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Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation from Section IV
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2012
AAO Antarctic Oscillation
ADAPT Assessment & Design for Adaptation to Climate Change: A Prototype Tool
AMO Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation
AO Arctic Oscillation
AR5 Fifth Assessment Report
CAPE Convective Available Potential Energy
CAT catastrophic risk
CBA cost-benefit analysis or community-based adaptation
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
CBDR common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities
CBO community-based organization
CCA climate change adaptation
CCRIF Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility
CCSP Climate Change Science Program (US)
CDD Consecutive Dry Days
CDM Clean Development Mechanism
CEE Centre for Environment Education
CEI Climate Extremes Index
C-ERA-40 Corrected ERA-40 reanalysis
CFR case fatality rate
CH4 methane
CMIP3 Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 3
CO2 carbon dioxide
COP Conference of the Parties
CPP cyclone preparedness program
CRED Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters
CSA Canadian Standards Association
CSO civil society organization
CSR corporate social responsibility
DDI Disaster Deficit Index
DFID Department for International Development (UK)
DJF December-January-February
DRM disaster risk management
DRR disaster risk reduction
DRRM disaster risk reduction management
EbA ecosystem-based adaptation
EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EDI Ethiopia Drought Index
ELF Emergency Liquidity Facility
EM-DAT Emergency Events Database
ENSO El Niño-Southern Oscillation
ERA-40 European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts 40-year reanalysis
EVT extreme value theory
EWS early warning system
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FONDEN Fund for Natural Disasters
GAR Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
GCM global climate model
GDP gross domestic product
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