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The role of sand lances (Ammodytes sp.) in the Northwest Atlantic ecosystem: a synthesis of current knowledge with implications for conservation and management [PDF]

, 2020
© The Author(s), 2020. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Staudinger, M. D., Goyert, H., Suca, J. J., Coleman, K., Welch, L., Llopiz, J.
Altman, Irit, Applegate, Andew, Auster, Peter J., Baumann, Hannes, Beaty, Julia, Boelke, Deirdre, Coleman, Kaycee, Goyert, Holly, Kaufman, Les, Llopiz, Joel K., Loring, Pam, Moxley, Jerry, Paton, Suzanne, Powers, Kevin, Richardson, David E., Robbins, Jooke, Runge, Jeffrey A., Smith, Brian, Spiegel, Caleb, Staudinger, Michelle D., Steinmetz, Halley, Suca, Justin J., Welch, Linda, Wiley, David N.   +23 more
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Shaping conditions for entrepreneurship in climate change adaptation: a case study of an emerging governance arrangement in the Netherlands

Ecology and Society, 2019
Planning and implementation of regional climate change adaptation requires new, integrated governance arrangements that often involve public and private actors. Although entrepreneurship is widely considered an important part of such arrangements, little
Debora de. Block, Peter H. Feindt, Erik van Slobbe   +2 more
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Pathways to Coastal Resiliency: the Adaptive Gradients Framework [PDF]

, 2021
Current and future climate-related coastal impacts such as catastrophic and repetitive flooding, hurricane intensity, and sea level rise necessitate a new approach to developing and managing coastal infrastructure.
Hamin, Elisabeth M., Judge, Pamela K.
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Pastoralism and ecosystem‐based adaptation in Kenyan Masailand

International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 2013
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to assess the potential for pastoral communities inhabiting Kenyan Masailand to adapt to climate change using conservancies and payments for ecosystem services.Design/methodology/approachMultiple methods and data sources were used, comprising: a socio‐economic survey of 295 households; informal interviews with ...
Osano, P.M., Said, Mohammed Yahya, Leeuw, Jan de, Moiko, S.S., Kaelo, D.O., Schomers, S., Birner, R., Ogutu, Joseph O.   +7 more
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A multidisciplinary coastal vulnerability assessment for local government focused on ecosystems, Santa Barbara area, California [PDF]

, 2019
Incorporating coastal ecosystems in climate adaptation planning is needed to maintain the well-being of both natural and human systems. Our vulnerability study uses a multidisciplinary approach to evaluate climate change vulnerability of an urbanized ...
Myers, Monique
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Risk and adaptation of socio-ecological systems to global change in the dry forests of Northeastern South America

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Northeastern South America is among the continent’s most climate-vulnerable regions, marked by low socioeconomic indices and high climatic hazards, particularly droughts.
Julia Niemeyer, Fernando M. Resende, Edberto Moura Lima, Mariana M. Vale   +3 more
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Quantifying Spatial Urban Park Cooling Efficiency and Blue-Green Infrastructure Performance in Tropical Megacity Using Advanced Remote Sensing

Urban Science
Urban Heat Island (UHIs) are becoming increasingly extensive in tropical megacities, highlighting the need for efficient Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) to control surface temperatures and enhance urban climate resilience in Kuala Lumpur. Therefore, this
Bijay Halder, Liew Juneng
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Multicriteria analysis as a method for engaging stakeholders and citizens in activities aimed at supporting climate resilience and adaptation to climate change – Gdansk Coastal City Living Lab case study

Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development
In this study, we aimed to present solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change, summer torrential rain, and pluvial flooding. Within the Gdańsk living lab, a multicriteria analysis (MCA) was performed to assess the implementation of ecosystem ...
Barańczuk Jacek, Masik Grzegorz, Barańczuk Katarzyna, Meulenberg Cécil J.W.   +3 more
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Towards integrated island management: lessons from Lau, Malaita, for the implementation of a national approach to resource management in Solomon Islands: final report [PDF]

, 2011
Solomon Islands has recently developed substantial policy aiming to support inshore fisheries management, conservation, climate change adaptation and ecosystem approaches to resource management. A large body of experience in community based approaches to
Boso, D., Govan, H., Schwarz, A.H.
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Ecosystem‐based adaptation to climate change: Lessons learned from a pioneering project spanning Mauritania, Nepal, the Seychelles, and China

Plants, People, Planet, 2020
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
A. Mills, Diwen Tan, Atifa K. Manji, T. Vijitpan, E. Henriette, P. Murugaiyan, R. H. Pantha, M. Y. Lafdal, A. Soule, S. Cazzetta, P. Bégat, Kelly E. P. Vlieghe, Lucy Lavirotte, J. Kok, J. Lister   +14 more
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