Managing Adaptation to Climate Risk [electronic resource] : Beyond Fragmented Responses.

Climate change is the single largest threat to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and sustainable development. Addressing climate risk is a challenge for all. This book calls for greater collaboration between climate communities and disaster development communities. In discuss...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: O'Brien, Geoff
Other Authors: O'Keefe, Phil
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
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