Adaptation Policy Frameworks for Climate Change : Developing Strategies, Policies and Measures

by Elizabeth Malone, Saleemul Huq, Ian Burton

Adaptation is a process by which individuals, communities and countries seek to cope with the consequences of climate change. The process of adaptation is not new; the idea of incorporating future climate risk into policy-making is. While our understanding of climate change and its potential impacts has become clearer, the availability of practical guidance on adaptation has not kept pace. The development of the Adaptation Policy Framework (APF) is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B007YZY4LU
• ISBN13: 9780521617604
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"