Climate Change Adaptation and Development

ISBN-13: 9781138696075 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 178 str.

John Carstensen

Opis

Over the last 100 years large quantities of man-made greenhouse gases have been put into the atmosphere, which will cause significant long-term change that we need to adapt and adjust to. In his light it is important for development practitioners to understand these changes so they can invest in ensuring that poverty is reduced or eliminated and that the chances of vulnerable communities are improved. This book touches on the complexity of the multi-dimensional aspects of climate change adaptation, gathering experiences in a development context.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Experiences applying the climate resilience framework: linking theory with practice 2. A changing climate for international development 3. Safeguarding development aid against climate change: evaluating progress and identifying best practice 4. Climate resilience in fragile and conflict-affected societies: concepts and approaches 5. Lessons from urban risk assessments in Latin American and Caribbean cities 6. Institutionalising mechanisms for building urban climate resilience: experiences from India 7. Climate resilient planning in Bangladesh: a review of progress and early experiences of moving from planning to implementation 8. Managing rural landscapes in the context of a changing climate 9. Adaptation vs. development: basic services for building resilience 10. Supporting local climate adaptation planning and implementation through local governance and decentralised finance provision 11. Sustainable rural livelihoods approach for climate change adaptation in Western Odisha, Eastern India 12. Environment and climate mainstreaming: challenges and successes

O autorze

John Carstensen is Head of Profession in Climate and Environment for the Department for International Development (DFID). He has over 30 years of experience in the field of sustainable development, environment and climate change from Government, United Nations and NGO perspectives. He led international negotiations to protect the Ozone Layer as Chair of the Montreal Protocol working group from 1992 to 1995 and has delivered poverty oriented environment programmes in Egypt, Thailand and Vietnam. He was CEO of Society for the Environment and Chief Operating Officer for INTRAC.