Adaptation to climate change in Asia / edited by Sushil Vachani and Jawed Usmani.
"The frequency and scale of damage inflicted by climate-related disasters, including floods, drought, heat waves and hurricanes, has been increasing at an alarming rate. This volume provides a timely and thoughtful discussion of strategies for adaptation to climate change, which can complement...
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Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA :
Edward Elgar,
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Table of Contents:
- Adaptation to climate change in Asia / Sushil Vachani and Jawed Usmani
- Vulnerable and lagging behind : the case of Hong Kong / Jolene Lin
- The evolution of environmental policies in South Korea in response to climate change / Ki-Ho Kim, Hye-Jin Jung and Chankook Kim
- Climate-proofing a concrete island : improving state and societal climate adaptation capacities in Singapore / Sofiah Jamil
- Assessing climate change impacts and adaptation strategies in China / Joanna I. Lewis
- Adaptation to climate change in Bangladesh : migration, the missing link / Tasneem Siddiqui and Motasim Billah
- Adaptation strategy to address climate change impacts in the mountains : the case of Nepal / Bhaskar Singh Karky
- Climate change adaptation in agriculture in Cambodia / Nyda Chhinh
- Adapting Indian agriculture to climate change / Sushil Vachani and Jawed Usmani.