Block, RachelFay, MarianneCarrington, TimEbinger, Jane2012-08-132012-08-132009-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10249Contrary to popular perception, Europe and Central Asia (ECA) countries are significantly threatened by climate change, with serious risks already in evidence. The vulnerability and adaptive capacity of ECA countries to climate change over the next two decades will be dominated by socio-economic factors and legacy issues. The next decade offers a window of opportunity for ECA to make its development more resilient to climate change while reaping co-benefits. Some impacts of climate change will likely remain manageable in the short-term but the costs of poorly designed or implemented policies could rise rapidly.CC BY 3.0 IGOAGRICULTURAL PRACTICESAGRICULTUREAIRAIR POLLUTIONARCTIC OCEANARSENICATMOSPHEREBALTIC SEABIODIVERSITYCLIMATE CHANGESCLIMATE IMPACTSCLIMATE RESEARCHCLIMATIC CHANGECO2 EMISSIONSCOASTCOASTAL EROSIONCOASTSDESERTIFICATIONDRIVERSDROUGHTELECTRICITYEROSIONEVAPORATIONFISHFISH STOCKSFISHINGFISHING INDUSTRYFLOODINGFORESTRYFORESTSGDPGLACIERSGLOBAL WARMINGGREENHOUSE GASESHEAT WAVESINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGEIRRIGATIONLAND USELANDSMALARIANATURAL RESOURCESNUTRIENTPESTICIDESPOLLUTANTSPOPULATION GROWTHPRECIPITATIONRENEWABLE WATER RESOURCESRIVERRIVER BASINRIVER BASIN MANAGEMENTRIVERSROADSSALTWATER INTRUSIONSANITATIONSEASEA LEVELSEA LEVEL RISESEDIMENTSSOILSTORM SURGETEMPERATURETOLLTRANSPORTTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTUREWATER AVAILABILITYWATER LEVELWATER RESOURCEWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENTWATER RESOURCESWATER USEWATER UTILITIESABATING CLIMATE CHANGEADAPTATION DEFICITADAPTATION PLANSADAPTATION RESPONSEADAPTINGADAPTIVE CAPACITYADAPTIVE CAPACITY TO CLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE ADAPTATIONCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PLANNINGCLIMATE CHANGE INDEXCLIMATE CHANGE POLICIESCLIMATE CHANGE RISKCLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOCLIMATE CONDITIONSCLIMATE OUTCOMESCLIMATE SCIENCECLIMATIC FACTORSDISASTER MANAGEMENTDROUGHT CONDITIONSECONOMIC GROWTHECOSYSTEMELECTRICITY DEMANDEMISSIONSEXTREME EVENTSEXTREME TEMPERATURESEXTREME WEATHERFLOODSFOREST FIRESFOREST LOSSFOREST STOCKFROSTFUTURE CLIMATE CHANGEGREENHOUSEHEATHEAVY RAINSHOT DAYSHOT SUMMERHYDROLOGYICEIMPACT OF CLIMATEIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEINCOMELANDFILLSLOW ADAPTIVE CAPACITYMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICESNATURAL DISASTERSPOLICY MAKERSPOWER SECTORRISKS OF CLIMATE CHANGESEASONAL TEMPERATURESTORM FREQUENCYSTORMSSUMMER DROUGHTSSUMMER HEAT WAVESSUMMER TEMPERATURESSURFACE EVAPORATIONVULNERABILITY FROM CLIMATE CHANGEVULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGEWARMER CLIMATEWARMER TEMPERATURESWARMING CLIMATEWINDOW OF OPPORTUNITYWorld Bank10.1596/10249