Sentences with phrase «adaptation options»

, which factors in climate change as a driver of future migration, already recognises migration as a potential adaptation option for people living in the most vulnerable areas.

This toolkit aims to support countries in assessing their vulnerabilities and adaptation options in the energy sector.

Risk reduction in expected damage through different adaptation options.

African farmers have developed several adaptation options to cope with current climate variability, but such adaptations may not be sufficient for future changes of climate (high confidence).

The assessment also addresses the need for adaptive planning and adaptation options within each sector.

Yet they are «not a bullet - proof adaptation option since certain climate stresses can reduce their yields as well», the brief notes.

We showed how four different classes of adaptation options can reduce the future flood risk to compensate for the impact of climate change.

Risk reduction in population affected through different adaptation options.

«There are several adaptation options to counter the adverse effects of climate change on global wheat production — and for some regions this will be critical,» they said.

A multi-billion-dollar seawall is among climate adaptation options under consideration for the iconic coastal city.

Updated, 1:02 p.m. Justin Gillis has provided a look at the forthcoming report on climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation options from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, based on a leaked final draft (dated Oct. 28) that was posted on the blog of Donna Laframboise, a longtime critic of the panel.

This activity report examines climate impacts on livelihoods and is intended to be used as a tool to identify adaptation options for the most vulnerable livelihoods.

AACA - A was led by Sustainable Development Working Group and is a compilation of assessments and reports prepared by Arctic Council working groups over the past ten year with findings and recommendations that could inform adaptation options and actions.

Human or societal adaptive capacity, identified as being low for Africa in the Third Assessment Report, is now better understood and this understanding is supported by several case studies of both current and future adaptation options.

And if you're not sure what kind of change you'll be facing, says Müller, the best adaptation options are the «classical approaches» of development aid, such as trying to diversify income sources and reducing dependence on a single factor like crop yields.

• Essential to involve the social and economic sciences more — need reliable cost estimates, need to develop adaptation options etc. • Strategies for mainstreaming climate change adaptation to (sustainable) development.

Other adaptation options such as relocation to safer areas or flood proofing of buildings require deeper commitment of homeowners and have thus found limited applications in practice (McLeman and Smit 2006; Bichard and Kazmierczak 2012).

«Our goal is to quantify the impact of a specific proposed adaptation option to determine how effective each adaptation is,» Guan explains.

Similarly, a recent survey by Mertz et al. (2010) has argued that climate factors played a limited role in past adaptation options of Sahelian farmers.

The Bangladesh government's Perspective Plan for 2041, which factors in climate change as a driver of future migration, already recognises migration as a potential adaptation option for people living in the most vulnerable areas.

The special report will be released in 2018 and will serve as basis to discuss adaptation options in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.

Practical adaptation options (e.g. strengthening buildings and coastal defences, expanding areas of coastal vegetation) and supporting international policies (e.g. cooperative efforts to regulate fisheries, managing shared river systems to avoid erosion) can minimize the risks and maximize the opportunities.

Assessments of adaptation options generally focus on incremental, homogeneous ecosystem responses to climate even though climate change impacts can be big, fast, and patchy across a region.

The course will allow participants to delve deeper into the importance of adequate adaptation planning, and to acquire tools to identify and prioritize adaptation options in agriculture sectors, ensure effective coordination and governance for climate change adaptation actions, and explore mechanisms for funding and safeguarding livelihoods.

identify and appraise relevant and cost - effective adaptation options to build climate resilience, and

Re: Las Vegas with kids... adaptation options With children, I consistently acc...

«Assessing climate adaptation options and uncertainties for cereal systems in West Africa» is published in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology.

Identifying adaptation options for a more sustainable tourism along the vulnerable coast of Belize.

Recognition is slowly beginning to grow of the untapped resource of Indigenous knowledge about past climate change in Australian and internationally, which could be used to inform adaptation options.

This book outlines the impact of climate change in four developing country regions: Africa, Asia, Latin America and small island developing States; the vulnerability of these regions to future climate change; current adaptation plans, strategies and action; and future adaptation options and needs.

Preliminary review of adaptation options for climate - sensitive ecosystems and resources [Brochure][2008]

Adaptation options in agriculture to climate change: a typology.

President Trump's request would eliminate EPA contributions to the Global Change Research Program (GCRP), a multiagency effort to better understand climate change impacts and adaptation options, resilience, and mitigation solutions; EPA funding for GCRP was $ 19.4 million in FY 2016.