Sentences with phrase «limited adaptation potential»
A growing literature considers response strategies that aim at preventing damage to particular key elements and processes in geophysical, biological and socio - economic systems that are sensitive to climate change and have limited adaptation potential; policy - makers may want to consider insights from the literature reviewed here in helping them to design policies to prevent DAI.
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Researchers publishing in PLoS Genetics examine the potential and limits for rapid genetic adaptation to warming in a Great Barrier Reef coral.
Bridging the gap between theory and data: Plastic maternal effect in wild bird has limited potential to affect adaptation
Twists abound in a story that gets credit for jarring narrative directions, but this adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein's «All You Zombies» remains limited in its potential, especially as it fails to evolve past its spiritual predecessors «Source Code» and «Looper.»
The results from the study suggest that critical impact asymmetries due to both climate and socio - economic structures may deepen current production and consumption gaps between developed and developing world; it is suggested that adaptation of agricultural techniques will be central to limit potential damages under climate change.
IPCC Working Group II Contribution to AR5 The Working Group II contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report considers the vulnerability and exposure of human and natural systems, the observed impacts and future risks of climate change, and the potential for and limits to adaptation.