Climate change, adaptive capacity and development /

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Imprint:London : Imperial College Press, ©2003.
Description:1 online resource (viii, 347 pages) : illustrations, color maps
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11163630
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Other authors / contributors:Smith, Joel B.
Klein, Richard J. T.
Huq, Saleemul.
ISBN:1860945813
9781860945816
9781860943737
186094373X
186094373X
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:"The 13 chapters of this book are based on papers presented at the workshop."
Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary:The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on ClimateChange (IPCC) has presented strong evidence that human-induced climatechange is occurring and that all countries of the world will beaffected and need to adapt to impacts. The IPCC points out that manydeveloping countries are particularly vulnerable because of theirrelatively low adaptive capacity.
Other form:Print version: Climate change, adaptive capacity and development. London : Imperial College Pr., ©2003 186094373X