Search Results - subject:"ADAPTATION STRATEGIES"

Development projects for small rural communities in the Brazilian Amazon region as potential strategies and practices of climate change adaptation

Szlafsztein, Claudio - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 19 (2014) 2, pp. 143-160

Climate scenarios for the Amazon region (Brazil) indicate an increase in temperature and a precipitation decrease, affecting society and economic activities, particularly small-scale rural communities. The research aims to identify, describe and evaluate factors present in sustainable...

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Adaptation strategies of climate variability impacts on alpine grassland ecosystems in Tibetan Plateau

Gao, Qing-zhu; Li, Yue; Xu, Hong-mei; Wan, Yun-fan; … - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 19 (2014) 2, pp. 199-209

adaptation strategies of alpine grassland in Northern Tibet. The result showed that the annual mean temperature has increased by …

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Farm management decision and response to climate variability and change in Côte d’Ivoire

Comoé, Hermann; Finger, Robert; Barjolle, Dominique - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 19 (2014) 2, pp. 123-142

particular focus on climate-related threats. To this end, farmers’ perception and adaptation strategies for climate change have …

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Climate change in Australia: agricultural impacts and adaptation

Kingwell, Ross S. - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 14 (2006)

success of adaptation strategies. The likely gradual unfolding of climate change should provide farmers in many regions and … industries with sufficient time to utilise or develop adaptation strategies. Many of these strategies are likely to be based on …

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Climate change impact, mitigation and adaptation strategies for agricultural and water resources, in Ganga Plain (India)

Misra, Anil - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 18 (2013) 5, pp. 673-689

Agriculture consumes more than two-thirds of global fresh water out of which 90 % is used by developing countries. Freshwater consumption worldwide is expected to rise another 25 %by 2030 due to increase in population from 6.6 billion currently to about 8 billion by 2030 and over 9 billion by...

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Community-based disaster risk and vulnerability models of a coastal municipality in Bangladesh

Islam, Md.; Malak, Md.; Islam, M. - In: Natural Hazards 69 (2013) 3, pp. 2083-2103

implemented so as to involve community both in the risk assessment and in the identification of adaptation strategies. The Matlab …

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Climate change and the resilient society: utopia or realistic option for German regions?

Frommer, Birte - In: Natural Hazards 67 (2013) 1, pp. 99-115

are currently developing adaptation strategies within transdisciplinary research projects. Based on a comparative case …

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Are Northern practices for supporting entrepreneurs transferable to the South? : lessons from a Canadian experience in South Africa

Tremblay, Maripier; Brière, Sophie; Daou, Alain; … - In: The international journal of entrepreneurship and innovation 14 (2013) 4, pp. 269-279

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Evolving local climate adaptation strategies: incorporating influences of socio–economic stress

Hjerpe, Mattias; Glaas, Erik - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 17 (2012) 5, pp. 471-486

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Tourismus im Klimawandel: Herausforderungen für die Tourismusforschung

Müller, Hansruedi; Friedli, Therese Lehmann - In: Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft 3 (2011) 2, pp. 125-138

climate change on a local economy. Out of it, mitigation and adaptation strategies as well as the research needs are derived. …

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