Adapting to climate change is a challenge in Africa considering the prevailing livelihood conditions, the widespread poverty and food insecurity, the varying adaptive capacities, the weak institutional frameworks and the exposure to multiple stressors, which range from volatile financial and commodity ...
This special issue takes a tour of EBA contributions to our understanding of climate-change adaptation, from data on past and contemporary human communities to theoretically informed predictions about how individuals and communities will respond to climate change now and in the future. First, however,...
Adaptation to climate change in the Mekong River Basin: introduction to the special issuewatershed in the latter four countries is also referred to as the Lower Mekong River Basin.1 The water resources of the Mekong River Basin are less well understood and less developed compared to the other ...
An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses articles in the issue on topics including climate change adaptation debate; decision-making about the future of glacier tourism; and risk awareness in relation to resource use in alpine pastures.Mountain Research & DevelopmentAdler, Carol...
Climate change is a global problem that requires a global solution. Therefore,international cooperation is crucial to address the issue effectively. However, some countries are reluctant to take action due to economic or political reasons. Another challenge is the high cost of implementing mitigation ...
The impact of climate change on economic activities is becoming an increasingly impor- tant issue that must be adequately taken into account by private and public stakeholders. In this paper, we study the optimal public and/or private governance necessary to adapt natural resources owned by private...
T. Klein 摘要: The traditional view of adaptation to climate change tends to assume that a national government is responsible for implementing technological adaptation measures (e.g., seeds, dams, irrigation... 关键词: Climatic changes DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1770-1_9 年份: 2011 ...
This report proposes a general economic framework for the issue of adaptation to climate change in order to help public and private actors to build up efficient adaptation strategies. It proposes a general definition of adaptation, identifies the major stakes for these strategies, and discusses the ...
Climate change adaptation Pathways Transformation Framing Uncertainty 1. Introduction Over recent decades, the climate adaptation community has made important contributions to improving understanding and awareness of climate-change related problems. These efforts have focused on: quantifying climate change (Hanse...
The significant shifts in climate variables projected for the 21st century, coupled with the observed impacts of ongoing extreme weather and climate events, ensures that adaptation to climate change is set to remain a pressing issue for urban areas over the coming decades. This volume of Progress ...