"Adaptation strategies" refers to plans or actions that individuals, communities, or organizations develop to cope with and adjust to changes or challenges in their environment, circumstances, or conditions. These strategies help them survive or prosper in new or different situations by altering their behavior, practices, or approaches.
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It «says we really have to think long and hard» about «the science - based options we have» and the investment opportunities in
adaptation strategies for the state.
Data from its first national climate
change adaptation strategy issued last year show that extreme weather events have killed more than 2,000 people each year on average since the 1990s.
The report includes a primer on the science of climate change as well as examples
of adaptation strategies currently being pursued around the country.
In addressing these crises, local media can play a crucial role in reporting
on adaptation strategies and facilitating discussion on dealing with environmental change.
For example, restricting development of land in flood plains and in coastal locations affected by hurricane storm surge is an
effective adaptation strategy regardless of how climate changes.
Different adaptation strategies are investigated to ensure adequate structural performance and to mitigate the damage loss and adverse consequences to society.
Given that there will be no single solution for all of the challenges raised by climate change and variability, the
best adaptation strategy for industry will be to develop more resilient systems.
Future sustainable development plans should
include adaptation strategies to enhance the integration of climate change into development policies (high confidence).
The report looks at the nexus of population dynamics, the welfare of women worldwide, and climate change impacts and adaptation and concludes that successful and
lasting adaptation strategies must address these factors.
This manual collects useful exercises concerning the training on capacity strengthening in climate change vulnerability and
adaptation strategy assessments.
Here, we
examine adaptation strategies to reduce risks — and create growth opportunities — for hotels and resorts, airlines, and online booking companies.
The report argues that migration can be a «sensible climate
change adaptation strategy» — if it is managed carefully and supported by good development policies and targeted investments.
It recommends that the federal government move aggressively to support those efforts by developing a
national adaptation strategy to coordinate planning and exchange information between federal agencies and local governments.
Early implementation
of adaptation strategies, particularly in regard to enhancing resilience, has the potential to significantly reduce the negative impacts of climate change now and in the future.
The optimal
structural adaptation strategies are identified considering expected lifecycle loss / benefit and total structural adaptation cost during the investigated time interval.
Since 2012 he has been leading the research on
global adaptation strategies at the Potsdam Institute, developing an economic damage propagation for the global production - and supply network.
Postscript Please read a short but valuable interview on
adaptation strategies with two report authors from the Stockholm Environment Institute, Richard J.T. Klein and Lisa Schipper (whose father had been featured here a few times).
OceanObs ’19 seeks to improve response to scientific and societal needs of a fit - for - purpose integrated ocean observing system, for better understanding the environment of the Earth, monitoring climate, and
informing adaptation strategies as well as the sustainable use of ocean resources.
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