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008 120817s2012 nyua b i001 0 eng
020 _a9789291691333
040 _aFM
082 _a363.3492
110 _aIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
_974632
245 _aManaging the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaption
_bsummary for policymakers : a report of Working groups I and II of the IPCC
_cedited by Christopher B. Field [and 11 others]
260 _aNew York, United States of America
_bCambridge University Press
_c2012
300 _aviii, 19 p.
_bcolor ill.
_c28 cm.
520 _aExtreme 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.
650 _976076
_aClimatic changes
_xRisk management
650 _976066
_aClimatic changes
_xEffect of human beings on
650 _965923
_aEnvironmental disasters
_xManagement
700 _aField, Christopher B.
_eeditor.
_978224
942 _cB
999 _c51876
_d51872