Publication

This book dwells on ways to ensure that adaptation efforts are socially and environmentally sustainable. Over $100bn a year is pledged to help finance adaptation projects via the Climate Adaptation Fund. These projects and their funding played a central role in the latest climate talks in Cancun, Mexico, ensuring that adaptation to climate change will be an international priority over the next few decades. This book examines how adaptation to climate change (types of measures, policy frameworks, and local household strategies) interacts with social and environmental sustainability. A mixture of conceptual and case study-based papers draws on research from Europe, Asia and Africa.