Turn Down the Heat : Climate Extremes, Regional Impacts, and the Case for Resilience

Turn Down the Heat : Climate Extremes, Regional Impacts, and the Case for Resilience

A Report for the World Bank by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Analytics. This report focuses on the risks of climate change to development in Sub-Saharan Africa, South East Asia and South Asia. Building on the 2012 report, Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be...

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Main Author: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Climate Analytics
Format: Publication
Language:en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:
4 degree celsius warmer world
adaptation
agricultural production
agriculture
aridity
cities
climate change
climate extremes
climate impacts
climate policy
climate risks
climate variability
coasts
coral reefs
crop yield
disaster risk management
drought
ecosystems
extreme weather
floods
food security
glaciers
greenhouse gas emissions
heat extremes
heat waves
mitigation
monsoon
regional climate impacts
resilience
sea-level rise
snow melt
temperature changes
tropical cyclones
water
water resources
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14000

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