Sentences with phrase «communities adapt to a changing environment»

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This is not a fable, it's a tale of how people are already adapting to climate change, as revealed at the International Institute for Environment and Development's sixth conference on community - based adaptation to climate change held in Vietnam in April.

«Species with smaller geographical ranges are naturally more sensitive to environmental change, and if the same community of species is also highly specialized to forage on few food resources, it will be less capable of adapting to a changing environment» says co-author and Assistant Professor Bo Dalsgaard from the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate.

Their work is starting to reveal how diverse ecological communities can change and adapt over time, putting to the test ideas developed out in the field about how organisms adapt to one another as well as to their environment.

Innovative design is the key to creating a built environment that addresses climate change, adapts to its projected impacts, and supports resilient communities.

However, most of the key technological innovations have not reached many of the developing countries and vulnerable communities, particularly those in Southeast Asia; therefore, it is important that the region has the capacity and knowledge needed to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of the changing environment and assessments such as the TNA workshop is indispensable.

This analytical report presents the concerted action taken by the UN system to assist people and communities in developing countries to adapt to climate change through: (i) risks, impacts and vulnerability assessment; (ii) adaptation planning, including creating an enabling environment; (iii) the implementation of adaptation measures, which includes UNISDR's work on climate change related disaster risk reduction and risk sharing; (iv) awareness raising; and (v) knowledge sharing and facilitate learning.

Coincident with the release of the report, the Norwegian environment minister Erik Solheim announced 12 million dollar funding over five years to help communities in India, Pakistan and China adapt to the changes in the glaciers on which they depend.

Climate Asia provides the first comprehensive picture of how people are impacted by and responding to changes in their environment across seven countries and maps where communities are struggling and adapting.

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We have developed a philosophy, developed corporate values to adapt to our changing environment, and to ensure we are meeting the needs of both the Aboriginal community and the business community.

It is clear that these communities will need particular help from government to develop and put in place effective strategies to adapt to their changing environment.