Climate change, adaptive capacity and development / editors, Joel B. Smith, Richard J.T. Klein, Saleemul Huq.

Includes bibliographical references.

Ch. 1. Introduction / Joel B. Smith, Richard J.T. Klein and Saleemul Huq -- Ch. 2. From adaption to adaptive capacity and vulnerability reduction / Barry Smit and Olga Pilifosova -- Ch. 3. Social aspects of adaptive capacity / W. Neil Adger -- Ch. 4. Adaptive capacity : what does it mean in the context of natural hazards? / John Handmer -- Ch. 5. Lessons from famine early warning and food security for understanding adaption to climate change : toward a vulnerability/adaption science? / Thomas E. Downing -- Ch. 6. Assessing vulnerability in the context of changing socioeconomic conditions : a study of Egypt / Gary Yohe, Kenneth Strzepek, Tammy Pau and Courtney Yohe -- Ch. 7. Do we have the adaptive capacity to develop and use the adaptive capacity to adapt? / Ian Burton -- Ch. 8. The legal framework of adaption and adaption and adaptive capacity / Roda Verheyen -- Ch. 9. Adaption funding : legal and insitutional issues / Roda Verheyen -- Ch. 10. Adaptive capacity : the Philippines coastal resources experience / Rosa T. Perez -- Ch. 11. Adaption to climatic variability and change in Tlaxcala, Mexico / Cecilia Conde and Hallie Eakin -- Ch. 12. Engaging Africa in adaption to climate change / Chris H. D. Magadza -- Ch. 13. Adaption, sustainable development and equity : the case of Pakistan / Shaheen Rafi Khan -- Ch. 14. Enhancing the capacity of developing countries to adapt to climate change : a policy relevant research agenda / Richard J.T. Klein and Joel B. Smith.

"The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Stratus Consulting organized a workshop in the fall of 2001 to develop an agenda for research on how best to enhance the capacity of developing countries to adapt to climate change. This research agenda is relevant for governments and institutions that wish to support developing countries in adapting to climate change. The workshop brought together experts from developing and industrialized countries, non-governmental organizations, and multilateral and bilateral donor organizations to discuss a number of important topics related to adaptation, adaptive capacity and sustainable development. A dozen papers were commissioned to cover these topics, both from a theoretical perspective and in the form of national case studies. The papers form the basis for this important book, which presents the latest interdisciplinary knowledge about the nature and components of adaptive capacity and how it may be strengthened." -- BOOK JACKET.