Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation in Asia and the Pacific

Manila, Philippines, 15¿19 January 1996
<em>Nachdrucked from WATER, AIR, & SOIL POLLUTION, 92:1-2</em> 1996
ISBN: 978-0-7923-4204-5
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 249 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1220 g

PREFACE ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi L. AMADORE, W. C. BOLHOFER, R. V. CRUZ, R. B. FEIR, C. A. FREYSINGER, S. GUILL, K. F. JALAL, A IGLESIAS, A. JOSE, S. LEATHERMAN, S. LENHART, S. MUKHER­ JEE, J. B. SMITH, and J. WISNIEWSKII Climate Change Vulnerability and Adap­ tion in Asia and the Pacific: Workshop Summary 1-12 A. IGLESIAS, LlN ERDA, and C. ROSENZWEIG I Climate Change in Asia: A Review of the Vulnerability and Adaption of Crop Production 13-27 I. AMIEN, P. REJEKININGRUM, A. PRAMUDIA, and E. SUSANTII Effects of Interannual Climate Variability and Climate Change on Rice Yield in Java, Indonesia 29-39 R. D. BUAN, AR. MAGLlNAO, P. P. EVANGELISTA, and B. G. PAJUELAS I Vulnerability of Rice and Corn to Climate Change in the Philippines 41-51 Z. KARIM, S. G. HUSSAIN, and M. AHMED I Assessing Impacts of Climatic Variations on Foodgrain Production in Bangladesh 53-62 LlN ERDA I Agricultural Vulnerability and Adaptation to Global Warming in China 63-73 WANG JINGHUA and LlN ERDA I The Impacts of Potential Climate Change and Climate Variability on Simulated Maize Production in China 75-85 M. A. WIJERATNE I Vulnerability of Sri Lanka Tea Production to Global Climate Change 87-94 B. BOLORTSETSEG and G. TUVAANSUREN I The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Pasture and Cattle Production in Mongolia 95-105 K. BOONPRAGOB and J. SANTISIRISOMBOON I Modeling Potential Changes of Forest Area in Thailand under Climate Change 107-117 K. 1. KOBAK, I. YE. TURCHINOVICH, N. YU. KONDRASHEVA, E. -D. SCHULZE, W.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bolhofer, William C.

Huq, Saleemul

Wisniewski, Joe

Lenhart, Stephanie

Mukherjee, Shishir K.

Smith, Joel B.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltüberwachung, Umweltanalytik, Umweltinformatik
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Aeronomie, Ionosphäre, Magnetosphäre
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaption in Asia and the Pacific: Workshop Summary.- Climate Change in Asia: A Review of the Vulnerability and Adaption of Crop Production.- Effects of Interannual Climate Variability and Climate Change on Rice Yield in Java, Indonesia.- Vulnerability of Rice and Corn to Climate Change in the Philippines.- Assessing Impacts of Climatic Variations on Foodgrain Production in Bangladesh.- Agricultural Vulnerability and Adaptation to Global Warming in China.- The Impacts of Potential Climate Change and Climate Variability on Simulated Maize Production in China.- Vulnerability of Sri Lanka Tea Production to Global Climate Change.- The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Pasture and Cattle Production in Mongolia.- Modeling Potential Changes of Forest Area in Thailand under Climate Change.- Vulnerability and Adaptation of the Larch Forest in Eastern Siberia to Climate Change.- Potential Impact of Global Climate Change on Forest Distribution in Sri Lanka.- Potential Impacts of Sea Level Rise on the Coastal Resources of Manila Bay: A Preliminary Vulnerability Assessment.- Shoreline Stabilization Approaches in Response to Sea Level Rise: U. S. Experience and Implications for Pacific Island and Asian Nations.- Tropical Cyclones and Coastal Inundation under Enhanced Greenhouse Conditions.- Vulnerability of Bangladesh to Climate Change and Sea Level Rise through Tropical Cyclones and Storm Surges.- Vulnerability and Adaptation of Hong Kong to Hazards under Climatic Change Conditions.- Vulnerability Assessment of Angat Water Reservoir to Climate Change.- Vulnerability of Freshwater Resources to Climate Change in the Tropical Pacific Region.- Integrated Model Systems for National Assessments of the Effects of Climate Change: Applications in New Zealand and Bangladesh.- A Process for Evaluating Anticipatory Adaptation Measures for Climate Change.- Workshop Participants.- Author Index.- Key Word Index.