Block, Rachel I.Fay, MarianneEbinger, Jane2012-03-192012-03-192010978-0-8213-8131-1https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2407The 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.CC BY 3.0 IGOADAPTATION ACTIONADAPTATION ACTIONSADAPTATION CONTEXTADAPTATION DEFICITADAPTATION EFFORTSADAPTATION INITIATIVESADAPTATION MEASURESADAPTATION NEEDSADAPTATION OPTIONSADAPTATION PLANNINGADAPTATION PLANSADAPTATION PRACTICESADAPTATION PROCESSADAPTATION PROCESSESADAPTATION RESPONSESADAPTATION STRATEGIESADAPTATION STRATEGYADAPTATION TO CLIMATEADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGEADAPTINGADAPTIVE CAPACITYADAPTIVE CAPACITY INDEXADAPTIVE CAPACITY TO CLIMATE CHANGEADVERSE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEADVERSE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEAIRAIR POLLUTIONAPPROACHES TO ADAPTATION PLANNINGARCTIC OCEANARSENICATMOSPHEREBARRIERS TO ADAPTATIONBIOCLIMATIC MODELSBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONBIODIVERSITY PROTECTIONCAPACITY FOR ADAPTATIONCAPACITY-BUILDINGCARBONCARBON DIOXIDECARBON INTENSITYCATASTROPHIC EVENTSCLIMATECLIMATE ADAPTATIONCLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVITIESCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENTSCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTSCLIMATE CHANGE POLICYCLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMCLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONSCLIMATE CHANGE RISKSCLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOCLIMATE CHANGESCLIMATE CONDITIONSCLIMATE DATACLIMATE EVENTSCLIMATE EXTREMESCLIMATE FORECASTINGCLIMATE IMPACTCLIMATE IMPACTSCLIMATE INFORMATIONCLIMATE MODELERSCLIMATE PROJECTIONSCLIMATE RESEARCHCLIMATE RISKCLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENTCLIMATE RISKSCLIMATE SCENARIOSCLIMATE SCIENCECLIMATE SCIENTISTSCLIMATE SHOCKCLIMATE STRESSCLIMATE SYSTEMCLIMATE TRENDSCLIMATE VARIABILITYCLIMATE VARIABLESCLIMATE VARIATIONCLIMATE-RELATED EVENTSCLIMATIC CHANGECLIMATIC CHANGESCLIMATIC FACTORSCOCO2COLORSCONFRONTING CLIMATE CHANGECONSECUTIVE DRY DAYSCOPING CAPACITYCYANIDEDISASTER MANAGEMENTDISASTER PREPAREDNESSDISASTER RECOVERYDISASTER RISKDISASTER RISK MANAGEMENTDROUGHTDROUGHT CONDITIONSDROUGHT TOLERANCEDROUGHT YEARSDRY SPELLDRY SUMMERSECOLOGICAL ZONESEFFECTIVE ADAPTATIONELECTRICITYEMISSIONSENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHEENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCEEVAPORATIONEXPOSURE TO CLIMATE CHANGEEXTREME EVENTEXTREME EVENTSEXTREME TEMPERATURESEXTREME WEATHEREXTREME WEATHER EVENTSFLOODFLOODINGFLOODSFORESTFOREST FIRESFOREST STOCKFORESTRYFORESTSFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGEFROSTFUTURE ADAPTATIONFUTURE CLIMATE CHANGEFUTURE CLIMATE VARIABILITYGASGCMGENERAL CIRCULATION MODELGHGGLACIAL MELTGLACIERSGLOBAL CLIMATEGLOBAL WARMINGGOLDGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSGREENHOUSE GASESHAILHEATHEAT STRESSHEAT WAVESHEAVY RAINSHOT DAYSHOT SUMMERHURRICANESHYDROLOGYICEICE AGEICE COVERIMPACT OF CLIMATEIMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGEIMPACT OF HEAT WAVESIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEIMPLEMENTING ADAPTATION STRATEGIESINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGEIPCCLAND USELANDFILLSLEACHINGLOW ADAPTIVE CAPACITYMALADAPTATIONMELTING GLACIERSMETEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATIONMITIGATIONMITIGATION EFFORTSNATIONAL ADAPTATIONNATIONAL CLIMATENATURAL DISASTERNATURAL DISASTERSNITROGENOIL EQUIVALENTPARTICULATEPARTICULATE MATTERPESTICIDESPLANT GROWTHPRECIPITATIONRAINRAINFALLRAINFALL INTENSITYRAINFALL PATTERNSRAINY SEASONREGIONAL CLIMATEREGIONAL CLIMATE MODELRESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGESEA-LEVELSEA-LEVEL RISESEASONAL RAINFALLSEASONAL TEMPERATURESTORM SURGESTORMSSUMMER DROUGHTSSUMMER HEAT WAVESSUMMER TEMPERATURESSURFACE EVAPORATIONTEMPERATURETEMPERATURE CHANGESTEMPERATURE INCREASESTEMPORAL DATATRANSPORT SECTORUNDERGROUND WATERVULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGEWARMER CLIMATEWARMER TEMPERATURESWARMING CLIMATEWATER TREATMENTWINDOW OF OPPORTUNITYWINTER TEMPERATURESWMOWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-8131-1