Sentences with phrase «as significant adaptation»

«In Southern Europe, adapting to some of the projected changes could only be achieved by a fundamental, and expensive, re-engineering of each city or water resource system, as significant adaptation to climate extremes has already been implemented and radical changes will be needed to achieve more,» the paper notes.

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Nature - based approaches (also known as green infrastructure) to climate change adaptation can provide significant cost savings compared to manmade solutions.

Australia has created an adaptation program to «help Australians better understand climate change, manage risks, and take advantage of potential opportunities;» In Nigeria, state and local governments are developing action plans for high - risk urban areas, while the federal government is seeking to expand forests by reducing deforestation and wood fuel demand; in Mali, significant efforts are being made to conserve water resources, as well as create usable mechanisms to track the development of climate change.

During periods of significant physical adaptation, such as when an individual is first beginning to workout, protein needs are greatly increased.

Some studies have found that pressure - cuff exercise performed with light weights, far less than what is normally considered sufficient for promoting muscular adaptations, can promote significant muscle growth as a result of generating a substantial amount of metabolic stress.

Interestingly, rather than try to keep as much of the stage musical intact in order to please fans of the theater production, Condon has made several significant changes in his adaptation, most notably in making the characters play more like the real - life counterparts of their inspiration.

The source material here is a novel by David Ebershoff, which plunks The Danish Girl somewhere between biopic and literary adaptation; among other things, the movie de-queers its 1920s art world milieu, with Gerda portrayed as more or less straight here, despite the fact that her real - life equivalent had a significant sideline drawing lesbian erotica.

As the first major studio movie to centre on a same - sex romance, this adaptation of Becky Albertalli's cult young adult novel already feels hugely significant.

Such assistance can be provided through adaptations, which include accommodations in the learning environment, instructional materials, and teaching strategies, as well as more significant modifications to task demands and actual writing tasks.

It seems doubtful that any significant growth of digital comics can continue without moving beyond models that see the digital as little more than an adaptation of the analog.

The International Development Finance Club (IDFC)-- a group of international, national, and regional development banks based in the developed and the developing world — released its annual report on green investment (i.e. mitigation, adaptation and «other» environmental finance which includes environmental protection and remediation related projects)-- as the world's climate negotiators were meeting in Lima, and its numbers are significant.

«As well as being a substantial business opportunity, we recognise that climate change also represents a significant threat to our operations and have put metrics in place to inform future adaptation strategieAs well as being a substantial business opportunity, we recognise that climate change also represents a significant threat to our operations and have put metrics in place to inform future adaptation strategieas being a substantial business opportunity, we recognise that climate change also represents a significant threat to our operations and have put metrics in place to inform future adaptation strategies.

Others saw Copenhagen as a success for achieving agreement on the long - term goals of the UNFCCC, new voluntary commitments from many developing countries, new levels of cooperation from China on verifying its voluntary emissions reductions commitments, and promises to mobilize significant amounts of money for adaptation in developing countries.

11: Urban).57 In New York State, two feet of sea level rise is estimated (absent adaptation investment) to flood or render unusable 212 miles of roads, 77 miles of rail, 3,647 acres of airport facilities, and 539 acres of runways.53 Port facilities, such as in Maryland (primarily Baltimore), also have flooding impact estimates: 298 acres, or 32 % of the overall port facilities in the state.53 These impacts have potentially significant economic ramifications.

As COP 18 welcomes Ministers from around the world, ECO would like to focus their attention on significant matters related to adaptation.

It has a disproportionate impact on the world's poorest and most vulnerable, and we are increasingly exceeding adaptation limits, resulting in significant loss and damage, as documented by the 5th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

In addition, Article 9 states that the provision of scaled - up financial resources should aim to achieve a balance between adaptation and mitigation, taking into account country - driven strategies, and the priorities and needs of developing country Parties, especially those that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change and have significant capacity constraints, such as the least developed countries and small island developing States, considering the need for public and grant - based resources for adaptation.

His expectations for the meeting - being attended by almost 11.000 participants - included the launch of the Adaptation Fund, as well as significant advances on technology transfer, the CDM and the issue of deforestation.

UN News Center: Senior United Nations officials hailed the opening in the Republic of Korea today of the UN-backed Green Climate Fund as a significant step in the collective effort to support mitigation, adaptation and resilience measures in developing countries.