TY - BOOK AU - Field, Christopher B. ED - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change TI - Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaption: special report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change SN - 9781107607804 pbk U1 - 363.3492 PY - 2012/// CY - New York, United States of America PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Climatic changes KW - Risk management KW - Effect of human beings on KW - Environmental disasters KW - management N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 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 UR - http://ipcc-wg2.gov/SREX/images/uploads/SREX-All_FINAL.pdf ER -