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Adapting to Climate Change in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

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dc.contributor.authorBlock, Rachel I.
dc.contributor.authorFay, Marianne
dc.contributor.authorEbinger, Jane
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T09:32:51Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T09:32:51Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20100126225828
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-8131-1
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-8131-1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2407
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectADAPTATION ACTION
dc.subjectADAPTATION ACTIONS
dc.subjectADAPTATION CONTEXT
dc.subjectADAPTATION DEFICIT
dc.subjectADAPTATION EFFORTS
dc.subjectADAPTATION INITIATIVES
dc.subjectADAPTATION MEASURES
dc.subjectADAPTATION NEEDS
dc.subjectADAPTATION OPTIONS
dc.subjectADAPTATION PLANNING
dc.subjectADAPTATION PLANS
dc.subjectADAPTATION PRACTICES
dc.subjectADAPTATION PROCESS
dc.subjectADAPTATION PROCESSES
dc.subjectADAPTATION RESPONSES
dc.subjectADAPTATION STRATEGIES
dc.subjectADAPTATION STRATEGY
dc.subjectADAPTATION TO CLIMATE
dc.subjectADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectADAPTING
dc.subjectADAPTIVE CAPACITY
dc.subjectADAPTIVE CAPACITY INDEX
dc.subjectADAPTIVE CAPACITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectADVERSE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectAPPROACHES TO ADAPTATION PLANNING
dc.subjectARCTIC OCEAN
dc.subjectARSENIC
dc.subjectATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ADAPTATION
dc.subjectBIOCLIMATIC MODELS
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY PROTECTION
dc.subjectCAPACITY FOR ADAPTATION
dc.subjectCAPACITY-BUILDING
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON INTENSITY
dc.subjectCATASTROPHIC EVENTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAM
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE RISKS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIO
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGES
dc.subjectCLIMATE CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE DATA
dc.subjectCLIMATE EVENTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE EXTREMES
dc.subjectCLIMATE FORECASTING
dc.subjectCLIMATE IMPACT
dc.subjectCLIMATE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE INFORMATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE MODELERS
dc.subjectCLIMATE PROJECTIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE RESEARCH
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISK
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISKS
dc.subjectCLIMATE SCENARIOS
dc.subjectCLIMATE SCIENCE
dc.subjectCLIMATE SCIENTISTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE SHOCK
dc.subjectCLIMATE STRESS
dc.subjectCLIMATE SYSTEM
dc.subjectCLIMATE TRENDS
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABLES
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE-RELATED EVENTS
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CHANGES
dc.subjectCLIMATIC FACTORS
dc.subjectCO
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOLORS
dc.subjectCONFRONTING CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCONSECUTIVE DRY DAYS
dc.subjectCOPING CAPACITY
dc.subjectCYANIDE
dc.subjectDISASTER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDISASTER PREPAREDNESS
dc.subjectDISASTER RECOVERY
dc.subjectDISASTER RISK
dc.subjectDISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectDROUGHT CONDITIONS
dc.subjectDROUGHT TOLERANCE
dc.subjectDROUGHT YEARS
dc.subjectDRY SPELL
dc.subjectDRY SUMMERS
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ZONES
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectEVAPORATION
dc.subjectEXPOSURE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectEXTREME EVENT
dc.subjectEXTREME EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
dc.subjectFLOOD
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST FIRES
dc.subjectFOREST STOCK
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectFROST
dc.subjectFUTURE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectFUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectFUTURE CLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectGAS
dc.subjectGCM
dc.subjectGENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGLACIAL MELT
dc.subjectGLACIERS
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectGOLD
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectHAIL
dc.subjectHEAT
dc.subjectHEAT STRESS
dc.subjectHEAT WAVES
dc.subjectHEAVY RAINS
dc.subjectHOT DAYS
dc.subjectHOT SUMMER
dc.subjectHURRICANES
dc.subjectHYDROLOGY
dc.subjectICE
dc.subjectICE AGE
dc.subjectICE COVER
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPACT OF HEAT WAVES
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTING ADAPTATION STRATEGIES
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLANDFILLS
dc.subjectLEACHING
dc.subjectLOW ADAPTIVE CAPACITY
dc.subjectMALADAPTATION
dc.subjectMELTING GLACIERS
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectMITIGATION
dc.subjectMITIGATION EFFORTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL ADAPTATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTER
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNITROGEN
dc.subjectOIL EQUIVALENT
dc.subjectPARTICULATE
dc.subjectPARTICULATE MATTER
dc.subjectPESTICIDES
dc.subjectPLANT GROWTH
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRAINFALL INTENSITY
dc.subjectRAINFALL PATTERNS
dc.subjectRAINY SEASON
dc.subjectREGIONAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectREGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL
dc.subjectRESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectSEA-LEVEL
dc.subjectSEA-LEVEL RISE
dc.subjectSEASONAL RAINFALL
dc.subjectSEASONAL TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectSTORM SURGE
dc.subjectSTORMS
dc.subjectSUMMER DROUGHTS
dc.subjectSUMMER HEAT WAVES
dc.subjectSUMMER TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectSURFACE EVAPORATION
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE CHANGES
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE INCREASES
dc.subjectTEMPORAL DATA
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectUNDERGROUND WATER
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectWARMER CLIMATE
dc.subjectWARMER TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectWARMING CLIMATE
dc.subjectWATER TREATMENT
dc.subjectWINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectWINTER TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectWMO
dc.titleAdapting to Climate Change in Eastern Europe and Central Asiaen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.date.disclosure2010-05-19
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okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-8131-1
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okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.geographicalEastern Europe
okr.region.geographicalCentral Asia
okr.topicScience and Technology Development::Science of Climate Change
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Climate Change Economics
okr.topicEnvironment::Adaptation to Climate Change
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Economics & Policies
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