Extreme Natural Events
Sustainable Solutions for Developing Countries
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Beschreibung
This book presents the challenges of developing countries to understand and manage the risks of extreme natural events. In the seventeen chapters presented, it brings together scientific communities from Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and Venezuela to share their expertise in different aspects of managing extreme natural events, particularly those related to climate. It discusses how adaptation to these extreme natural events must be an integral part of national policy of the developing countries dealing with disaster mitigation and management.
This book presents the challenges of developing countries to understand and manage the risks of extreme natural events. In the seventeen chapters presented, it brings together scientific communities from Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and Venezuela to share their expertise in different aspects of managing extreme natural events, particularly those related to climate. It discusses how adaptation to these extreme natural events must be an integral part of national policy of the developing countries dealing with disaster mitigation and management.
Highlights the challenges in developing countries to understand and manage the risks of extreme natural events Discusses the nexus between climate change and extreme natural events Includes case studies from different continents to emphasize the delicate situations
Autor*in
A.S. Unnikrishnan
Themen in »Extreme Natural Events«
Extreme Weather Events Early Warning Systems Climate Change Lonospheric Disturbances Sea Level Changes Extreme Rainfall Events Climate Extremes Coastal Inundation Tropical Cyclones Disaster Risk Reduction Natural Disasters Earthquakes