This book discusses the science causes impacts and risk reduction strategies for climate
change and disasters. It focuses on the use of traditional knowledge new innovation and
education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels in order to promote
sustainable development goals in general and disaster risk reduction in particular. The global
climate has changed substantially over the last century. There is strong evidence of global
climate change in the form of increase in air and sea surface temperature recession of
glaciers changes and shifting of climate regimes increasing number of extreme events and sea
levels changes. The increasing frequency of climate change induced disasters in particular is
posing a threat to resilience lives and livelihoods at global regional and local levels.
Major ecosystems of the world have experienced several climate induced disaster events in
recent past. This book provides new insights into the occurrence and impacts of climatic
extremes and strategies for disaster risk reduction. It includes studies on rainfall and
temperature trends floods and drought disasters weather and climatic related disasters in
mountains changes in plant activities risk assessment and responses in different ecosystems
of the world. The book is particularly useful for environmental and disaster managers
researchers and graduate students as well as policy makers.
