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Dordrecht Springer 2002 2002 ed. Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 300 p. Contains: Unspecified, Illustrations, black & white. Advances in Global Change Research, 11.
ISBN10: 1402001045, ISBN13: 9781402001048, [publisher: Springer Netherlands] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Among global environmental issues, climate change has received the largest attention of national and global policy makers, researchers, industry, multilateral banks and NGOs. Climate change is one of the most important global environmental problems with unique characteristics. It is global, long-term (up to several centuries) and involves complex interactions between climatic, environmental, economic, political, institutional and technological pressures. It is of great significance to developing countries as all the available knowledge suggests that they, and particularly their poorer inhabitants, are highly vulnerable to climate impacts. The projected warming of 1. 4 to 5. 8° C by 2100 and the related changes in rainfall pattern, rise in sea-level and increased frequency of extreme events (such as drought, hurricanes and storms) are likely to threaten food security, increase fresh water scarcity, lead to decline in biodiversity, increase occurrence of vector-borne diseases, cause flooding of coastal settlements, etc. Recognizing the potential threat of severe disruptions, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development was organized in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to begin to address ways to reduce these impacts, which led to the formulation of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. This Convention and the ...
ISBN10: 1402001045, ISBN13: 9781402001048, [publisher: Springer Netherlands] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Among global environmental issues, climate change has received the largest attention of national and global policy makers, researchers, industry, multilateral banks and NGOs. Climate change is one of the most important global environmental problems with unique characteristics. It is global, long-term (up to several centuries) and involves complex interactions between climatic, environmental, economic, political, institutional and technological pressures. It is of great significance to developing countries as all the available knowledge suggests that they, and particularly their poorer inhabitants, are highly vulnerable to climate impacts. The projected warming of 1. 4 to 5. 8° C by 2100 and the related changes in rainfall pattern, rise in sea-level and increased frequency of extreme events (such as drought, hurricanes and storms) are likely to threaten food security, increase fresh water scarcity, lead to decline in biodiversity, increase occurrence of vector-borne diseases, cause flooding of coastal settlements, etc. Recognizing the potential threat of severe disruptions, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development was organized in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to begin to address ways to reduce these impacts, which led to the formulation of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. This Convention and the ...
Ravindranath, N.H. (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore); Sathaye, Jayant
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ISBN10: 1402001045, ISBN13: 9781402001048, [publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers] Hardcover Presents the alternative perspectives of developing countries on opportunities to benefit from the current and emerging global negotiations, institutions, and mechanisms to address climate change. This book provides basic information, analysis, and interpretation of various aspects relevant to climate change. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 304 pages, 47 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; RBP; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 603. . 2002. Hardback. . . . . [Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 2002]
Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Climate Change and Developing Countries. ISBN 1402001045 9781402001048 [GB]
Ravindranath, N.H. (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore); Sathaye, Jayant
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ISBN10: 1402001045, ISBN13: 9781402001048, [publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers] Hardcover Presents the alternative perspectives of developing countries on opportunities to benefit from the current and emerging global negotiations, institutions, and mechanisms to address climate change. This book provides basic information, analysis, and interpretation of various aspects relevant to climate change. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 304 pages, 47 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; RBP; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 603. . 2002. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. [Olney, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2002]
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