Author:Cull, T; Vincent, K; Davis, C; Archer, Emma RMDate:Nov 2011This chapter is concerned with how we can respond to climate change in order to reduce its adverse impacts. Following international practice, these responses can broadly be grouped into mitigation (reduction in the causes of climate change) ...Read more
Author:Vincent, K; Cull, T; Archer, Emma RMDate:Oct 2010It is well-known that women in developing countries tend to be more dependent on natural resources than men, and that female-headed households tend to rely more on agricultural livelihoods than male-headed households. Climate change is projected ...Read more
Author:Vincent, K; Cull, T; Davis, C; Archer, Emma RMDate:Nov 2011In this chapter, the terms hazard exposure, sensitivity (or biophysical vulnerability), adaptive capacity (or its opposite - social vulnerability) and risk are introduced (see Box 4.1 for key definitions). Whether or not climate change is ...Read more