Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation
This special report contributes to frame the challenge of dealing with extreme weather and climate events as an issue in decision-making under uncertainty, analysing response in the context of risk management. The report consists of nine chapters, covering: the new dimensions of climate change in disaster risk, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience; exposure and vulnerability as determinants of risk; observed and projected changes in extreme weather and climate events; exposure and vulnerability to as well as losses resulting from such events; adaptation options from the local to the national and international scale; the role of sustainable development in modulating risks; and insights from specific case studies.
Related Content
- Climate research for development in Africa using climate science to drive Africa’s development
- 7 things to know about managing climate risk through social protection
- These low cost mobile weather stations can help cope with floods, landslides
- IPCC releases the climate change synthesis report 2014
- J&K floods a grim reminder of increasing climate change impact in India: CSE
- Managing climate risks and adapting to climate change in the agriculture sector in Nepal