Adapting to Climate Change in Europe and Central Asia

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2012-03-19T17:23:19Z
dc.date2012-03-19T17:23:19Z
dc.date2009-06-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:50:19Z
dc.descriptionThe climate is changing; and the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region is vulnerable to the consequences. Many of the region's countries are facing warmer temperatures, a changing hydrology and more extremes, droughts, floods, heat waves, windstorms, and forest fires. Already the frequency and cost of natural disasters have risen dramatically in the region. And the concentration of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere guarantees that similar or greater changes are yet to come, even if the world completely stopped emitting carbon dioxide. Now, and at least for the near future, ECA vulnerability is being driven more by its existing sensitivity than by the severity of the climate impacts. In fact, ECA already suffers from a serious adaptation deficit even to its current climate. This derives from a combination of socioeconomic factors and the Soviet legacy of environmental mismanagement. This report presents an overview of what adaptation to climate change might mean for ECA. It starts with a discussion of emerging best practice adaptation planning around the world and a review of the latest climate projections. The report then discusses possible actions to improve resilience organized around impacts on natural resources (water, biodiversity, and the coastal environment), health, the 'unbuilt' environment (agriculture and forestry), and the built environment (infrastructure and housing). The last chapter concludes with a discussion of two areas in great need of strengthening given the changing climate: disaster preparedness and hydrometeorological services.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3052
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/3052
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/411763
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO FINANCING
dc.subjectADAPTATION ACTION
dc.subjectADAPTATION ACTIONS
dc.subjectADAPTATION CONTEXT
dc.subjectADAPTATION DEFICIT
dc.subjectADAPTATION EFFORTS
dc.subjectADAPTATION INITIATIVES
dc.subjectADAPTATION MEASURES
dc.subjectADAPTATION NEEDS
dc.subjectADAPTATION OPTIONS
dc.subjectADAPTATION PLANS
dc.subjectADAPTATION PRACTICES
dc.subjectADAPTATION PRIORITIES
dc.subjectADAPTATION PROCESS
dc.subjectADAPTATION PROCESSES
dc.subjectADAPTATION PROGRAM
dc.subjectADAPTATION RESPONSES
dc.subjectADAPTATION STRATEGIES
dc.subjectADAPTATION STRATEGY
dc.subjectADAPTATION TO CLIMATE
dc.subjectADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectADAPTING
dc.subjectADAPTIVE CAPACITY
dc.subjectADAPTIVE CAPACITY INDICATORS
dc.subjectADAPTIVE CAPACITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectADVERSE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectAPPROACHES TO ADAPTATION PLANNING
dc.subjectARCTIC OCEAN
dc.subjectARSENIC
dc.subjectATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ADAPTATION
dc.subjectBELIEF IN CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectBIOCLIMATIC MODELS
dc.subjectCAPACITY FOR ADAPTATION
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON INTENSITY
dc.subjectCATASTROPHIC EVENTS
dc.subjectCLEAN AIR
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIO
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGES
dc.subjectCLIMATE CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE DATA
dc.subjectCLIMATE EVENTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE EXTREMES
dc.subjectCLIMATE IMPACT
dc.subjectCLIMATE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE MODELERS
dc.subjectCLIMATE PROJECTIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE RESEARCH
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISK
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISKS
dc.subjectCLIMATE SCENARIOS
dc.subjectCLIMATE SCIENCE
dc.subjectCLIMATE SCIENTISTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE SHOCK
dc.subjectCLIMATE STRESS
dc.subjectCLIMATE SYSTEM
dc.subjectCLIMATE TRENDS
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABLES
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATIC VARIABILITY
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOLORS
dc.subjectCONSECUTIVE DRY DAYS
dc.subjectCOPING CAPACITY
dc.subjectCOST OF ADAPTATION
dc.subjectDAMAGES
dc.subjectDISASTER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDISASTER PREPAREDNESS
dc.subjectDISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectDROUGHT CONDITIONS
dc.subjectDROUGHT TOLERANCE
dc.subjectDROUGHT YEARS
dc.subjectDRY SPELL
dc.subjectDRY SUMMERS
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ZONES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INDICATORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC MODELS
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY DEMAND
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGY OF DISASTERS
dc.subjectEVAPORATION
dc.subjectEXPOSURE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectEXTREME EVENT
dc.subjectEXTREME EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectEXTREME VALUE THEORY
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
dc.subjectFEASIBILITY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFISH STOCK
dc.subjectFLOOD CONTROL
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST FIRES
dc.subjectFOREST STOCK
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectFROST
dc.subjectFUTURE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectFUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGCM
dc.subjectGENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGLACIAL MELT
dc.subjectGLACIERS
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectGOLD
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectHAIL
dc.subjectHEAT
dc.subjectHEAT STRESS
dc.subjectHEAT WAVES
dc.subjectHEAVY RAINS
dc.subjectHOT DAYS
dc.subjectHOT SUMMER
dc.subjectHURRICANES
dc.subjectHYDROLOGY
dc.subjectICE
dc.subjectICE AGE
dc.subjectICE COVER
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPACT OF HEAT WAVES
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPLEMENT ADAPTATION
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTING ADAPTATION STRATEGIES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLANDFILLS
dc.subjectLEACHING
dc.subjectLOW ADAPTIVE CAPACITY
dc.subjectMAINSTREAMING ADAPTATION
dc.subjectMALADAPTATION
dc.subjectMELTING GLACIERS
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectMITIGATION
dc.subjectMITIGATION EFFORTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL ADAPTATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTER
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNITROGEN
dc.subjectOIL EQUIVALENT
dc.subjectPARTICULATE
dc.subjectPARTICULATE MATTER
dc.subjectPESTICIDES
dc.subjectPLANT GROWTH
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPORTFOLIO
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRAINFALL INTENSITY
dc.subjectRAINFALL PATTERNS
dc.subjectRAINY SEASON
dc.subjectREGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL
dc.subjectRESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectSEA LEVEL RISE
dc.subjectSEASONAL RAINFALL
dc.subjectSEASONAL TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectSTORM SURGE
dc.subjectSTORMS
dc.subjectSUMMER DROUGHTS
dc.subjectSUMMER HEAT WAVES
dc.subjectSUMMER TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectSURFACE EVAPORATION
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE CHANGES
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE INCREASES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectUNCERTAINTIES
dc.subjectUNDERGROUND WATER
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY INDICATORS
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectWARMER CLIMATE
dc.subjectWARMER TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectWARMING CLIMATE
dc.subjectWATER TREATMENT
dc.subjectWINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectWINTER TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectWMO
dc.titleAdapting to Climate Change in Europe and Central Asia

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