Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction by Raji... - 9780857244871

Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk ReductionIssues and Challenges\nAuthor(s): Rajib Shaw, Juan Pulhin, Joy Pereira, Rajib Shaw\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, United Kingdom\nImprint: Emerald Group Publishing Limited\nISBN-13: 9780857244871, 978-0857244871\nSynopsis\nThe importance of Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is increasing due, in part, to recent major disasters throughout the world. CCA and DRR are closely associated and there has been significant awareness at global and national levels to make collective focus on CCA and DRR. Although there are several books on CCA, this is the first systematic academic publication to highlight the linkages between CCA and DRR, CCA-DRR synergy and interactions. The book is divided into four parts: Part 1 focuses on the theory of CCA and DRR and its enabling environment; Part 2 focuses on governance, education and technology as the framework of CCA-DRR linkage; Part 3 focuse.