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1. Sustainable Adaptation to Climate Change

   Prioritising Social Equity and Environmental Integrity

   By Katrina Brown

   Edited by Siri Eriksen

   Series: Climate and Development Series

   This book sets out how to ensure that adaptation efforts are socially and environmentally sustainable, contributing to poverty reduction as well as confronting the processes driving vulnerability. Over $100 billion a year is pledged to help finance adaptation projects via the The Climate...

   Published February 22nd 2011 by Routledge
2. Adaptation to Climate Change in Southern Africa

   New Boundaries for Development

   Edited by Steffen Bauer, Imme Scholz

   Series: Climate and Development Series

   Adverse climate impacts are already evident across Southern Africa and pose a serious threat to the development prospects of the region's societies. Sustainable development in this region will depend on the rapid development and implementation of effective adaptation measures. This volume...

   Published April 27th 2010 by Routledge
3. Lessons for Climate Change Adaptation from Better Management of Rivers

   Edited by Jamie Pittock

   Series: Climate and Development Series

   Climate change is dramatically affecting freshwater supplies, particularly in the developing world. The papers in this volume present a powerful case for and exploration of different freshwater adaptation strategies in the face of global climatic change. The volume centres on six detailed case...

   Published November 24th 2009 by Routledge