Adapting to Climate Change in Europe and Central Asia

The climate is changing; and the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region is vulnerable to the consequences. Many of the region's countries are facing warmer temperatures, a changing hydrology and more extremes, droughts, floods, heat waves, windstorms, and forest fires. Already the frequency and cost of natural disasters have risen dramatically in the region. And the concentration of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere guarantees that similar or greater changes are yet to come, even if the world completely stopped emitting carbon dioxide. Now, and at least for the near future, ECA vulnerability is being driven more by its existing sensitivity than by the severity of the climate impacts. In fact, ECA already suffers from a serious adaptation deficit even to its current climate. This derives from a combination of socioeconomic factors and the Soviet legacy of environmental mismanagement. This report presents an overview of what adaptation to climate change might mean for ECA. It starts with a discussion of emerging best practice adaptation planning around the world and a review of the latest climate projections. The report then discusses possible actions to improve resilience organized around impacts on natural resources (water, biodiversity, and the coastal environment), health, the 'unbuilt' environment (agriculture and forestry), and the built environment (infrastructure and housing). The last chapter concludes with a discussion of two areas in great need of strengthening given the changing climate: disaster preparedness and hydrometeorological services.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2009-06-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FINANCING, ADAPTATION ACTION, ADAPTATION ACTIONS, ADAPTATION CONTEXT, ADAPTATION DEFICIT, ADAPTATION EFFORTS, ADAPTATION INITIATIVES, ADAPTATION MEASURES, ADAPTATION NEEDS, ADAPTATION OPTIONS, ADAPTATION PLANS, ADAPTATION PRACTICES, ADAPTATION PRIORITIES, ADAPTATION PROCESS, ADAPTATION PROCESSES, ADAPTATION PROGRAM, ADAPTATION RESPONSES, ADAPTATION STRATEGIES, ADAPTATION STRATEGY, ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE, ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE, ADAPTING, ADAPTIVE CAPACITY, ADAPTIVE CAPACITY INDICATORS, ADAPTIVE CAPACITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE, ADVERSE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ADVERSE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, AIR POLLUTION, APPROACHES TO ADAPTATION PLANNING, ARCTIC OCEAN, ARSENIC, ATMOSPHERE, BARRIERS TO ADAPTATION, BELIEF IN CLIMATE CHANGE, BIOCLIMATIC MODELS, CAPACITY FOR ADAPTATION, CARBON, CARBON INTENSITY, CATASTROPHIC EVENTS, CLEAN AIR, CLIMATE, CLIMATE ADAPTATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY, CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS, CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIO, CLIMATE CHANGES, CLIMATE CONDITIONS, CLIMATE DATA, CLIMATE EVENTS, CLIMATE EXTREMES, CLIMATE IMPACT, CLIMATE IMPACTS, CLIMATE MODELERS, CLIMATE PROJECTIONS, CLIMATE RESEARCH, CLIMATE RISK, CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE RISKS, CLIMATE SCENARIOS, CLIMATE SCIENCE, CLIMATE SCIENTISTS, CLIMATE SHOCK, CLIMATE STRESS, CLIMATE SYSTEM, CLIMATE TRENDS, CLIMATE VARIABILITY, CLIMATE VARIABLES, CLIMATIC CHANGE, CLIMATIC VARIABILITY, CO2, COLORS, CONSECUTIVE DRY DAYS, COPING CAPACITY, COST OF ADAPTATION, DAMAGES, DISASTER MANAGEMENT, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT, DROUGHT, DROUGHT CONDITIONS, DROUGHT TOLERANCE, DROUGHT YEARS, DRY SPELL, DRY SUMMERS, ECOLOGICAL ZONES, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC INDICATORS, ECONOMIC MODELS, EFFECTIVE ADAPTATION, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY DEMAND, EMISSIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE, EPIDEMIOLOGY OF DISASTERS, EVAPORATION, EXPOSURE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, EXTREME EVENT, EXTREME EVENTS, EXTREME TEMPERATURES, EXTREME VALUE THEORY, EXTREME WEATHER, EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, FEASIBILITY, FINANCIAL CAPITAL, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FISH STOCK, FLOOD CONTROL, FLOODING, FLOODS, FOREST, FOREST FIRES, FOREST STOCK, FORESTRY, FORESTS, FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, FROST, FUTURE ADAPTATION, FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE, GCM, GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL, GHG, GLACIAL MELT, GLACIERS, GLOBAL WARMING, GOLD, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GASES, HAIL, HEAT, HEAT STRESS, HEAT WAVES, HEAVY RAINS, HOT DAYS, HOT SUMMER, HURRICANES, HYDROLOGY, ICE, ICE AGE, ICE COVER, IMPACT OF CLIMATE, IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPACT OF HEAT WAVES, IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPLEMENT ADAPTATION, IMPLEMENTING ADAPTATION STRATEGIES, INCOME, INSURANCE, INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE, IPCC, LAND MANAGEMENT, LAND USE, LANDFILLS, LEACHING, LOW ADAPTIVE CAPACITY, MAINSTREAMING ADAPTATION, MALADAPTATION, MELTING GLACIERS, METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION, MITIGATION, MITIGATION EFFORTS, NATIONAL ADAPTATION, NATIONAL CLIMATE, NATURAL DISASTER, NATURAL DISASTERS, NITROGEN, OIL EQUIVALENT, PARTICULATE, PARTICULATE MATTER, PESTICIDES, PLANT GROWTH, POLICY MAKERS, PORTFOLIO, POWER SECTOR, PRECIPITATION, PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION, RAIN, RAINFALL, RAINFALL INTENSITY, RAINFALL PATTERNS, RAINY SEASON, REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL, RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, SEA LEVEL RISE, SEASONAL RAINFALL, SEASONAL TEMPERATURE, STORM SURGE, STORMS, SUMMER DROUGHTS, SUMMER HEAT WAVES, SUMMER TEMPERATURES, SURFACE EVAPORATION, TEMPERATURE, TEMPERATURE CHANGES, TEMPERATURE INCREASES, TRANSPORT SECTOR, UNCERTAINTIES, UNDERGROUND WATER, VULNERABILITY INDICATORS, VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE, WARMER CLIMATE, WARMER TEMPERATURES, WARMING CLIMATE, WATER TREATMENT, WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY, WINTER TEMPERATURES, WMO,
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