Climate Change Adaptation and International Development - Making Development Cooperation More Effective

Zusatztext 'Adaptation to climate change is nothing straightforward or simple! but it is necessary. This book offers food for thought for how development cooperation can most effectively do its part to put poor countries on the track toward sustainable development in a changing climate.'- Lisa Schipper! Senior Research Fellow! Stockholm Environment Institute! Thailand Informationen zum Autor Ryo Fujikura is a Professor at Hosei University! Japan and visiting researcher at JICA-RI. He received his B.A. (1978) and M.Sc. (1980) from the University of Tokyo! and Doctor of Natural Science (1982) from Innsbruck University! Austria.Masato Kawanishi is a Senior Advisor on Climate Change at JICA. He received an M.B.A. (1993) from Boston University and M.Sc. (2004) from Imperial College London Klappentext Climate change impacts upon the world's poorest most heavily. It is therefore essential that international development initiatives focus on improving the ability of developing countries to adapt to the effects of climate change. This book examines climate change adaptation from the perspective of development cooperation. Zusammenfassung This book, a product of research by the JICA-RI (Research Institute of the Japan International Cooperation Agency), examines climate change adaptation from the perspective of development cooperation in order to provide useful lessons for those engaged in research, policy and practice in this vital area. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. Introduction 2. Cases of Climate Change Adaptation in Asia 3. Cases of Climate Change Adaptation in Africa 4. International Cooperation and Emerging Issues

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• Authors: Ryo Fujikura, Ryo (EDT)/ Kawanishi Fujikura, Fujikura Ryo, Masato Kawanishi, Kawanishi Masato
• Assisted by: Ryo Fujikura (Editor), Ryo (Hosei University Fujikura (Editor), Fujikura Ryo (Editor), Masato Kawanishi (Editor), Masato (Senior Advisor on Climate Change Kawanishi (Editor), Kawanishi Masato (Editor)
• Publisher: Stylus Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2011
• EAN: 9781849711524
• ISBN: 978-1-84971-152-4
• No. of pages: 400
• Series: Earthscan Climate; Earthscan Climate
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Climate Change, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Aid & relief programmes, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Aid and relief programmes