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245 0 0 _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.].
260 _aNew York, NY :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2012.
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.
650 0 _aClimatic changes
_xRisk management.
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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