A framework on addressing climate change adaptation and vulnerabilities

The impacts of climate change spares no one. But the marginalised sectors and regions are projected to be hit the most with their limited capacities and resources to respond to climate change impacts, hence, increasing their vulnerability. A basic and urgent concern therefore is to know varying view...

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Autor principal: Thornton, Philip K.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Academic Foundation 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42104
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Sumario:The impacts of climate change spares no one. But the marginalised sectors and regions are projected to be hit the most with their limited capacities and resources to respond to climate change impacts, hence, increasing their vulnerability. A basic and urgent concern therefore is to know varying views about vulnerability as various approaches entail different diagnoses of a problem and different cures.