The Climate Change Crisis

Pink Ross Michael

Published in: 2018

Publisher: Springer

Region / Country: All

Topics: Disaster risk reduction / Disaster risk management / Climate change / Water resources / Hazards
Abstract:

This book explores how the world community will respond to the unfolding humanitarian crisis caused by climate change. It recognises climate change as the greatest threat to human development in the 21st century, bringing with it: flooding, drought, extreme temperatures, health crises, threats to human security and severe harm to economic development.

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