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Opportunity windows accelerate action and expand options for climate adaptation in Europe

open access: yesCommunications Earth & Environment
Climate adaptation must be intensified globally to keep up with increasing climate change impacts. To date, adaptation is mostly driven by climate risks that need to be reduced and little by opportunities. We identify opportunity windows -i.e. favourable
Valeria Di Fant   +5 more
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Climate change adaptation: tips for effective information sharing and networking [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Climate change adaptation is a multidisciplinary undertaking, requiring collaboration from diverse actors who operate in different sectors. This makes it critical to share information and share it well.
Global Adaptation Network
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The safety of childhood as a fundamental issue of developing preschool education

open access: yesКультурно-историческая психология
Context and relevance. At the beginning of the 21st century, preschool childhood is increasingly exposed to global civilizational influences, threatening its transformation into the initial stage of organized education and upbringing of a ...
Yu.I. Rodin, O.G. Ghugainova
doaj   +1 more source

The role of water markets in climate change adaptation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Water markets were first introduced in Australia in the 1980s, and water entitlement and allocation trade have been increasingly adopted by both private individuals and government.Irrigators turned to water markets (particularly for allocation water) to ...
Adam Loch   +2 more
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Reconstruction of long-term hourly sea level data for Prince Edward Island, Canada

open access: yesScientific Data
Regional sea level rise has been regarded a key factor in understanding of climate change impact to coastal communities. As a vulnerable island to sea level rise and storm surges, the province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) in Canada lacks sufficient long-
Tianze Pang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Agriculture adaptation in climate change : adaptation report

open access: yes, 2010
There is the need for a legal instrument that would first and foremost establish the executive powers of a new entity with overarching responsibilities and powers over all the authorities that have sectoral responsibilities for climate change.
Seychell, Martin   +9 more
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Hands-on Energy Adaptation Toolkit

open access: yes, 2010
Hands-on Energy Adaptation Toolkit (HEAT) is an online resource that is designed to lead you through an assessment of climate vulnerabilities and adaptation options in your country's energy sector and ...
World Bank
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Unpacking adaptation lock-ins: Explaining the persistence of the adaptation gap

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Climate change adaptation is increasingly outpaced by accelerating climate risks, resulting in a persistent and widening adaptation gap. Many current interventions remain incremental and insufficient, failing to address the scale of transformation ...
Jager, Nicolas W.   +9 more
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How Harmful are Adaptation Restrictions [PDF]

open access: yes
The dominant assumption in economic models of climate policy remains that adaptation will be implemented in an optimal manner. There are, however, several reasons why optimal levels of adaptation may not be attainable. This paper investigates the effects
Kelly C. de Bruin, Rob B. Dellink
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Agenda, Hampton Roads Sea Level Rise/Flooding Adaptation Forum

open access: yes, 2016
Agenda for the Hampton Roads Sea Level Rise/Flooding Adaptation Forum on September 29, 2016 at the Hampton University Conference Room 204, the Bemis Laboratories, 713 Orchard Road, Hampton ...
HR Adaptation Forum,   +2 more
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