Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: An Asian Perspective

by Shaw, Rajib; Pulhin, Juan; Pereira, Joy Jacqueline

• ISBN13: 9780857244857
• ISBN10: 085724485X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-12-08
• Publisher: Emerald Group Pub Ltd

Summary

Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) are closely associated. This volume provides 19 case studies from 13 countries and regions in Asia. The case studies highlight different aspects of CCA-DRR entry points, such as policy interventions, drought risk management, coastal management, agro-forestry, lagoon management, livelihood issues and risk communication.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	p. ix
List of Editors	p. xiii
Brief Introduction to the Series	p. xv
Brief Introduction to the Volume	p. xvii
Preface	p. xix
Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: An Asian Perspective	p. 1
Impacts of Climate Change Induced Hazards and Adaptation Processes in Bangladesh: An Overview	p. 19
Overview of Drought Risk Reduction Approaches in Bangladesh	p. 37
Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Cambodia	p. 59
Integrated Climate Change Adaptation in Chilika Lagoon Fisheries, India	p. 81
Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Experiences in Japan	p. 105
Forest Management as an Adaptation Option in Mountain Areas of Japan	p. 127
Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: A Malaysian Approach	p. 147
Climate Change Adaptation in Nepal: Issues and Strategies	p. 169
Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Pakistan	p. 197
Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation: Initiatives and Challenges in the Philippines	p. 217
Local Adaptation to Enhance Livelihood Assets and Build Resilience in Albay, Philippines	p. 237
Climate Change and Disaster Risks: The Singapore Response	p. 261
Climate Change Adaptation and Agroforestry in Sri Lanka	p. 285
Coastal Ecosystems and Climate Vulnerability in Sri Lanka	p. 307
The Experiences of DRR through CCA in Taiwan	p. 327
Water Insecurities and Climate Change Adaptation in Thailand	p. 349
Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Vietnam	p. 373
Local Vulnerability and Adaptation to Extreme Climate Events along the Central Coast of Vietnam	p. 393
Identifying Linkages Between Rates and Distributions of Malaria, Water-born Diseases and Influenza with Climate Variability and Climate Change in Vietnam	p. 417
Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: Key Challenges and Ways Forward	p. 451
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