Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction issues and challenges

• Other Authors: Kyoto University, Japan., University of the Philippines Los Baños, The Philippines., Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia., Shaw, Rajib., Pulhin, Juan M., Pereira, Joy Jacqueline.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2010.
• Series: Community, environment and disaster risk management ; 4.
• Subjects: Nature > Environmental Conservation & Protection.; Nature > Ecology.; Environmentalist thought & ideology.; Drought & water supply.; Climatic changes.; Risk assessment.; Environmental management.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780857244888 (electronic bk.) :
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xx, 391 p.) : ill.

Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) are closely associated. After the Bali Conference of Parties (COP) 2007, there has been significant awareness in global and national level to make collective focus on CCA and DRR. There exists some literature on CCA, however, the link...