Adapting to Climate Change in Eastern Europe and Cental Asia ISBN: 9780821381328 Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / World Bank Publications Digital rights:Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time Subjects: Science: Physics; Science; Environmental Studies;
Many Eastern European and Former Soviet Union countries have been facing warmer temperatures and a changing hydrology, with more droughts, floods, heat waves, windstorms, and forest fires. This vulnerability is driven mainly by an adaptation deficit due to socioeconomic factors and a Soviet legacy of environmental mismanagement.