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Influencing adaptation processes on the Australian rangelands for social and ecological resilience

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2014
Resource users require the capacity to cope and adapt to climate changes affecting resource condition if they, and their industries, are to remain viable.
Nadine A. Marshall, Chris J. Stokes
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Quantification of the interannual variability of the nationwide electric power supply from photovoltaic systems in Japan

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Communications, 2023
Information on the variation in photovoltaic (PV) power generation is essential for resource assessment. This work investigated the interannual variability of the nationwide electric power supply from PV systems in Japan.
Takeshi Watanabe   +2 more
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The old and the climate adaptation: Climate justice, risks, and urban adaptation plan

open access: yesSustainable Cities and Society, 2021
Abstract With the transition to carbon-free economy, concerns have grown about the “green divide” – the separation of society into different social groups whose socioeconomic status determines one’s well-being from climate change impacts. Studies in environmental justice concur that the adverse effects of urban climate change are disproportionately ...
Hyuk Yang, Taedong Lee, Sirkku Juhola
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The evolving cultural values and their implications on the Maasai Pastoralists, Kajiado County, Kenya

open access: yesScientific African, 2021
The Maasai pastoralists inhabiting Kajiado County have been known for their rich cultural values which have sustained their livelihoods. However, these cultural practices are evolving under the swift development context with the private holding of land ...
James Kaoga   +4 more
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Co-creation of a Scalable Climate Service for Kenyan Smallholder Farmers

open access: yesFrontiers in Climate, 2022
Climate change is already impacting the horticulture sector in Kenya. Even though the effects of climate change will be severe, adaptation to climate change still has little priority at the local and county level.
Sophie van der Horst   +7 more
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Perceptions of Australian marine protected area managers regarding the role, importance, and achievability of adaptation for managing the risks of climate change

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2014
The rapid development of adaptation as a mainstream strategy for managing the risks of climate change has led to the emergence of a broad range of adaptation policies and management strategies globally. However, the success of such policies or management
Christopher Cvitanovic   +4 more
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Survey-Based Assessment of the Preferences in Residential Demand Response on the Island of Mayotte

open access: yesEnergies, 2022
As on many other European islands, the energy system of Mayotte suffers from low reliability of supply, low share of renewable energies, and high costs of supply.
Nikolas Schöne   +2 more
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Managing Climate Change Refugia for Climate Adaptation [PDF]

open access: yesPLOS ONE, 2016
Refugia have long been studied from paleontological and biogeographical perspectives to understand how populations persisted during past periods of unfavorable climate. Recently, researchers have applied the idea to contemporary landscapes to identify climate change refugia, here defined as areas relatively buffered from contemporary climate change ...
Toni Lyn Morelli   +14 more
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Assessing the Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Current Coastal Ecosystems—A Canadian Case Study

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2023
Understanding how climate change affects coastal ecosystems is one of the most important elements in determining vulnerability and resilience for long-term ecosystem management in the face of the increasing risk of coastal hazards (e.g., sea level rise ...
Quan Van Dau   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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