Renewing local planning to face climate change in the tropics. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Maurizio Tiepolo, Alessandro Pezzoli, Vieri Tarchiani, editors.
• Editors: Tiepolo, Maurizio; Pezzoli, Alessandro; Tarchiani, Vieri
• Contents: Climate services in the Tropics -- Climate planning in medium-size cities of the Tropics -- Setting up and managing automatic weather stations for remote sites monitoring: from Niger to Nepal -- Characterization of climate risks for rice crop in Casamance -- Climate change, drought and food security: a methodology for the vulnerability analysis. The case of the West Arsi Woreda in Ethiopia -- Visualize and communicate extreme weather risk to improve urban resilience -- Climate change adaptation and resilience in Mali -- Building resilience to drought in the Sahel by early risk identification and advices -- Risk analysis and evaluation to improve climate adaptation planning in Western Niger -- A simplified hydrological method for flood risk assessment at sub-basin level in Niger -- Socio-technical transitions and resilient infrastructure: analyzing changes in access to water following infrastructure upgrade in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- Monitoring and evaluating advocacy and mainstreaming of climate change adaptation in Haiti -- Knowledge for transformational adaptation planning: comparing the potential of forecasting and back casting methods for assessing people vulnerability -- Possible impact of pelletized crop residues use as a fuel for cooking in Niger -- An effective Mainstreaming DRR and Resilience approach in La Paz (Mexico) and San Jose (Costa-Rica) -- Climate vulnerability reduction credits: measuring results of adaptation; potential applicability for sub-Saharan communities -- Review of pilot projects on index-based insurance in Africa: insights and lessons Learned -- A new perspective for integrating climate change in local development plans.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer Open
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 577.2/2; Climatic changes -- Tropics; Social planning -- Tropics; Environmental economics; Climatic changes; Social planning; Tropics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319590967; 3319590960
• Related ISBNs: 9783319590950; 3319590952
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed July 11, 2017).
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