New Directions in Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts, and Adaptation Assessment: Summary of a Workshop

by National Research Council, Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

With effective climate change mitigation policies still under development, and with even the most aggressive proposals unable to halt climate change immediately, many decision makers are focusing unprecedented attention on the need for strategies to adapt to climate changes that are now unavoidable. The effects of climate change will touch every corner of the world's economies and societies; adaptation is inevitable. The remaining question is to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309130069
• ISBN13: 9780309130066
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 44 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 8.8"