Understanding Climate Change Adaptation: Lessons from Community-Based Approaches - Softcover

Ensor, Jonathan

 
9781853396830: Understanding Climate Change Adaptation: Lessons from Community-Based Approaches
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1853396834 ISBN 13: 9781853396830
Verlag: Practical Action Publishing, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

Poor people bear the brunt of climate change since they live in those regions most affected by fluctuating temperatures, sea level rise, flooding and drought. Far from behaving as victims, however, they use the assets and resources at their disposal to adapt and survive. How can agencies assist local communities adapting to change? By what mechanisms can communities make the most of emerging information? Can effective community-based approaches be scaled up? Understanding Adaptation to Climate Change demonstrates that although communities' adaptation strategies may be varied and depend on local context, social networks play a pivotal role in accessing appropriate climate knowledge and resources and communicating useful approaches to other communities. The key activities of reducing vulnerability, fostering resilience and developing the capacity to experiment and learn are combined as appropriate. This book is essential reading for NGO practitioners, students and government and NGO policy makers who wish to gain an understanding of what adaptation means in theory and practice.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Jonathan Ensor is a Researcher for Practical Action working on the relationship between climate change and international development.

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Verlag
Practical Action Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum
2009
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1853396834
ISBN 13 
9781853396830
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
204
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Verantwortliche Person
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