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Adaptation to a Changing Climate in the Arab Countries : A Case for Adaptation Governance and Leadership in Building Climate Resilience

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dc.contributor.authorVerner, Dorte
dc.contributor.editorVerner, Dorte
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-30T20:48:11Z
dc.date.available2013-01-30T20:48:11Z
dc.date.issued2012-12-01
dc.description.abstractAdapting to climate change is not a new phenomenon for the Arab world. For thousands of years, the people in Arab countries have coped with the challenges of climate variability by adapting their survival strategies to changes in rainfall and temperature. Their experience has contributed significantly to the global knowledge on climate change and adaptation. But over the next century global climatic variability is predicted to increase, and Arab countries may well experience unprecedented extremes in climate. Temperatures may reach new highs, and in most places there may be a risk of less rainfall. Under these circumstances, Arab countries and their citizens will once again need to draw on their long experience of adapting to the environment to address the new challenges posed by climate change. This report prepared through a consultative process with Government and other stakeholders in the Arab world assesses the potential effects of climate change on the Arab region and outlines possible approaches and measures to prepare for its consequences. It offers ideas and suggestions for Arab policy makers as to what mitigating actions may be needed in rural and urban settings to safeguard key areas such as health, water, agriculture, and tourism. The report also analyzes the differing impacts of climate change, with special attention paid to gender, as a means of tailoring strategies to address specific vulnerabilities. The socioeconomic impact of climate change will likely vary from country to country, reflecting a country's coping capacity and its level of development. Countries that are wealthier and more economically diverse are generally expected to be more resilient. The report suggests that countries and households will need to diversify their production and income generation, integrate adaptation into all policy making and activities, and ensure a sustained national commitment to address the social, economic, and environmental consequences of climate variability. With these coordinated efforts, the Arab world can, as it has for centuries, successfully adapt and adjust to the challenges of a changing climate.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/12/16919380/adaptation-changing-climate-arab-countries-case-adaptation-governance-leadership-building-climate-resilience
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-9459-5
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-9458-8
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12216
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesMENA development report;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL POLICY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY
dc.subjectALGAL BLOOMS
dc.subjectANNUAL PRECIPITATION
dc.subjectANNUAL RAINFALL
dc.subjectAQUIFERS
dc.subjectARID AREAS
dc.subjectARID ZONES
dc.subjectASH
dc.subjectASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectAWARENESS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectBARLEY
dc.subjectCATCHMENT AREAS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE ACTION
dc.subjectCLIMATE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGIES
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGES
dc.subjectCLIMATE DATA
dc.subjectCLIMATE DISASTERS
dc.subjectCLIMATE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCLIMATE MODELS
dc.subjectCLIMATE PREDICTIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE PROJECTIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE RELATED DISASTERS
dc.subjectCLIMATE RESILIENCE
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISKS
dc.subjectCLIMATE SHIFT
dc.subjectCLIMATE STATIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE STRESS
dc.subjectCLIMATE TRENDS
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE-PROOF
dc.subjectCLIMATE-RELATED DISASTERS
dc.subjectCLIMATES
dc.subjectCLIMATIC RECORDS
dc.subjectCLIMATIC TRENDS
dc.subjectCLIMATOLOGY
dc.subjectCO
dc.subjectCOASTAL AREAS
dc.subjectCOLDER TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectCOLORS
dc.subjectCONSERVATION OF NATURE
dc.subjectCOPE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCORAL REEFS
dc.subjectDAMAGES
dc.subjectDECISION MAKERS
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING PROCESS
dc.subjectDEMAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDESALINATION
dc.subjectDESERTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC USERS
dc.subjectDRAINAGE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectDRY LANDS
dc.subjectDRYLANDS
dc.subjectDUST
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DATA
dc.subjectECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY GAINS
dc.subjectEFFICIENT WATER USE
dc.subjectENERGY USE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectEQUITABLE ACCESS
dc.subjectEROSION CONTROL
dc.subjectEVAPORATION
dc.subjectEXPOSURE TO CLIMATE HAZARDS
dc.subjectEXTREME CLIMATE EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME HEAT
dc.subjectEXTREME HEAT EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
dc.subjectFARMING COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL NEEDS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER RESERVES
dc.subjectHEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subjectHEAVY RAINS
dc.subjectHIGH TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectIMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL USES
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL WATER
dc.subjectINFORMATION ON CLIMATE
dc.subjectINFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE SCHEMES
dc.subjectINTENSE RAINFALL
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectIRRIGATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLARGE DAMS
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT OF ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMY
dc.subjectMEAN ANNUAL TEMPERATURE CHANGE
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL USES
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACTS
dc.subjectNUTRIENT LOADS
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectORGANIC MATTER
dc.subjectPASTURES
dc.subjectPESTICIDE USE
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectQUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRAINFALL EVENTS
dc.subjectRAINFALL LEVELS
dc.subjectRAINFALL VARIABILITY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectRESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectREVENUE LOSS
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRIVERS
dc.subjectSALINE INTRUSION
dc.subjectSCARCE WATER
dc.subjectSCENARIOS
dc.subjectSEASON
dc.subjectSEAWATER
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSEVERE WEATHER
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectSOLAR RADIATION
dc.subjectSTORM SURGES
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURES
dc.subjectTEMPERATURES IN CITIES
dc.subjectUNCERTAINTIES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWARMER CLIMATE
dc.subjectWASTEWATER TREATMENT
dc.subjectWATER AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectWATER CONDITIONS
dc.subjectWATER DEMAND
dc.subjectWATER INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectWATER PRICES
dc.subjectWATER PRICING
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER REUSE
dc.subjectWATER SAVINGS
dc.subjectWATER SCARCITY
dc.subjectWATER SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER USE
dc.subjectWEATHER CONDITIONS
dc.subjectWEATHER EXTREMES
dc.subjectWEATHER PATTERNS
dc.subjectWELLS
dc.titleAdaptation to a Changing Climate in the Arab Countries : A Case for Adaptation Governance and Leadership in Building Climate Resilienceen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.date.disclosure2012-12-04
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okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeWater
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-9459-5
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okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.geographicalNorth Africa
okr.region.geographicalMiddle East
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice
okr.sectorWater, sanitation and flood protection
okr.sectorAgriculture, fishing, and forestry
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Climate change
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resource management
okr.topicScience and Technology Development::Science of Climate Change
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Climate Change Economics
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.unitEnvironment (MNSEN)
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