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Economic and social implications of climate change and variability:
new challenges for climate services................................................... 32
Thomas R. Karl, Lead, NOAA Climate Services; Chester J. Koblinsky, Director,
NOAA Climate Program Office; Richard D. Rosen, Senior Advisor for Climate
Research, NOAA Climate Program Office
Climate impacts on the society and economy of Croatia................... 36
Ivan Cacic and Krešo Pandžic, Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Croatia;
Sandra Vlašic and Seth Landau, United Nations Development Programme
Climate change and food security..................................................... 39
Richard A. Betts, Pete D. Falloon, Jemma Gornall, Neil Kaye and Andrew Wiltshire,
Met Office Hadley Centre; Timothy R. Wheeler, Walker Institute for Climate Systems
Research, Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, UK
Corals and climate change............................................................... 42
Angelique Brathwaite, Coastal Zone Management Unit
Climate change and tourism: facing the challenges.......................... 44
Luigi Cabrini, Director, Department of Sustainable Development of Tourism,
World Tourism Organization
Managing climate related health risks............................................... 48
S.J. Connor, International Research Institute for Climate and Society
Climate change migration from low-lying small
island communities.......................................................................... 50
David King, Director of the Centre for Disaster Studies, and Scott Smithers, Associate
Professor in the School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, James Cook University
Climate in the Pacific: building capacity for climate services............ 53
Janita Pahalad and William Wright, Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
Combating climate change: how prepared are poor fishing
communities in South Asia?............................................................. 56
Yugraj Yadava, Director, Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental
Organisation
Sustaining fish supplies for food security in a changing climate........ 59
Edward H. Allison, The WorldFish Center, Penang, Malaysia; Manuel Barange,
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK; Nicholas K. Dulvy, Simon Fraser University,
Department of Biological Sciences, Canada
Climate change, land degradation, and forced migration.................. 63
Andreas Rechkemmer, Special Advisor, Executive Direction and Management,
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
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Assessment of climate change and adaptation in India..................... 68
Ajit Tyagi, India Meteorological Department, New Delhi; and B. N. Goswami,
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
Climate change: challenges and opportunities for development
in Kuwait ........................................................................................71
A. Ramadan, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Adapting to changes and fluctuations in climate: a Russian perspective....74
Dr Alexander Bedritsky, Head, Roshydromet
Challenges for the climate services in Switzerland............................ 77
C. Appenzeller, A. P. Weigel, M. Begert, S. C. Scherrer, M. Croci-Maspoli,
G. Seiz, N. Foppa, A. Rubli, Climate Division, Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology
and Climatology MeteoSwiss
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