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Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management

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  • © 2013

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Editors:
  1. Walter Leal Filho

    1. Wissenschaften Hamburg, Forschungs- und Transferzentrum,, Hochschule für Angewandte, Hamburg, Germany

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Part of the book series: Climate Change Management (CCM)

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Table of contents (44 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Category 1

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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  3. CATEGORY 1

    1. Addressing Interpretive Uncertainty in Flood Risk Management

      • Roisin A. Bradford, John J. O’Sullivan
      Pages 3-14

    2. An Analysis of the Causes of Non-Responses to Cyclone Warnings and the Use of Indigenous Knowledge for Cyclone Forecasting in Bangladesh

      • Shitangsu Kumar Paul, Jayant K. Routray
      Pages 15-39

    3. Assessment of Climate and Human Induced Disaster Risk Over Shared Water Resources in the Balkhash Lake Drainage Basin

      • Pavel Propastin
      Pages 41-54

    4. Understanding the Links Between Climate Change and Disaster Management in Pacific Island Countries

      • Pritika Bijay, Walter Leal Filho, Veronika Schulte
      Pages 55-69

    5. Climate Change Induced Glacier Retreat and Risk Management: Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in the Apolobamba Mountain Range, Bolivia

      • Dirk Hoffmann, Daniel Weggenmann
      Pages 71-87

    6. Current and Future Impacts of Extreme Flood Events

      • Maddalen Mendizabal, Roberto Moncho, Peter Torp
      Pages 89-106

    7. Development Challenges of Multi-Functional Coastal System in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

      • Yemi Akegbejo-Samsons
      Pages 107-116

    8. Disaster Risk Management Through a “Watershed Plus” Approach in the Western Orissa Rural Livelihoods Project (WORLP): Orissa, India

      • Gala Bhaskar Reddy, Niranjan Sahu
      Pages 117-129

    9. Identifying Drivers, Barriers and Opportunities for Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in Indonesia: An Analysis Based on the Earth System Governance Framework

      • Riyanti Djalante
      Pages 131-147

    10. Environmental Performance and Vulnerability to Climate Change: A Case Study of India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan

      • Medani P. Bhandari
      Pages 149-167

    11. Institutions Matter for Urban Resilience: The Institutional Challenges in Mainstreaming Climate Smart Disaster Risk Management in Bangladesh

      • Md. Zakir Hossain, Nazmul Huq
      Pages 169-191

    12. Management of Climate Change and Disaster Risk: The Malaysian Perspective

      • Ching Tiong Tan, Joy Jacqueline Pereira
      Pages 193-204

    13. Mitigating the Impacts of Climate Change on Disaster Risks Through Soil Ecosystem Services

      • Marcela C. Pagano
      Pages 205-215

    14. The Contributions of Climate Change Mitigating Policies to Poverty Reduction in the Sahel Region

      • Labintan Adeniyi Constant, Mignouna Babatima Djana, Ituma Chibueze Calistus
      Pages 217-235

    15. Impacts of Cyclone Aila on Educational Institutions: A Study of South-Western Bangladesh

      • Sumana Sharmin, Rumana Naznin
      Pages 237-256

    16. The Role of Mangroves in Disaster Mitigation: A Review

      • Seema Unnikrishnan, Anju Singh, Manoj Kharat
      Pages 257-272

    17. Vulnerability Assessment for Rural Settings: Applicability to Developing Countries

      • Abel Niyibizi, Aquila Mpeirwe, Susan Ajambo
      Pages 273-292

  4. Category 2

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 293-293
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​There has been some degree of reluctance in the past to consider disaster risk management within the mainstream of adaptation to climate variability and climate change. However, there is now wide recognition of the need to incorporate disaster risk management concerns in dealing with such phenomena. There is also a growing awareness of the necessity for a multi-sectoral approach in managing the effects of climate variability and climate change, since this can lead to a significant reduction of risk. This book presents the latest findings from scientific research on climate variation, climate change and their links with disaster risk management. It showcases projects and other initiatives in this field that are being undertaken in both industrialised and developing countries, by universities and scientific institutions, government bodies, national and international agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders. Finally, it discusses current and future challenges, identifying opportunities and highlighting the still unrealised potential for promoting better understanding of the connections between climate variation, climate change and disaster risk management worldwide. 

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  • Wissenschaften Hamburg, Forschungs- und Transferzentrum,, Hochschule für Angewandte, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

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