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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/42214| Title: | Small islands |
| Other Titles: | Climate change 2007 : impacts, adaptation and vulnerability |
| Authors: | McLean, Roger F. Agard, John Briguglio, Lino Lefale, Penehuro Payet, Rolph Sem, Graham |
| Keywords: | Climatic changes States, Small Sea level Global warming |
| Issue Date: | 2007 |
| Publisher: | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| Citation: | McLean, R., Agard, J., Briguglio, L., Lefale, P., Payet, R., & Sem, G. (2007). Small islands. In N. Mimura, L. Nurse, R. McLean, J. Agard, L. Briguglio, P. Lefale, R. Payet, & G. Sem (Eds.), Climate change 2007 : impacts, adaptation and vulnerability (pp. 687-716). Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Geneva. |
| Abstract: | Small islands, whether located in the tropics or higher latitudes, have characteristics which make them especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change, sea-level rise, and extreme events (very high confidence). This assessment confirms and strengthens previous observations reported in the IPCC Third Assessment Report (TAR) which show that characteristics such as limited size, proneness to natural hazards, and external shocks enhance the vulnerability of islands to climate change. In most cases they have low adaptive capacity, and adaptation costs are high relative to gross domestic product (GDP). |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/42214 |
| ISBN: | 9780521880107 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacEMAEco |
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