| Author | : Noralene Uy,Rajib Shaw |
| Publisher | : Emerald Group Publishing |
| Release Date | : 2012 |
| ISBN 10 | : 1780526903 |
| Pages | : 265 pages |
Ecosystems are often examined from an ecological perspective because of the importance of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Ecosystems of different types and scales are under increasing pressure due to natural and human induced changes. Climate change and the disasters it causes, are a major driver affecting ecosystems and services. Several studies have provided evidence that a healthy ecosystem helps in reducing the impacts of climate change and disasters. This book makes a case for ecosystem-based adaptation by arguing that ecosystems and its services are critical in the climate change and disaster risk reduction fields. Consequently, the monitoring and regulation of ecosystems need to be linked to a regular governance and institutional mechanism and be reflected in a more action-oriented agenda.
| Author | : Arvind Kumar |
| Publisher | : Elsevier Science |
| Release Date | : 2019-12 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9780128150252 |
| Pages | : 700 pages |
Ecosystem-Based Adaptation: Approaches for Sustainable Management of Aquatic Resources presents a close examination of the role of ecosystem-based adaptation in managing river basins, aquifers, flood plains and their vegetation to provide water storage and flood regulation. Furthermore, the book explores improved ecosystem-based services for managing floods, conservation of water and its resources (including watersheds), avoiding water scarcity, and ensuring long-term water security planning, all in the context of sustainable development goals. This book will help scientists pave the way for easy implementation of sustainable development goals, ensuring a secure and sustainable future. Presents information in an easy-to-follow manner using tables, figures and graphs where applicable, along with case studies from all continents Provides a reference for experts to use as an authoritative source to support environmental action and regulation Delineates the role of ecosystem-based adaptation in sustainable management and in the restoration of watershed forests and wetlands
| Author | : N.A |
| Publisher | : IUCN |
| Release Date | : 2009 |
| ISBN 10 | : 2831712157 |
| Pages | : 16 pages |
| Author | : Angela Andrade Pérez,Bernal Herrera Fernández,Roberto Cazzolla Gatti |
| Publisher | : IUCN |
| Release Date | : 2010 |
| ISBN 10 | : 2831712904 |
| Pages | : 164 pages |
With climate change now a certainty, the question is how much change there will be and what can be done about it. One of the answers is through adaptation. Many of the lessons that are being learned in adaptation are from success stories from the field. This publication contains eleven case studies covering different ecosystems and regions around the world. Its aim is to summarize some current applications of the Ecosystem-Based Adaptation concept and its tools used around the world, and also draw lessons from experiences in conservation adaptation.
| Author | : Nathalie Seddon |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : |
| ISBN 10 | : |
| Pages | : 329 pages |
| Author | : Anil Markandya,Ibon Galarraga,Elisa Sainz de Murieta |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Release Date | : 2014-01-03 |
| ISBN 10 | : 1136212124 |
| Pages | : 464 pages |
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing human kind owing to the great uncertainty regarding future impacts, which affect all regions and many ecosystems. Many publications deal with economic issues relating to mitigation policies, but the economics of adaptation to climate change has received comparatively little attention. However, this area is is critical and a central pillar of any adaptation strategy or plan and is the economic dimension, which therefore merits the increase in attention it is receiving. This book deals with the difficulties that face the economics of adaptation. Critical issues include: uncertainty; baselines; reversibility, flexibility and adaptive management; distributional impacts; discount rates and time horizons; mixing monetary and non-monetary evaluations and limits to the use of cost-benefit analysis; economy-wide impacts and cross-sectoral linkages. All of these are addressed in the book from the perspective of economics of adaptation. Other dimensions of adaptation are also included, such as the role of low- and middle-income countries, technology and the impacts of extreme events. This timely book will prove essential reading for international researchers and policy makers in the fields of natural resources, environmental economics and climate change.
| Author | : Fabrice G. Renaud,Karen Sudmeier-Rieux,Marisol Estrella,Udo Nehren |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Release Date | : 2016-08-19 |
| ISBN 10 | : 3319436333 |
| Pages | : 598 pages |
This book is a compilation of recent developments in the field of ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaption (Eco-DRR/CCA) globally. It provides further evidence that ecosystem-based approaches make economic sense, and showcases how research has progressively filled knowledge gaps about translating this concept into practice. It presents a number of methods, and tools that illustrate how Eco-DRR/CCA has been applied for various ecosystems and hazard contexts around the world. It also discusses how innovative institutional arrangements and policies are shaping the field of Eco-DRR/CCA. The book is of relevance to scientists, practitioners, policy-makers and students in the field of ecosystem management for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.
| Author | : Carlo Iacovino |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : 2013 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9789820404885 |
| Pages | : 329 pages |
| Author | : N.A |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : 2017 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9789820407558 |
| Pages | : 120 pages |
| Author | : Sarah Amy Goodbrand |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : 2019 |
| ISBN 10 | : |
| Pages | : 84 pages |
| Author | : Hills, T., Pramova, E. |
| Publisher | : CIFOR |
| Release Date | : |
| ISBN 10 | : |
| Pages | : 329 pages |
| Author | : Teresa Maria Zölch |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : 2017 |
| ISBN 10 | : |
| Pages | : 329 pages |