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_aManaging the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaption : _bspecial report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change / _cedited by Christopher B. Field ... [et al.]. |
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_aNew York, NY : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012. |
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300 | _ax, 582 p. | ||
520 | _aExtreme 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. | ||
650 | 0 | _aClimate change mitigation. | |
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_aClimatic changes _xRisk management. |
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650 | 7 | _aRisk management | |
650 | 7 | _aDisasters | |
650 | 7 | _aGlobal warming | |
650 | 7 | _aEcology | |
650 | 7 | _aClimates | |
650 | 7 | _aFuturism | |
700 | 1 | _aField, Christopher B. | |
710 | 2 | _aIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. | |
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