Call number:
IASS 20.94311
Description / Table of Contents:
1. Introduction.-2. Assessment of Warming Projections and Probabilities for Brazil -- 3. Agricultural Sector -- 4. Health Sector -- 5. Biodiversity Sector -- 6. Energy Sector -- 7. Final Remarks and Recommendations -- Glossary
Description / Table of Contents:
This book maps extreme temperature increase under dangerous climate change scenarios in Brazil and their impacts on four key sectors: agriculture, health, biodiversity and energy. The book draws on a careful review of the literature and climate projections, including relative risk estimates. This synthesis summarizes the state-of-the-art knowledge and provides decision-makers with risk analysis tools, to be incorporated in public planning policy, in order to understand climate events which may occur and which may have significant consequences
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
XVIII, 226 S.
,
Illustrationen
ISBN:
9783319928807
,
9783319928821
,
9783319928814
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-319-92881-4
Language:
English
Branch Library:
RIFS Library
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