Anmerkung: Intro -- Coping with Climate Change -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Boxes -- Chapter 1: The History of Climate -- 1.1 Changing the Climate for Development -- 1.2 Formation of Asia -- 1.3 Climate in the Pre-pottery Neolithic -- 1.4 Climate, the First Technological Revolution and Urbanization -- 1.5 Asian Climate After Kyoto Protocol -- References -- Chapter 2: Industrial Revolutions, Climate Change and Asia -- 2.1 Industrial Revolution and Asia -- 2.2 Air Pollution and CO2 -- References -- Chapter 3: Changing Environment: Where Will This Lead to? -- 3.1 Changing Environment and Impact on Biodiversity in Asian Context -- 3.2 Climate Change and Asian Economics -- 3.3 Transcending the Tensions Between Climate and Development -- References -- Chapter 4: Greenhouse Gas Inventory -- 4.1 Green House Gases and Asia -- 4.2 Countrywise Scenario in Asia -- References -- Chapter 5: Climate Change and Hydro-Meteorological Risks in Asia -- 5.1 Introduction to Hydro-Meteorological Disasters -- 5.2 Effect of Climate Change on Hydro-Meteorological Risk -- References -- Chapter 6: Asian Geological Settings: Its Effect on Climate Change and Disaster -- 6.1 Geological Setting and Common Disasters in Asia -- 6.1.1 Main Geographical Features -- 6.2 Climate Change and Disasters After Industrialization -- References -- Chapter 7: Climatic and Non Climatic Hazards: Asian Context -- 7.1 Land Movement Disasters -- 7.2 Water related Disasters -- 7.3 Weather Disasters -- 7.4 Fire -- 7.5 Health and Disease -- 7.6 Cumulative Effect of Man Made and Climatic Hazards -- References -- Chapter 8: Predicting Disaster: Asian Scenario -- 8.1 Non-climate Induced Risks -- 8.2 Climate Induced Disasters -- References -- Chapter 9: Early Warning Systems and Their Effectiveness in Asia -- 9.1 Biological Warning Systems -- 9.2 Man-Made Warning Systems. , References -- Chapter 10: Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in Asia -- 10.1 Adaptation and Adoption: Human Strategy -- 10.2 Adaptation and Adoption: Strategy of Other Species -- 10.3 Adaptation to Climate Change in the Context of Sustainable Development and Equity -- References -- Chapter 11: Prediction of Regional Climate Change -- 11.1 Factors Affecting Asian Regional Climate -- 11.2 Future Emphasis -- References -- Chapter 12: Capacity Assessment: Is Asia Ready to Face Climate Change -- 12.1 Climate Forecast and Data Products That Support Decision-Making -- 12.2 Making Decision-Support Information Responsive to Decision-Maker -- 12.3 Looking Toward the Future -- References -- Chapter 13: Hazard and Risk Assessment -- 13.1 Aerial Mapping and Surveying -- 13.2 Riverine Flooding Analyses -- 13.3 Coastal Flooding Analyses and Mapping -- 13.4 Shallow Flooding Analyses and Mapping -- 13.5 Ice-Jam Analyses and Mapping -- 13.6 Alluvial Fan Flooding Analyses and Mapping -- 13.7 Mapping of Areas Protected by Levee Systems -- References -- Chapter 14: Preventing and Mitigation of Disasters -- 14.1 Coping with Natural Hazards -- 14.2 Planning and Preparation for Different Time Scales -- 14.3 Planning for Environmental Emergencies and Climate Change -- 14.4 Being Prepared Saves Lives -- References -- Chapter 15: Sea Level Change and Asia -- 15.1 History and Reality of Sea level Change -- 15.2 Impact on Flora and Fauna -- 15.3 Impact on Asian Society -- References -- Chapter 16: Impact on Biodiversity: Asian Scenario -- 16.1 Changing Species Demography -- 16.2 Vanishing Species -- References -- Chapter 17: Changing Livelihood Due to Climate Change: Asian Perspective -- 17.1 Difficulties in Agriculture -- 17.1.1 Rice -- 17.1.2 Potato -- 17.1.3 Wheat -- 17.1.4 Maize -- 17.1.5 Tomato -- 17.1.6 Cassava -- 17.1.7 Rubber -- 17.1.8 Sugar Cane. , 17.1.9 Groundnut -- 17.1.10 Garlic -- 17.1.11 Onion -- 17.1.12 Oil Palm -- 17.1.13 Asparagus -- 17.1.14 Cocoa -- 17.1.15 Horticultural Crops -- 17.1.16 Livestock -- 17.1.17 Pests and Diseases -- 17.2 Dropping Fish Reserves -- 17.3 Diminishing Forest -- References -- Chapter 18: Accelerating Innovation and Decelerating Climate Change -- 18.1 The Tools, Technologies, and Institutions -- 18.2 International Collaboration -- 18.3 Kyoto Protocol and Asia -- 18.4 Public Programs, Policies, and Innovation -- 18.5 Existing Climate-Finance Instruments -- 18.5.1 Uncertain Environmental Integrity -- 18.5.2 Inadequate Contribution to Sustainable Development -- 18.5.3 Weak Governance and Inefficient Operation -- 18.5.4 Limited Scope -- 18.5.5 Uncertainty About Market Continuity -- 18.5.6 Cash and Carbon May Not Move in Same Direction -- References -- Appendix A: Glossary -- Appendix B: Abbreviation Used in This Book -- Appendix C: Impact of Climate Change on Individual Asian Countries -- Afghanistan -- Armenia -- Azerbaijan -- Bahrain -- Bangladesh -- Bhutan -- Brunei Darussalam -- Cambodia -- China -- East Timor -- India -- Indonesia -- Iran -- Iraq -- Israel -- Japan -- Jordan -- Kazakhstan -- Korea, Dem. People´s Republic -- Korea, Republic of -- Kuwait -- Kyrgyzstan -- Lao -- Lebanon -- Malaysia -- Mongolia -- Myanmar -- Nepal -- Oman -- Pakistan -- Papua New Guinea -- Philippines -- Saudi Arabia -- Singapore -- Sri Lanka -- Syria -- Tajikistan -- Thailand -- Turkey -- Turkmenistan -- United Arab Emirates -- Uzbekistan -- Vietnam -- Yemen -- Index.