IPCC Report.pdf - Adam Curry

Case StudiesChapter 9Table of ContentsExecutive Summary .................................................................................................................................4899.1. Introduction..............................................................................................................................4909.2. Case Studies .............................................................................................................................4929.2.1. European Heat Waves of 2003 and 2006.........................................................................................................................4929.2.2. Response to Disaster Induced by Hot Weather and Wildfires .........................................................................................4969.2.3. Managing the Adverse Consequences of Drought ..........................................................................................................4989.2.4. Recent Dzud Disasters in Mongolia .................................................................................................................................5009.2.5. Cyclones: Enabling Policies and Responsive Institutions for Community Action ............................................................5029.2.6. Managing the Adverse Consequences of Floods .............................................................................................................5059.2.7. Disastrous Epidemic Disease: The Case of Cholera .........................................................................................................5079.2.8. Coastal Megacities: The Case of Mumbai ........................................................................................................................5109.2.9. Small Island Developing States: The Challenge of Adaptation .......................................................................................5129.2.10. Changing Cold Climate Vulnerabilities: Northern Canada...............................................................................................5149.2.11. Early Warning Systems: Adapting to Reduce Impacts .....................................................................................................5179.2.12. Effective Legislation for Multilevel Governance of Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation .......................................5199.2.13. Risk Transfer: The Role of Insurance and Other Instrumentsin Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation in Developing Countries..............................................5229.2.14. Education, Training, and Public Awareness Initiatives for Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation..............................5269.3. Synthesis of Lessons Identified from Case Studies .................................................................529References ...............................................................................................................................................530488