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In the Netherlands the current dike design policy is to design flood defence structures corresponding to an agreed flooding probability with an extra safety board of at least 0.5 m. For river dikes a return period of 1,250 years is used to determine the design water levels. A problem with this...
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A prototype multi-purpose index is proposed for use in the evaluation of practices for adaptation to climate … variability and change. The Index of Usefulness of Practices for Adaptation (IUPA) allows the user to assign weights and scores to …-American and Caribbean Region (LAC). Application of the index is demonstrated for an existing adaptation practice from the Coquimbo …
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some adaptation options, using a crop growth simulation model. Future climate projections are based on IPCC SRES A2 and B2 …> concentration in the atmosphere. We have tested widely used adaptation options such as changing planting date, supplementary …
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Adaptive capacity represents a crucial component in the assessment of a region’s vulnerability to climate change. The term adaptive capacity is only fuzzily defined, and determining it is difficult and often neglected in previous studies. In this paper, a newly developed adaptive capacity...
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can be used in flood adaptation planning will assist in determining strategic investments and enhancing public … be utilized for climate adaptation planning by municipalities. Assessment criteria such as flood modeling capabilities … appears to hold the most promise in being repurposed for adaptation planning. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media …
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Adaptation to climate change, particularly flood risks, may come to pose large challenges in the future and will … integration of the private sector in adaptation. In particular, recently developed state programs for adaptation have so far been … how the insurance industry and the public sector can coordinate their actions to promote climate change adaptation, the …
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The economic and social costs of extreme weather-related events have been increasing around the globe. There is some debate over how much of this past increase has been due to social factors and how much due to changes in frequency or characteristics of extreme events. The Intergovernmental...
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Adaptation to climate change in agricultural settings depends on understanding farmers’ perceptions of the nature of … mitigation and adaptation strategies. This study addresses the limited understanding of how farmers appraise their private … self-efficacy, perceived adaptation efficacy and perceived adaptation cost. Multiple regressions were used to understand …
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-funded project WEATHER, this paper delves into the subject of adaptation strategies by revisiting the project’s general findings on … adaptation strategies and by adding two specific cases: (1) advanced winter maintenance on roads in southwest Germany and (2 …) technical and organizational measures in Alpine rail transport. For these two cases, feasible adaptation strategies are …
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development discourses in the context of climate change. Adaptation to climate change goes along with a significant shift in …
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