After the Indian Ocean tsunami of 26 December 2004 donor countries subscribed to. post-
disaster relief appeals so copiously that all the money could not be spent quickly enough to …

This paper synthesizes peer-reviewed literature on smallholders' adaptation to climate
change in develo** countries. The synthesis shows that multiple definitions of adaptation …

The impacts of climate change are already being felt. Learning how to live with these
impacts is a priority for human development. In this context, it is too easy to see adaptation …

The purpose of this paper is to present a tentative conceptual framework for studies of
vulnerability and adaptation to climate variability and change, generally applicable to a wide …

Emerging insights from adaptive and community-based resource management suggest that
building resilience into both human and ecological systems is an effective way to cope with …

OBJECTIVES The goals of the project have been:• to operationalise a database on
quantitative socio-economic indicators of vulnerability to climate change, classified by …

Reducing losses to weather‐related disasters, meeting the Millennium Development Goals
and wider human development objectives, and implementing a successful response to …

This book explores the connections between two of the most transformative processes of the
twenty-first century, namely climate change and globalization. In this book, Leichenko and …

Human adaptation to climate change is a heterogeneous process influenced by more than
economic and technological development. It is increasingly acknowledged in the adaptation …

This Technical Paper (TP) addresses the assessment and enhancement of adaptive
capacity of both social and physical systems, so that these systems may cope better with …