Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaption / special report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ; edited by Christopher B. Field, Co-Chair Working Group II, Carnegie Institution for Science [and 11 others].

By:

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [author.]

Contributor(s):

Field, Christopher B [editor]

New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2012Description: x, 582 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9781107607804 (pbk.)
1107607809 (pbk.)
9781107025066 (hardbound)
1107025060 (hardbound)

Other title:

Title from IPCC page: SREX report

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DDC classification:

23 363.73874 MAN 010826

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Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	363.73874 MAN 010826 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		010826

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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