Disaster risk management in an age of climate change : a summary of the April 3, 2008 workshop of the Disasters Roundtable /

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Author / Creator:	Anderson, William A. (William Averette), 1937-2013, author.
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2009]
Description:	1 online resource (1 PDF file (iv, 13 pages))
Language:	English
Subject:	Disasters -- Risk assessment -- Congresses. Climatic changes -- Risk management -- Congresses. Disaster Planning. Climate Change. Risk Management. Disasters -- prevention & control. Congresses.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11157840

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Other authors / contributors:	National Research Council (U.S.), issuing body. National Research Council (U.S.). Disasters Roundtable, sponsoring body.
ISBN:	9780309130653 0309130654
Notes:	Title from PDF title page. Includes bibliographical references. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. CMS-0533530. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author and do not reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Version viewed Sept. 22, 2014.
Summary:	In its report, Climate Change 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) noted that global change is likely to result in increased drought, intense tropical cyclone activity, heat waves, and floods in certain regions of the world, including parts of the United States, other developed countries, and developing nations. It further suggested that such developments would require policy makers and other stakeholders to give increased attention to managing new levels of risk posed by extreme events and their adverse impacts. The objective of this workshop was to consider disaster risk management challenges in the context of climate change. Knowledge derived from science and the experience of policy makers and practitioners informed the discussion.

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