Disaster Risk, Climate Change and Management in the Middle East

ISBN-13: 9783659907852 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 312 str.

Kemal Yildirim

Opis

Disaster risk reduction is the concept and practice of reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts to analyse and reduce the causal factors of disasters. Reducing exposure to hazards, lessening vulnerability of people and property, wise management of land and the environment, and improving preparedness and early warning for adverse events are all examples of disaster risk reduction.However, Climate is usually defined as the "average weather" in a place. It includes patterns of temperature, precipitation (rain or snow), humidity, wind and seasons. Climate patterns play a fundamental role in shaping natural ecosystems, and the human economies and cultures that depend on them. But the climate we've come to expect is not what it used to be, because the past is no longer a reliable predictor of the future. Our climate is rapidly changing with disruptive impacts, and that change is progressing faster than any seen in the last 2,000 years.This book examines the approaches towards disaster risk and Climate change management in Middle East region.

O autorze

Professor Dr Kemal Yildirim is an author of various books on Mesopotamian culture and politics as well as Modern and classical Diplomacy and Diplomatic practices. He has more than 100 articles published in peer journals .Prof Yildirim currently teaches at various universities in Africa, Asia and Europe .