Preface
Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: An Asian Perspective
ISBN: 978-0-85724-485-7, eISBN: 978-0-85724-486-4
Publication date: 31 December 2010
Abstract
Climate change is happening; it is within primary focus and attention. Over years, the importance of climate change adaptation (CCA) has increased, and for many countries, it is becoming one of the prime targets. Climate change impacts are visible in the form of disasters, which have added to this importance. In contrast, the disaster risk reduction (DRR) field is more submissive and has had less attention so far. However, due to recent major disasters in different parts of the world, media and public attention is high. The news becomes more intense when we observe unpredictable rainfall, heat waves, drought, typhoons, or other climate-related disasters. The intensity and frequency of natural disasters are showing an increasing trend.
Citation
Shaw, R., Pulhin, J.M. and Jacqueline Pereira, J. (2010), "Preface", Shaw, R., Pulhin, J.M. and Jacqueline Pereira, J. (Ed.) Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: An Asian Perspective (Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management, Vol. 5), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. xix-xx. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-7262(2010)0000005006
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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