Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaption / special report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ; edited by Christopher B. Field, Co-Chair Working Group II, Carnegie Institution for Science [and 11 others]

Extreme weather and climate events, interacting with exposed and vulnerable human and natural systems, can lead to disasters. This Special Report explores the social as well as physical dimensions of weather- and climate-related disasters, considering opportunities for managing risks at local to int...

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Corporate Author:	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Author)
Other Authors:	Field, Christopher B. (Editor)
Other title:	Title from IPCC page: SREX report.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Subjects:	Climatic changes. Emergency management. Natural disasters > Planning.