Sentences with phrase «natural adaptation responses»

Land use, habitat fragmentation and intense human pressures will further limit natural adaptation responses, and fire - regime shifts may threaten specific species and plant functional types.

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Like the stress response, ketosis is a natural, physiological adaptation designed for short - term responses.

In the conclusion to his «Plan B» chapter (p 228), Bob Carter writes: «It is therefore time to move away from stale «he - says - she - says» arguments about whether human carbon dioxide emissions are causing dangerous warming, and on to designing effective policies of hazard management for all climate change, based on adaptation responses that are tailored for individual countries or regions... By their very nature, strategies that can cope with the dangers and vagaries of natural climate change will readily cope with human - caused change too should it ever become manifest.»

It provides a comprehensive and up - to - date scientific assessment of the impacts of climate change, the vulnerability of natural and human environments, and the potential for response through adaptation.

Adaptation is an «adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates [continue reading...]

► Autonomous adaptation - Adaptation that does not constitute a conscious response to climatic stimuli but is triggered by ecological changes in natural systems and by market or welfare changes in human systems (also referred to as spontaneous adadaptation - Adaptation that does not constitute a conscious response to climatic stimuli but is triggered by ecological changes in natural systems and by market or welfare changes in human systems (also referred to as spontaneous adAdaptation that does not constitute a conscious response to climatic stimuli but is triggered by ecological changes in natural systems and by market or welfare changes in human systems (also referred to as spontaneous adaptationadaptation).

Adaptation - Adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities.

One aspect of remedying this problem, which is consistent with a human rights based response to climate change, is recognising and utilising traditional environmental knowledge, which has already been identified by natural scientists as an under - used resource for climate impact and adaptation assessment.