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El Niño Ready Nations and Disaster Risk Reduction : 19 Countries in Perspective / edited by Michael H. Glantz

Contributor(s): Glantz, Michael H., editor literario
Material type: materialTypeLabelE-bookSeries: (Disaster Studies and Management, 2730-5643).Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2022Edition: 1st edition 2022.Description: 1 recurso en línea (XXII, 388 páginas) : 127 ilustraciones, 116 ilustraciones a color.ISBN: 9783030865030.Subject: Gestión de emergenciasOnline resources: Acceso a este recurso digital (usuarios Universidad Europea de Madrid)Digital Resources
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 1.1 Meta-Observation -- 2. What it Means to be El Niño Ready -- 3. Case study overviews -- 4. Africa -- 4.1 Ethiopia -- 4.2 Kenya -- 4.3 South Africa -- 4.4 Zimbabwe -- 5. Asia -- 5.1 China -- 5.2 Vietnam -- 5.3 The Philippines.
In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: El Niño can have drastic effects on livelihoods in affected regions. As the climate changes, there will also be changes in El Nino behavior and therefor in its impacts around the globe on human activities such as agriculture, water resources and weather extremes. The country-specific studies covered in this book are undertaken by experts on climate, water and weather-related fields in the countries being studied. Furthermore, aspects from other disciplines, for example from social sciences have been drawn upon in order to cover crosscutting themes which are identified: depicting similarities and differences in responses to El Nino's impacts such as drought, floods, famines, health-related issues and the like.
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LIBRO-E NO PRÉSTAMO LIBRO-E NO PRÉSTAMO Madrid Digital Acceso Electrónico (UEM) Ciencias Sociales HV551.2 .E5 2022 EB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Acceso electrónico eBook.09092022
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1. Introduction -- 1.1 Meta-Observation -- 2. What it Means to be El Niño Ready -- 3. Case study overviews -- 4. Africa -- 4.1 Ethiopia -- 4.2 Kenya -- 4.3 South Africa -- 4.4 Zimbabwe -- 5. Asia -- 5.1 China -- 5.2 Vietnam -- 5.3 The Philippines.

El Niño can have drastic effects on livelihoods in affected regions. As the climate changes, there will also be changes in El Nino behavior and therefor in its impacts around the globe on human activities such as agriculture, water resources and weather extremes. The country-specific studies covered in this book are undertaken by experts on climate, water and weather-related fields in the countries being studied. Furthermore, aspects from other disciplines, for example from social sciences have been drawn upon in order to cover crosscutting themes which are identified: depicting similarities and differences in responses to El Nino's impacts such as drought, floods, famines, health-related issues and the like.

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