation is not new; the idea of incorporating future climate risk into policy-making is. While our understanding of climate change and its potential impacts has become clearer, the availability of practical guidance on adaptation has not kept pace. The development of the Adaptation Policy Framework (APF) is intended to help provide the rapidly...

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Sect. IUser's guidebook5Sect. IITechnical papers291Scoping and designing an adaptation project332Engaging stakeholders in the adaptation process473Assessing vulnerability for climate adaptation674Assessing current climate risks915Assessing future climate risks1196Assessing current and changing socio-economic conditions1457Assessing and enhancing adaptive capacity1658Formulating an adaptation strategy1839Continuing the adaptation process205Sect. IIICase studies225