Adapting to Climate Change in
Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Adapting to Climate Change in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

The climate is changing, and the Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region is vulnerable to the consequences. Many of the region's countries are facing warmer temperatures, a changing hydrology, and more extremes, droughts, floods, heat wav...

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Main Authors:	Fay, Marianne, Block, Rachel I., Ebinger, Jane
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ADAPTATION ACTION ADAPTATION ACTIONS ADAPTATION CONTEXT ADAPTATION DEFICIT ADAPTATION EFFORTS ADAPTATION INITIATIVES ADAPTATION MEASURES ADAPTATION NEEDS ADAPTATION OPTIONS ADAPTATION PLANNING ADAPTATION PLANS ADAPTATION PRACTICES ADAPTATION PROCESS ADAPTATION PROCESSES ADAPTATION RESPONSES ADAPTATION STRATEGIES ADAPTATION STRATEGY ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTING ADAPTIVE CAPACITY ADAPTIVE CAPACITY INDEX ADAPTIVE CAPACITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ADVERSE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AIR AIR POLLUTION APPROACHES TO ADAPTATION PLANNING ARCTIC OCEAN ARSENIC ATMOSPHERE BARRIERS TO ADAPTATION BIOCLIMATIC MODELS BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION CAPACITY FOR ADAPTATION CAPACITY-BUILDING CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON INTENSITY CATASTROPHIC EVENTS CLIMATE CLIMATE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVITIES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENTS CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAM CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIO CLIMATE CHANGES CLIMATE CONDITIONS CLIMATE DATA CLIMATE EVENTS CLIMATE EXTREMES CLIMATE FORECASTING CLIMATE IMPACT CLIMATE IMPACTS CLIMATE INFORMATION CLIMATE MODELERS CLIMATE PROJECTIONS CLIMATE RESEARCH CLIMATE RISK CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT CLIMATE RISKS CLIMATE SCENARIOS CLIMATE SCIENCE CLIMATE SCIENTISTS CLIMATE SHOCK CLIMATE STRESS CLIMATE SYSTEM CLIMATE TRENDS CLIMATE VARIABILITY CLIMATE VARIABLES CLIMATE VARIATION CLIMATE-RELATED EVENTS CLIMATIC CHANGE CLIMATIC CHANGES CLIMATIC FACTORS CO CO2 COLORS CONFRONTING CLIMATE CHANGE CONSECUTIVE DRY DAYS COPING CAPACITY CYANIDE DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER PREPAREDNESS DISASTER RECOVERY DISASTER RISK DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT DROUGHT DROUGHT CONDITIONS DROUGHT TOLERANCE DROUGHT YEARS DRY SPELL DRY SUMMERS ECOLOGICAL ZONES EFFECTIVE ADAPTATION ELECTRICITY EMISSIONS ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EVAPORATION EXPOSURE TO CLIMATE CHANGE EXTREME EVENT EXTREME EVENTS EXTREME TEMPERATURES EXTREME WEATHER EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS FLOOD FLOODING FLOODS FOREST FOREST FIRES FOREST STOCK FORESTRY FORESTS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE FROST FUTURE ADAPTATION FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE FUTURE CLIMATE VARIABILITY GAS GCM GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL GHG GLACIAL MELT GLACIERS GLOBAL CLIMATE GLOBAL WARMING GOLD GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GREENHOUSE GASES HAIL HEAT HEAT STRESS HEAT WAVES HEAVY RAINS HOT DAYS HOT SUMMER HURRICANES HYDROLOGY ICE ICE AGE ICE COVER IMPACT OF CLIMATE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT OF HEAT WAVES IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLEMENTING ADAPTATION STRATEGIES INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC LAND USE LANDFILLS LEACHING LOW ADAPTIVE CAPACITY MALADAPTATION MELTING GLACIERS METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION MITIGATION MITIGATION EFFORTS NATIONAL ADAPTATION NATIONAL CLIMATE NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NITROGEN OIL EQUIVALENT PARTICULATE PARTICULATE MATTER PESTICIDES PLANT GROWTH PRECIPITATION RAIN RAINFALL RAINFALL INTENSITY RAINFALL PATTERNS RAINY SEASON REGIONAL CLIMATE REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE SEA-LEVEL SEA-LEVEL RISE SEASONAL RAINFALL SEASONAL TEMPERATURE STORM SURGE STORMS SUMMER DROUGHTS SUMMER HEAT WAVES SUMMER TEMPERATURES SURFACE EVAPORATION TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE CHANGES TEMPERATURE INCREASES TEMPORAL DATA TRANSPORT SECTOR UNDERGROUND WATER VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE WARMER CLIMATE WARMER TEMPERATURES WARMING CLIMATE WATER TREATMENT WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY WINTER TEMPERATURES WMO
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Summary:	The climate is changing, and the Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region is vulnerable to the consequences. Many of the region's countries are facing warmer temperatures, a changing hydrology, and more extremes, droughts, floods, heat waves, windstorms, and forest fires. This book presents an overview of what adaptation to climate change might mean for Eastern Europe and Central Asia. It starts with a discussion of emerging best-practice adaptation planning around the world and a review of the latest climate projections. It then discusses possible actions to improve resilience organized around impacts on health, natural resources (water, biodiversity, and the coastal environment), the 'unbuilt' environment (agriculture and forestry), and the built environment (infrastructure and housing). The last chapter concludes with a discussion of two areas in great need of strengthening given the changing climate: disaster preparedness and hydro-meteorological services. This book has four key messages: a) contrary to popular perception, Eastern Europe and Central Asia face significant threats from climate change, with a number of the most serious risks already in evidence; b) vulnerability over the next 10 to 20 years is likely to be dominated by socioeconomic factors and legacy issues; c) even countries and sectors that stand to benefit from climate change are poorly positioned to do so; and d) the next decade offers a window of opportunity for ECA countries to make their development more resilient to climate change while reaping numerous co-benefits.

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