Climate change risk and vulnerability : promoting an efficient adaptation response in Australia: final report
Allen Consulting Group Pty Ltd2005
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Developed as part of the Australian Government's National Climate Change Adaptation Programme, which is addressing the need to prepare governments, vulnerable industries, communities & ecosystems to manage the unavoidable consequences of climate change.
Main title:
Climate change risk and vulnerability : promoting an efficient adaptation response in Australia: final report / by the Allen Consulting Group
Imprint:
Canberra Australian Greenhouse Office March 2005
Collation:
159 p. illustrations maps
Contents:
Identifying priorities within a risk and vulnerability framework - Acknowledging Australian government interests - The state of climate change science -- The IPCC third assessment report - Scientific developments since the third assessment report - Emerging and unresolved scientific issues - Peeling back the uncertainty - Austalia's climate sensitivity -- Climate persures on industry - Climate presures on the nature environment - Climate presures on health and infrastructure - Regional studies of potential climate vulnerability -- Regional studies - Regional stakeholder perspectives - Adaptation: private perspectves and policy priorities -- Adaptive capacitios and options - A role for government - Implications for existing Australian government measures - Prioritising vulnerable systems and regions - Applying the priority framework.
ISBN:
192084094X
Dewey class:
363.7387 CLI
Language:
English
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BRN:
26414
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