Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region
This book investigates the socio-economic impacts of Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific region. The authors put forward a strategy and action plans that can enhance the capacity of government agencies and non-governmental organizations to reduce the negat
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Walter Leal Filho Editor
Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region
Climate Change Management Series Editor W. Leal Filho, Hamburg, Germany
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Walter Leal Filho Editor
Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region
Editor Walter Leal Filho Hamburg University of Applied Sciences Faculty of Life Sciences Hamburg Germany
ISSN 1610-2010 ISSN 1610-2002 (electronic) Climate Change Management ISBN 978-3-319-14937-0 ISBN 978-3-319-14938-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-14938-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015935652 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
The Asia-Pacific region is rich in resources on the one hand but quite vulnerable to climate change on the other. The growing evidence of increases in the intensity and frequency of various extreme events (e.g., draughts, heat waves, tropical cyclones, intense rainfall, tornadoes, thunderstorms, etc.) suggests that urgent measures are needed, in order to increase the capacity of the countries in the region to adapt. However, when it is considered that the majority of the estimated 500 million rural poor in the Asia and Pacific region are subsistence farmers occupying mainly rain-fed land, it can be seen that coping with climate change in the region cannot be regarded as an easy task. This state of affairs suggests that it is important that countries across the region actively engage in the preparation of strategies or action plans to cope with climate change. These tools may assist government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and communities to enhance their capability to adapt and to possibly reduce the various negative impacts the various countries are subjected to. But apart from polic
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