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Two members of the Climate Change Adaptation Research Group are attending the UNFCCC COP 17 this month in Durban, South Africa. Will Vanderbilt is presenting a booth in the DEC profiling the group's activities, as well as the IHACC project. Michelle Maillet is conducting research on the discourse on indigenous peoples and climate change adaptation and the policy decisions made within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for her M.A. in Geography at McGill. Videos displayed at the booth, as well as blog posts by the team at the conference, will appear on this page as the event progresses.
Will Vanderbilt
Michelle Maillet

COP17 Booth Videos



Recent Group Publications

    Climate change adaptation in developed nations: From theory to practice

    2011 July 19
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    Ford, JD and Berrang Ford, L. (2011). Climate change adaptation in developed nations: From theory to practice. Springer, in press.

    Update: The book is now available for order and download for many institutional users on Springer’s website.

    This 36 chapter edited volume will be published in early 2011 and profiles examples of adaptation planning from across developed nations. Authored by leading scientists and policy makers, the book is organized around 7 sections: Section I: Introduction and overview; Section II: Climate change adaptation in the public health sector; Section III: Climate change adaptation in the industrial sector; Section IV: Climate change adaptation in the urban environment; Section V: Climate change adaptation in the agricultural sector; Section VI: Climate change adaptation in rural and resource dependent communities; and Section VII: Future directions. Continue Reading

    by James Ford      → Publications