A View from the Top : Vulnerability in Mountain Systems

A View from the Top : Vulnerability in Mountain Systems

It is well recognized that mountain ecosystems and their inhabitants are among the most vulnerable to climate change. Measuring the nature and scope of these vulnerabilities remains, however, a work-in-progress. This note develops an analytical fra...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brodnig, Gernot, Prasad, Vivek
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ADAPTIVE APPROACHES
BIODIVERSITY
CATTLE
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES
CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY
CLIMATE POLICY
CLIMATE VARIABILITY
CLIMATE VARIATION
CLIMATIC PHENOMENA
CLIMATIC VARIATIONS
CULTURAL PRACTICES
DAMAGES
DROUGHT
ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM
ECOSYSTEM
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
FORESTS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
IMPACT OF CLIMATE
IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
IPCC
LIVELIHOODS
LOWLAND COMMUNITIES
MALARIA
MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES
MOUNTAIN ECOSYSTEMS
MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENTS
MOUNTAIN REGIONS
MOUNTAIN SYSTEM
MOUNTAIN SYSTEMS
MOUNTAINS
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NATURE
POINT OF DEPARTURE
POLICY-MAKING BODIES
PROGRESS
RAINFALL
RANGELAND
RANGELANDS
RATE OF CLIMATE VARIATION
REGENERATION
RISK MANAGEMENT
SEASON
SOCIAL DIMENSIONS
SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
SOCIAL EQUITY
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS
TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE INCREASE
TEMPERATURES
TIBETAN PLATEAU
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12806221/view-top-vulnerability-mountain-systems
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11085

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12806221/view-top-vulnerability-mountain-systems
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11085

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