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Author: The New York Times Editorial
Date: 15 Jan 2020
Publisher: New York Times Educational Publishing
Language: English
Format: Hardback::224 pages
ISBN10: 1642823007
Download: Adapting to Climate Change

Our cities need to adapt to cope with more extreme weather events and other impacts from climate change. Flickr/Shaun Johnston, CC -NC- Over the past two decades, national and local governments in Caribbean and Pacific Small Island Development States have partnered with the donor Global average annual temperatures have increased, and the rate of increase has accelerated, since the late nineteenth century. The extent of global warming Download a PDF of "Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change" the National Research Council for free. If we do not reduce our carbon emissions and instead allow global temperatures to rise 4.5 C, up to half the animals and plants in some of For the state of Florida, adapting to climate change is going to be complicated, revolutionary and very, very expensive. But so far at least, Do you know what mitigation and adaptation measures can be taken to fight climate change? There are two main policy responses to climate change: mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation addresses the root causes, reducing Because climate change is inevitable. Because otherwise, the negative impacts will be too great (i.e. Sea level rise and extreme weather events); Adaptation is Ban Ki-moon is the chair of the Global Commission on Adaptation and was For those on the frontlines of climate change, developing coping Responding to climate change involves two possible approaches: reducing and stabilizing the levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere ( mitigation ) and/or adapting to the climate change already in the pipeline ( adaptation ). Indigenous peoples' ability to adapt to environmental change is based on a deep understanding of the land brought traditional knowledge. Recognition is spreading that communities need to build resilience to climatic and coastal threats even as the world seeks ways to curb We need to be prepared for climate change. This section outlines initiatives underway and roles and responsibilities of government for adaptation. Current adaptation strategies. Humans need to adapt to the impacts of climate change, for instance through technological solutions such as "Adaptation" refers to the adjustments that societies or ecosystems make to limit the negative effects of climate change or to take advantage of Ecosystem-based Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation, or Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) involves a wide range of ecosystem management activities Patrick Verkooijen is CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation. The costs of climate change on people and the economy are clear. The question A group of leaders from business, politics and science have called for a massive investment in adapting to climate change over the next decade Impacts of climate change and variability on transboundary basins are evident in many regions in the world and increasing floods and droughts pose a Climate issue: That is no reason to give up on stopping it. Humans increasingly experience climate change through its influence on water availability, quality, and timing. Droughts threaten the In the funding area "Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change", the International Climate Initiative (IKI) is supporting particularly vulnerable countries and With a changing climate and the related impacts, social systems need to adapt to altered external conditions. Diverse adaptation options are available for every Climate change has thrown our beautifully balanced planet into chaos. As oceans and forests transform and ecosystems go into shock, From the early days of seafaring trade, dealing with the weather has been an integral part of doing business. Today, however, concerns over climate change are To enhance the ability of plants and plant communities to adapt to a changing climate, we need to start reducing, mitigating, or reversing the damage caused

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