World Bank2012-06-122012-06-122008-09https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7785Climate change is a serious environmental challenge that could undermine the drive for sustainable development. Since the industrial revolution, the mean surface temperature of earth has increased an average of 1degree celsius per century due to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Furthermore, most of this change has occurred in the past 30 to 40 years, and the rate of increase is accelerating, with significant impacts both at a global scale and at local and regional levels. While it remains important to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reverse climate change in the long run, many of the impacts of climate change are already in evidence. As a result, governments, communities, and civil society are increasingly concerned with anticipating the future effects of climate change while searching for strategies to mitigate, and adapt to, it's current effects.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADVERSE IMPACTSAGRICULTURAL LANDSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTUREALIEN SPECIESAMAZON RAINFORESTAMPHIBIANSANIMALAQUATIC ECOSYSTEMSAQUATIC HABITATSARTISANAL FISHERIESBEACHESBIODIVERSITYBIODIVERSITY ACTION PLANSBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONBIODIVERSITY INFORMATIONBIODIVERSITY LOSSBIODIVERSITY VALUEBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICSBIOLOGICAL CORRIDORSBIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYBIOLOGICAL RESOURCESBIOLOGYBIOMASSBIRDBIRD AREASBIRDSBOTANISTSBREEDINGBUFFER ZONESCARBON DIOXIDECARBON OFFSETCATTLECIVIL STRIFECLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECOASTCOASTAL AREASCOASTAL COMMUNITIESCOASTAL DEVELOPMENTCOASTAL ECOSYSTEMSCOASTAL FISHERIESCOASTAL HABITATSCOASTAL WATERSCOASTAL WETLANDSCOASTAL ZONECOASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENTCOASTAL ZONESCOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTCONSERVANCYCONSERVATIONCONSERVATION ACTIONCONSERVATION ACTIVITIESCONSERVATION EFFORTSCONSERVATION INITIATIVESCONSERVATION MANAGEMENTCONSERVATION PRIORITIESCONSERVATION STATUSCORALCORAL REEF REHABILITATIONCORAL REEFSCORALSCRITICAL AREASCRITICAL ECOSYSTEMCROPSDIAMOND MININGDOMESTIC ANIMALSDRAINAGEDRAINAGE CHANNELSDRY FORESTSECOLOGICAL RESEARCHECOSYSTEMECOSYSTEM STRUCTUREELEPHANTSEMISSION REDUCTIONSENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSEROSIONEROSION CONTROLESTUARIESESTUARINEEXOTIC PLANTSEXOTIC SPECIESFAUNAFIELD GUIDESFIRE MANAGEMENTFISHFISH POPULATIONSFISHERIESFLOOD CONTROLFLOODINGFLOODSFLORAFLORISTIC REGIONFOOD CHAINFOOD SECURITYFORESTFOREST CONSERVATIONFOREST DEGRADATIONFOREST ECOSYSTEMSFOREST FIRESFOREST GOVERNANCEFOREST LAWFOREST LAW ENFORCEMENTFOREST RESOURCESFORESTRYFORESTSFRAGMENTED LANDSCAPESFRESH WATERFRESHWATERFRESHWATER BIODIVERSITYFRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMSFRUITFRUITSGENETICGENETIC DIVERSITYGLOBAL BIODIVERSITYGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGEGOATSGRASSLANDSGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSGREENHOUSE GASESHABITAT DEGRADATIONHABITATSHEALTHY ECOSYSTEMSHIGHLANDSHUMAN ACTIVITIESIMAGESINDICATOR SPECIESINVASIVE EXOTIC SPECIESINVASIVE SPECIESISSUESLAKELAKESLAND MANAGEMENTLAND TENURELAND USELAND USE PLANNINGLAND USESLIVESTOCKLIVESTOCK GRAZINGMAMMALSMANGROVE SWAMPSMANGROVESMARINE BIODIVERSITYMARINE ECOSYSTEMSMARINE RESOURCESMARINE SYSTEMSMARSHESMEADOWSMIGRATORY BIRDSMITIGATIONMOUNTAIN ECOSYSTEMSMOUNTAIN RANGESMOUNTAIN SLOPESMOUNTAINSNATIONAL PARKNATIONAL PARKSNATIVE ECOSYSTEMSNATIVE SPECIESNATURAL FORESTSNATURAL HABITATNATURAL HABITATSNATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNATURAL RESOURCESNATURAL WETLANDSOCEAN ECOSYSTEMSOCEANIC ECOSYSTEMSOCEANSPARKSPASTUREPASTURESPEATPLAINSPLANNING PROCESSPLANTPLANT COMMUNITIESPLANT SPECIESPLANTATIONPLANTATIONSPOLLINATIONPOLLUTANTSQUALITATIVE ASSESSMENTSRAINFALLRAINFORESTSRANGE MANAGEMENTRANGESRARE SPECIESRECREATIONAL USEREEFRESERVESRESERVOIRSRIPARIAN ZONESRIVERRIVER DELTASRIVERINERUNOFFSALTWATER INTRUSIONSAVANNASEA LEVELSEA LEVEL RISESEWAGE TREATMENTSHEEPSHIPSSHORESOILSSOUND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTSPECIESSPECIES RICHNESSSTORMSSTREAMSSUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCESUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USESUSTAINABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITYSWAMPTAIGATEMPERATE FORESTSTERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMSTIGERTIGERSTOURISMTOURISM DEVELOPMENTTREE SPECIESTROPICAL DEFORESTATIONTROPICAL FORESTVEGETATIONVEGETATION COVERVEGETATION MANAGEMENTWATERSHEDWATERSHED MANAGEMENTWATERSHED PROTECTIONWATERSHEDSWAVESWETLANDWETLAND ECOSYSTEMSWETLAND RESTORATIONWETLANDSWETLANDS PROGRAMSWETLANDS RESTORATIONWILDERNESS AREASWILDLIFEWILDLIFE HABITATWILDLIFE TRADEWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/7785