1st Edition
Climate Change Adaptation and International Development Making Development Cooperation More Effective
416 Pages
by
Routledge
414 Pages
by
Routledge
416 Pages
by
Routledge
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Climate change impacts upon the world's poorest most heavily. It is therefore essential that international development initiatives focus on improving the ability of developing countries to adapt to the effects of climate change. This book, a product of research by the JICA-RI (Research Institute of the Japan International Cooperation Agency), examines climate change adaptation from the perspective... Read more
Preface 1. Introduction 2. Cases of Climate Change Adaptation in Asia 3. Cases of Climate Change Adaptation in Africa 4. International Cooperation and Emerging Issues
Biography
Ryo Fujikura is a Professor at Hosei University, Japan and visiting researcher at JICA-RI. He received his B.A. (1978) and M.Sc. (1980) from the University of Tokyo, and Doctor of Natural Science (1982) from Innsbruck University, Austria. Masato Kawanishi is a Senior Advisor on Climate Change at JICA. He received an M.B.A. (1993) from Boston University and M.Sc. (2004) from Imperial College London
'Adaptation to climate change is nothing straightforward or simple, but it is necessary. This book offers food for thought for how development cooperation can most effectively do its part to put poor countries on the track toward sustainable development in a changing climate.'- Lisa Schipper, Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute, Thailand
