Adapting to Climate Change in Eastern Europe and Central Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Adapting to Climate Change in Eastern Europe and Central Asia write by Marianne Fay. This book was released on 2010-01-28. Adapting to Climate Change in Eastern Europe and Central Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Adapting to Climate Change in Eastern Europe and Central Asia presents an overview of what adaptation to climate change might mean for the countries of the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA). The next decade offers a window of opportunity for ECA countries to make their development more resilient to climate change.
Adapting to Climate Change in Europe and Central Asia
Adapting to Climate Change in Europe and Central Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Adapting to Climate Change in Europe and Central Asia write by . This book was released on 2009. Adapting to Climate Change in Europe and Central Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Adapting to Climate Change in Europe and Central Asia
Adapting to Climate Change in Europe and Central Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Adapting to Climate Change in Europe and Central Asia write by Barbara Evans. This book was released on 2008. Adapting to Climate Change in Europe and Central Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In general, the Europe and Central Asia Region (ECA) is predicted to become wetter and warmer as a result of climate change, with more frequent weather extremes (drought, floods, heatwaves, and winter squalls). While in general precipitation in the region is low, around 40 percent is converted to runoff - higher than in any other region. Changes in runoff patterns are likely to be significant across much of the region, with increases in much of the Russian Federation and decreases in most other sub-regions. Overall the outlook for the region is one of increasing uncertainty and extremes in weather events with northern areas becoming wetter and warmer and southern areas drier. This paper is written from the perspective of the utility manager or municipal and government planner. It examines the increasing risk and uncertainty facing utilities in the ECA region and explores some of the potential responses and resources available. It is based on a short literature review which draws on three broad bodies of literature: the first deals with climate change and adaptation in general and provides useful information about likely impacts in the ECA region and generalized policy responses; the second deals with adaptation in water utilities. This literature tends to have little explicit analysis pertaining to the ECA region; and the third examines the performance and operating options of utilities in the ECA region but which tends to have little explicit analysis on the impacts of climate change.
Climate Change Adaptation in Europe and Central Asia
Climate Change Adaptation in Europe and Central Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Climate Change Adaptation in Europe and Central Asia write by . This book was released on 2018. Climate Change Adaptation in Europe and Central Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Looking Beyond the Horizon
Looking Beyond the Horizon - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Looking Beyond the Horizon write by William R. Sutton. This book was released on 2013-04-04. Looking Beyond the Horizon available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Agriculture is one of the most climate-sensitive of all economic sectors. In many countries, such as the four examined in Looking Beyond the Horizon, the risks of climate change are an immediate and fundamental problem because the majority of the rural population depends either directly or indirectly on agriculture for its livelihood. The risks of climate change to agriculture cannot be eff ectively dealt with--and the opportunities cannot be eff ectively exploited--without a clear plan for aligning agricultural policies with climate change, developing the capabilities of key agricultural institutions, and investing in infrastructure, support services, and on-farm improvements. Developing such a plan ideally involves a combination of high-quality quantitative analysis; consultation with key stakeholders, particularly farmers and local agricultural experts; and investments in both human and physical capital. The diverse experiences of Albania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, and Uzbekistan, highlighted in this book, show that it is possible to develop a plan to meet these objectives--one that is comprehensive and empirically driven as well as consultative and quick to develop. The approach of this volume is predicated on strong country ownership and participation, and is defi ned by its emphasis on "win-win" or "no regrets" solutions to the multiple challenges posed by climate change for the farmers of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The solutions are measures that increase resilience to future climate change, boost current productivity despite the greater climate variability already occurring, and limit greenhouse gas emissions--also known as "climate-smart agriculture." Looking Beyond the Horizon draws on the experiences of applying this approach to these four nations in Eastern Europe and Central Asia with the goal of helping each country mainstream climate change adaptation into its agricultural policies, programs, and investments. The book also highlights the projected impacts of climate change on agriculture in these countries through forecast variations in temperature and rainfall patterns, which are crucial to farming, and off ers a map for navigating the risks and realizing the opportunities. Finally, a detailed e xplanation of the approach, as well as lessons learned from its implementation, is provided for those who would like to implement similar programs in other countries of Europe, Central Asia, or anywhere else in the world.
