Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaption
= Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaption :summary for policymakers : a report of Working groups I and II of the IPCC / edited by Christopher B. Field [and 11 others]
New York, United States of America :Cambridge University Press ,2012
viii, 19 p. ,color ill. ; 28 cm.
9789291691333
Extreme weather and climate events, interacting with exposed and vulnerable human and natural systems, can lead to disasters. This Special Report explores the social as well as physical dimensions of weather- and climate-related disasters, considering opportunities for managing risks at local to international scales. SREX was approved and accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on 18 November 2011 in Kampala, Uganda.
Climatic changes -- Risk management
Climatic changes -- Effect of human beings on
Environmental disasters -- Management
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