Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation : Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Cha (Paperback)

Foreword; Preface; Summary for policymakers; 1. Climate change: new dimensions in disaster risk, exposure, vulnerability and resilience; 2. Determinants of risk: exposure and vulnerability; 3. Changes in climate extremes and their impacts on the natural physical environment; 4. Changes in impacts of climate extremes: human systems and ecosystems; 5. Managing the risks from climate extremes at the local level; 6. National systems for managing the risks from climate extremes and disasters; 7. Managing the risks: international level and integration across scales; 8. Toward a sustainable and resilient future; 9. Case studies; Annex I. Authors and expert reviewers; Annex II. Glossary of terms; Annex III. Acronyms; Annex IV. List of major IPCC reports; Index.