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Chapter 11: Tropical Asia
Executive Summary
11.1. Regional Characterization and Baseline Conditions
11.1.1. Introduction
11.1.2. Physiography and Biogeography
11.1.3. Settlement, Population, and Economy
11.2. Regional Climate
11.2.1. Present Climate Characteristics
11.2.2. Recent Climate Trends and Variability
11.2.2.1. Temperature and Precipitation
11.2.2.2. Tropical Cyclones
11.2.2.3. Trends in Climate-Related Phenomena: Floods
and Droughts
11.2.2.4. Trends in Sea Level
11.2.3. Projections of Future Climates: Regional Scenarios
11.2.3.1. Background Information
11.2.3.2. Temperature and Rainfall
11.2.3.3. Tropical Cyclones
11.2.4. A Recent Scenario for the Indian Subcontinent
11.3. Vulnerabilities and Potential Impacts
11.3.1. General Comments
11.3.2. Ecosystems and Biodiversity
11.3.2.1. Terrestrial Ecosystems
11.3.2.1.1. Tropical forests
11.3.2.1.2. Freshwater wetlands
11.3.2.1.3. Montane ecosystems
11.3.2.1.4. Crop biodiversity
11.3.2.2. Coastal Ecosystems
11.3.2.2.1. Coral reefs
11.3.2.2.2. Mangroves
11.3.3. Hydrology and Water Resources
11.3.3.1. Introduction
11.3.3.2. Hydrological Systems
11.3.3.3. Runoff and River Discharge
11.3.4. Food and Fiber: Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
11.3.4.1. Agriculture
11.3.4.1.1. Regional importance of agriculture
11.3.4.1.2. Vulnerability of agriculture
11.3.4.1.3. Climate change and crop yields
11.3.4.2. Forests and Forestry
11.3.4.3. Fisheries
11.3.5. Mountain and Upland Regions
11.3.6. Coastal Zones
11.3.7. Human Health
11.3.7.1. Malaria
11.3.7.2. Dengue and Schistosomiasis
11.3.7.3. Other Diseases
11.4. Integrated Assessment of Potential Vulnerabilities
and Impacts
References
Edited by: ROGER F. McLEAN (AUSTRALIA), S.K. SINHA (INDIA),
M.Q. MIRZA (BANGLADESH), AND MURARI LAL (INDIA)
Contributors: A. Achanta (India), S. Adhikary (Nepal), R.V.
Cruz (Philippines), Lim Joo Tick (Malaysia), A.N. Purohit (India), A. Soegiarto
(Indonesia), S. Soesanto (Indonesia), C. Tingsabadh (Thailand)
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