Climate change and adaptation / edited by Neil Leary [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. A stitch in time: General lessons from specific cases / Neil Leary ... (et. al.) -- 2. Adapting conservation strategies to climate change in Southern Africa / Graham von Maltitz, Robert J. Scholes, Barend Erasmus, Anthony Letsoalo -- 3. Benefits and costs of adapting water planning and management to climate change and water demand growth in the Western Cape of South Africa / John M. Callaway, Daniel B. Louw, Jabavu C. Nkomo, Molly E. Hellmuth, Debbie A. Sparks -- 4. Indigenous knowledge, institutions and practices for coping with variable climate in the Limpopo basin of Botswana / Opha Pauline, Dube Mogodisheng, B. M. Sekhwela -- 5. Community development and coping with drought in rural Sudan / Balgis Osman-Elasha, Nagmeldin Goutbi, Erika Spanger-Siegfried, Bill Dougherty, Ahmed Hanafi, Sumaya Zakieldeen, El-Amin Sanjak, Hassan A. Atti, Hashim M. Elhassan -- 6. Climate, malaria and cholera in the Lake Victoria region: Adapting to changing risks / Pius Yanda ... (et. al.) -- 7. Making economic sense of adaptation in upland cereal production systems in The Gambia / Momodou Njie, Bernard E. Gomez, Molly E. Hellmuth, John M. Callaway, Bubu P. Jallow, Peter Droogers -- 8. Past, present and future adaptation by rural households of northern Nigeria / Daniel D. Dabi, Anthony O. Nyong, Adebowale A. Adepetu, Vincent I. Ihemegbulem -- 9. Using seasonal weather forecasts for adapting food production to climate variability and climate change in Nigeria / James Oladipo, Adejuwon Theophilus, Odeyemi Odekunle, Mary Omoluke Omotayo -- 10. Adapting dryland and irrigated cereal farming to climate change in Tunisia and Egypt / Raoudha Mougou, Ayman Abou-Hadid, Ana Iglesias, Mahmoud Medany, Amel Nafti, Riadh Chetali, Mohsen Mansour, Helmy Eid -- 11. Adapting to drought, zud and climate change in Mongolia's rangelands / Punsalmaa Batima, Bat Bold, Tserendash Sainkhuu, Myagmarjav Bavuu -- 12. Evaluation of adaptation options for the Heihe river basin of China / Yongyuan Yin, Zhongming Xu, Aihua Long -- 13. Strategies for managing climate risks in the lower Mekong river basin: A place-based approach / Suppakorn Chinvanno, Soulideth Souvannalath, Boontium Lersupavithnapa, Vichien Kerdsuk, Nguyen Thuan -- 14. Spillovers and trade-offs of adaptation in the Pantabangan-Carranglan watershed of the Philippines / Rodel D. Lasco, Rex Victor O. Cruz, Juan M. Pulhin, Florencia B. Pulhin -- 15. Top-down, bottom-up: Mainstreaming adaptation in Pacific island townships / Melchior Mataki, Kanayathu Koshy, Veena Nair -- 16. Adapting to dengue risk in the Caribbean / Michael A. Taylor, Anthony Chen, Samuel Rawlins, Charmaine Heslop-Thomas, Dharmaratne Amarakoon, Wilma Bailey, Dave Chadee, Sherine Huntley, Cassandra Rhoden, Roxanne Stennett -- 17. Adaptation to climate trends: Lessons from the Argentine experience / Vicente Barros -- 18. Local perspectives on adaptation to climate change: Lessons from Mexico and Argentina / Monica Wehbe, Hallie Eakin, Roberto Seiler, Marta Vinocur, Cristian Avila, Cecilia Maurutto, Gerardo Sanchez Torres -- 19. Maize and soybean cultivation in southeastern South America: Adapting to climate change / Maria I. Travasso, Graciela O. Magrin, Walter E. Baethgen, Jose P. Castano, Gabriel R. Rodriguez, Joao L. Pires, Agustin Gimenez, Gilberto Cunha, Mauricio Fernandes -- 20. Fishing strategies for managing climate variability and change in the estuarine front of the Rio de la Plata / Gustavo J. Nagy, Mario Bidegain, Ruben M. Caffera, Walter Norbis, Alvaro Ponce, Valentina Pshennikov, Dimitri N. Severov.

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