Taming climate risks : adaptation to climate change and coping with current climate risks

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2009

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IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC), Nairobi, KE

Abstract

This brief presentation covers issues identified by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the government of Kenya in terms of risk reduction and adaptation to climate change. It illustrates the way urban areas influence the atmosphere.

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CLIMATE CHANGE, ADAPTATION, CLIMATE RISKS, AUTOMOBILES, CARBON EMISSIONS, GREENHOUSE EFFECT, WATER SHORTAGE, VULNERABLE GROUPS, PHOTOGRAPHS, KENYA, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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