Index
Hurricane Iris (2001), 138 Hurricane Ivan (2004), 139 Hurricane Joan (1988), 107b Hurricane Luis (1995), 133 Hurricane Mitch (1998), 26, 83, 84, 114b, 133, 179, 190n10 Hurricane Stan (2005), 76, 103b, 138 Hurricane Wilma (2005), 76, 142–43b hydrological cycle, 68, 93 hydropower, 4b, 16n5, 49, 55n14, 231, 240
I ICZM (integrated coastal zone management), 149, 151–52b illegal immigrants in tourism industry, 136 income inequality climate change impact simulations, 249–65, 250f, 253t, 254f conflict and, 236–38, 238t social implications, 327–28 Indian Ocean tsunami (2004), 143 indigenous communities adaptive capacity of, 325 agrarian livelihoods and, 95b, 105 artisanal fishing communities and, 319 conflict and, 233, 240–41, 326 cultural resources of, 14 health of, 184 induced migration, 206–7b natural resource degradation and, 95b rural poverty in, 95–96, 96t social impact of climate change on, 106–8b vulnerability of, 5 water scarcity impact on, 33 water supply and sanitation access in, 34 weather forecasting by, 113b induced migration, 205–7, 206–7b industrial development, 29, 32, 125 informal sector employment, 147, 207b information access, 78 infrastructure agrarian communities and, 105, 319 agrarian livelihoods and, 111 artisanal fishing communities and, 133 coastal communities and, 155 disaster preparedness and, 317 governance and, 331 natural disasters and, 66b, 75, 77, 83, 138 poverty and, 250 public health, 167, 172, 177, 206
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tourism industry and, 141b in urban areas, 322 water supply and sanitation, 52 insurance, 111, 135, 250, 274 integrated coastal zone management (ICZM), 149, 151–52b integrated pest management, 114b integrated water resources management (IWRM), 41–42, 53, 55n16, 316, 336 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on agricultural impact of climate change projections, 102 on greenhouse gas emissions, 16n4 on health risk from climate factors, 169 on human impact on climate change, 16n4 on malaria in South America, 173 on malnutrition risks, 180 on migration, 197, 217 natural disaster projections, 63–64 temperature change projections, 11, 255 water supply projections, 35–37, 55n13 Interinstitucional del Agua (CONAIG, Bolivia), 50 International Organization for Migration (IOM), 217n1 intertropical convergence zone, 65 IOM (International Organization for Migration), 217n1 irrigation agrarian communities and, 105 agricultural impacts of climate change and, 262 conflict and, 231 droughts and, 104b rainwater harvesting for, 114 water scarcity impact of, 32 IWRM. See integrated water resources management
J Jamaica artisanal fishing communities in, 133 coral reefs in, 126 groundwater supply in, 39 tourism in, 141 Jones, B. F., 250 Jorgensen, S. L., 295, 298n11