Adapting to Climate Change (eBook)

An Assessment of Vulnerability and Risks to Human Security in the Western Mediterranean Basin

Dania Abdul Malak, Katriona McGlade, Diana Pascual, Eduard Pla (Autoren)

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2017 | 1st ed. 2017
XIX, 100 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-51680-6 (ISBN)

Infos

This book examines the water-related impacts of climate change in the UNESCO Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean (IBRM) straddling Spain and Morocco. This is the first in-depth publication on a fascinating transboundary case study; while climate change effects are rather homogenous across the IBRM, differing socio-economic contexts, land-use patterns and policy frameworks in Spain and Morocco mean considerable variations in vulnerability and consequences for human security. 

The authors have produced a novel and integrated vulnerability assessment that combines hydro-ecological, socio-economic and policy analyses. The interdisciplinary approach and insights contained in this volume will appeal both to those interested in the integration of natural and social sciences as well as those working on water and climate change from academic, practical or policy-oriented perspectives. 

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2.The Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean.- 3.Impact Assessment.- 4. Policy Assessment.- 5.Vulnerability Assessment.- 6.Conclusions and Recommendations.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.1.2017
• Reihe/Serie: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
• Reihe/Serie: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
• Zusatzinfo: XIX, 100 p. 11 illus., 9 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• Schlagworte: Adaptive Capacity • Agriculture • climate adaptation • climate change • Climate Change Management • Drought • floods • food security • Human Security • Hydro-ecological Model • impact assessment • Mediterranean basin • Morocco • Policy frameworks • Scenarios • Spain • Tourism • vulnerability assessment • water scarcity • Water security
• ISBN-10: 3-319-51680-9 / 3319516809
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-51680-6 / 9783319516806