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Adaptation to Climate Change for Sustainable Development: A Survey

Adaptation to Climate Change for Sustainable Development: A Survey
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Author(s): Soumyananda Dinda (Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, India)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 29
Source title: Handbook of Research on Climate Change Impact on Health and Environmental Sustainability
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Soumyananda Dinda (Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8814-8.ch018

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Abstract

Climate change is an important global issue. For sustainable development human society must adopt the climate change and reduce vulnerability. This chapter provides an overview on the climate change and its effects, in response how human societies adopt it across the globe. Chapter reviews major papers on adaptation to climate change. Based on major important articles this chapter provides clarity of the concept of adaptation, types of adaptation, measurement of adaptation and determinants of adaptive capacity. It also highlights on sustainable development and shows possible future directions of adaptation and limitations.

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