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Adapting agriculture to climate change [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2007 The strong trends in climate change already evident, the likelihood of further changes occurring, and the increasing scale of potential climate impacts give urgency to addressing agricultural adaptation more coherently. There are many potential adaptation options available for marginal change of existing agricultural systems, often variations of ...
Howden, Stuart Mark +5 more
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Climate services for the railway sector: A synthesis of adaptation information needs in Europe
Frontiers in Climate, 2022 Given that climate variability and change present unprecedented challenges to the rail sector, efforts to produce relevant climate data/information for climate risk management and adaptive decision making in the rail sector are gaining traction. However,
Emmanuel M. N. A. N. Attoh +4 more
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Survey-Based Assessment of the Preferences in Residential Demand Response on the Island of Mayotte
Energies, 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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Remote 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
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Possibility of Stabilizing the Greenland Ice Sheet
Earth's Future, 2021 Recent acceleration in the retreat of the Greenland ice sheet under a warming climate has caused unprecedented challenges and threats to coastal communities due to the rising sea level and increasing storm surges.
Xiuquan Wang +2 more
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Land, 2023 The Meiyu season is a typical rainy season in East Asia that is controlled by summer monsoon. Despite extensive research on its impact, it is unclear how urbanization modifies precipitation during the Meiyu season in the background of the monsoon ...
Ping Liang +4 more
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Adaptation to climate change in Bangladesh [PDF]
Climate Policy, 2016 Climate change is expected to disproportionately affect agriculture in Bangladesh; however, there is limited information on smallholder farmers’ overall vulnerability and adaptation needs. This article estimates the impact of climatic shocks on the household agricultural income and, subsequently, on farmers’ adaptation strategies.
Delaporte, Isaure, Maurel, Mathilde
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Adapting to Climate Change with Opuntia
Plants, 2023 Adapting our food production chain and increasing the flora and fauna’s livelihood in climate change-affected areas using Opuntia is not only theoretical but already exists in practice in many places. This cactus grows in unsuitable soil for most species as it is adapted to arid and semi-arid soils and hot weather.
Ana O. S. Jorge +2 more
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Adapting To Climate Change In Africa [PDF]
Development Outreach, 2008 Discusses the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa program, which aims to establish a self-sustained African body of expertise on adaptation through capacity development and strengthening institutions.
Denton, Fatima +2 more
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Financing climate change adaptation [PDF]
Disasters, 2006 AbstractThis paper examines the topic of financing adaptation in future climate change policies. A major question is whether adaptation in developing countries should be financed under the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), or whether funding should come from other sources. We present an overview of financial resources
Bouwer, L.M., Aerts, J.C.J.H.
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