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significantly affected by climate change. This paper assesses the potential responses of the Melaleuca genus to climate change … adaptation to harsh conditions; and (iii) the fossil records and taxon biology indicate the evolution of the Melaleuca genus … resilient and adaptable and based on this, this paper argues that Melaleuca can adapt to climate change through Wright …
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(11.7%) are the most expected impacts of climate change. Analysis of adaptation behaviour responses suggest that …Over the past 20 years considerable efforts have been invested in exploring how the public understands climate change … of climate change in developing countries. This article presents the results of the first nationally representative study …
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This paper presents a tailor-made scenario approach for climate change adaptation planning, which emphasises … approach facilitated the engagement of the local planning body in climate change adaptation and helped them to analyse …
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We propose a generic framework to characterize climate change adaptation uncertainty according to three dimensions …. We have studied the role of uncertainty in climate change adaptation planning using examples from four Danish water … uncertainties. Strategies to deal with uncertainty in climate change adaptation should reflect the nature of the uncertainty sources …
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This paper examines possible adaptations to climate change in terms of pasture and crop land use and stocking rate in … the United States (U.S.). Using Agricultural Census and climate data in a statistical model, we find that as temperature … decreases. Using the statistical model with climate data from four General Circulation Models (GCMs), we project that land use …
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equity and environmental justice implications of SLR in climate change policy analysis and coastal adaptation planning …Climate change and sea level rise (SLR) pose risks to coastal communities around the world, but societal understanding … of the distributional and equity implications of SLR impacts and adaptation actions remains limited. Here, we apply a new …
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-economic development and climate change during the 21st century. To maintain consistency with agricultural land use change, we developed a … using a water withdrawals-to-availability ratio for river basins. Our evaluation shows that, if no adaptation options are … remain fairly constant. The population and economic growth rather than climate change will be dominant factors of this …
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iii) identifying organisations influential in the development of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies and …Effectively addressing the health risks of climate change necessitates an active crosssectoral approach because health … risks arise predominantly via sectors such as water, agriculture and energy. Much has been written on climate change and its …
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